We had a situation in our building a few days ago. Late in the night, a family on a lower floor reported that their resident nanny, a girl of 19-20, was missing. She had gone out for a stroll in the corridor and hadn't returned by the time the couple realised. So a frantic search ensued and she was finally discovered asleep in the security guards' room, which they use to change clothes, eat food etc. One of the two guards was missing and was located asleep on a bench in the nearby park.
Subsequent interrogation brought out conflicting stories. The girl said they had an affair and the guard had promised to marry her. The guy said 'the sister' often gave such unsolicited visits to his room to talk about her worries and he only gave her a patient hearing because he felt sorry for her.
The residents were divided too; some women said they had seen her 'unnecessarily' talking and giggling with security folks and said they had even warned her employer about it. Others, like my maid, who hadn't been witness to anything, were livid that she couldn't keep to herself, being a girl, and had brought disrepute to the entire worker community. Men on the other hand weren't eager to buy the guard's Behenji theory. They suspected that there must be some truth in the girl's account. And there was the bigger problem of his neglecting his duty and sleeping in the park! So he was shouted at and sacked immediately. I think the girl still lives in the building, though I've never seen her outside her house since.
Subsequent interrogation brought out conflicting stories. The girl said they had an affair and the guard had promised to marry her. The guy said 'the sister' often gave such unsolicited visits to his room to talk about her worries and he only gave her a patient hearing because he felt sorry for her.
The residents were divided too; some women said they had seen her 'unnecessarily' talking and giggling with security folks and said they had even warned her employer about it. Others, like my maid, who hadn't been witness to anything, were livid that she couldn't keep to herself, being a girl, and had brought disrepute to the entire worker community. Men on the other hand weren't eager to buy the guard's Behenji theory. They suspected that there must be some truth in the girl's account. And there was the bigger problem of his neglecting his duty and sleeping in the park! So he was shouted at and sacked immediately. I think the girl still lives in the building, though I've never seen her outside her house since.
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