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Match

  Match The story of a woman who was deprived of her life, and suffered from the vicissitudes of life. His lips were shaking slowly. He wanted to say something but could not. Anna had a feeling that she knew what Conrad was going to say. Every woman knows what men say on such occasions.   This had happened to Anna many times before. Every time she heard the sound of the call bell, she was poorly startled. This was because the bell was installed near the sink in the kitchen. Therefore, whenever she was near the sink and someone pressed a finger on the bell button, the loud sound would startle Anna badly. And that's why neither her husband nor her family used this bell. They knew what kind of condition Anna got after hearing the sound of this bell. She was busy preparing food for the family when the loud sound of the bell startled her. This time the voice was a little louder, so Anna was startled a little more accordingly.   She kept the knife aside and walked fast to the door. Two p

Gift

   Gift A lbert and Norma lived in a small apartment in New York. Albert was a dentist. His practice was not going very well, but there was enough practice that the husband-wife was able to live easily. Norma was a charming woman. It was her routine that at the end of every month, on Friday afternoon, she used to go to Baltimore to visit her old aunt. After spending one night with her aunt, she would return to her New York apartment the next evening.  Albert happily accepted this from his wife. He knew that Aunt Margaret lived in Baltimore. He also knew that his wife has a lot of attachment to her aunt. So there was no reason to prevent Norma from visiting her aunt once a month. At one point, in the beginning, Albert had asked Norma,  "Would you mind if I could not go with you to your aunt's side?" "Oh no, darling," Norma replied sweetly. "I know your busyness. Anyway, Aunt Margaret is my aunt, not yours." So Norma's monthly progra