05/06/2020
Tables turn episode 4
Pata had made up his mind. He wanted money to regain his status like in the past. There was no way he Could give up on the offer. A lot of things had happened to him while he had what he called his.
Pata is standing on the main door of Jimmy's family mansion. Somehow he felt like he was doing the wrong thing but he was not going to give his conscience a chance to loose the opportunity to Start climbing the ladder of richness. He pressed the door bell switch and he could hear it ring from inside. He stood there for a while without anyone responding by opening the door. For some reason he gave in to his conscience and started walking away from the magnficient house. Just before he made five steps the door flung open and there madam was, wearing a white night dress.it a see me through and Pata took glances of her from lower abdomen downwards. "Hey Pata. Sorry for keeping you waiting. I was upstairs when I heard the bell ring" she said with a broad smile. Mrs Jimmy sounded polite although Pata thought it was her moods that were good at the moment. Furthermore she was his boss there could be nothing unsual. "It is the nature of women any way"he thought to himself.
"I bet you have made up your mind. Come in so I can hear what is your decision" she finally talked when she realized Pata was confused. Pata followed her inside leaving his Ankara saddles outside.
The moment he got in, he felt like he was in other world. From the carpet, the table, the couch, the paintings and everything inside spelt one thing "richness". Pata's eyes settled on one thing, a certain painting of a rose flower. He looked at the painting keenly. It ressembled a painting he owned in the past. It had costed him a lot to acquire it but due to circumstances, he sold it at a throw away price leave alone bei ya jioni.
"You like the painting huh! My husband bought it from a young man in town sometime back at very cheap price. The man seemed to be in great need of cash" she said handing him a glass of wine. " Have a sit"
Pata had not uttered even a word since he got in to this paradise.He felt humiliated, in the past he used to live just Jimmy's family but right now he was just surviving. He was the one who sold the painting to get some cash for fair so he could get fair to attend proceedings of an on going case in court.
"Now could you tell me your decision about the job. Are you taking the offer?" She asked breaking the silence. Pata's mind was brought back but the words had just passed near the ear. "Ple......ase par....don maa''m"
"What does that painting mean to you? You have been staring at since you got here" she asked facing directly to his eyes.
"Eee....eem it's just that eeeeh. iam the one who sold it to your husband. Mmmmh.... Eee..hm am sorry please" he said trembling. He did not even know whether what he said was right. He sipped his wine for the first time trying to gain focus.
" You said you sold that painting? Can you tell me what happened to your life back then? Are you sure you are not mistaking the art?" She was confused. The guy who sold the painting bythen seemed classy compared to Pata here. "Yeah iam the one. It's a long story though. Can we talk about the job please?"
