The servant’s entry

Raju, hailing from the countryside, had no prior acquaintances in the city until he befriended a resourceful fruit vendor.

On the very first day, when Raju entered his mistress’s room with a glass of milk, he sensed that something was amiss with this city woman who had lost her husband a few months ago in a tragic road accident. Raju’s connection with a fruit vendor down the street had opened the door to this household job. Before this, he had never served as a servant. He was willing to undertake any job where he wouldn’t be subjected to harsh scolding. In the restaurant where he had previously toiled as a dishwasher, the owner had an uncanny knack for finding faults in his work. Sometimes, the owner would insist that the frying pan still had soap residue and send him back to rewash the dishes.