The affair

The affair

He had always loved money. Even as a very small child. One of the main reasons he had always wanted to grow up as soon as possible. was to be able to hold those crisp currency notes in his hands just like he had seen his father and uncles do umpteen times. It had always seemed such a cool gesture to a five year old to see his father flash the greens before it exchanged hands.

The amazing power of money had never been missed by him even then.

And just like an ardent lover, as soon as he entered his teens, he began to woo wealth goddess relentlessly.

Tentatively at first, then openly and then even shamelessly. Rights and wrongs ceased to have any meaning in the ruthless pursuit.

On her part, it must be mentioned that though She initially played the coy un trustable cottique, she eventually did give into his dogged persistence.

Soon, she was his to enjoy. Explore, Exploit. The surrender was dramatic.he was her god and she worshipped him with a devotion that only a woman in love could muster.

And yet as with all love affairs, things began to slow down

She eventually settled into playing the disgruntled, ever demanding wife. A wife who no longer gave pleasure as easily as before, and who made her price well known.

There were times when he felt he was holding on to the proverbial tigers tail, which he could not let go.

holding on to her was becoming even more weary some ,and he was not getting any younger. Yet his love for her never abated.he feared losing her.

More than that he feared a loss of face explaining the chinks in their once torrid affair. And yet Dissatisfaction did not stop him from wanting her and he his peace

When the end came it was sudden.

She left him one day just like that. Tricked by a much younger (at least in her eyes) and a more deserving man. Who could revive the spark he could no longer provide try as he might.

He never got to say goodbye either.