Integrity will win, in the end

V. Pattabhi Ram

For the first time in many months Wafers realised the import of what her professor had once told the class. He had said: "In life you will almost always be let down by the very people whom you have trusted the most." At that time she had smiled. How could someone close to you let you down, she had wondered. Her friend had pointed out to the Greg-Ganguly spat, but Wafers let it sail, as she wasn't sure who had let down whom.
The professor had gone on to add, "When you do a person a favour, howsoever significant it might be, never expect a return favour. Remember, life is about free lunches." The events of the last few weeks were proving him right. Her best friend of many years was behaving strangely. Her highly respectable colleague at office had shocked her.

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