They asked Makhesh to arrange for an Indian
boy to come from India to be her husband. They would pay for his air ticket and
give him a good dowry. In the village, Nadine had left a reputation of being a
wild girl and slept with any boy who was interested in her. No village boy
would want such a girl to be his wife.
*****
“I trust you, bro. There is no hurry for you to return the money. But there
is one condition. When my son, four years old Raj grows up, you will send for
him to New Zealand and marry your daughter Nisha.”
Bal was happy to oblige,
the loan wasn’t much of a dowry to pay for Raj. Besides, it was traditional
arrangement and it guaranteed an Indian husband for Nisha.
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