The old friends meet in club

Dwarka Prasad, Amin Chand,  Ramesh Sinha  and Ravi Srivastava  were  old friends.  They were together since school days.  Now they are in their sixties.  They regularly meet in club and play cards together.

That day also they were playing Bridge.  Dwarka Prasad was an expert in the card game and he would normally be the winner.  But that day his mind was wandering elsewhere.  His friends noticed this and asked what worried him.  Dwarka Prasad said that he was worried about his nephew Rakesh.

Amin Chand said- Let us defer the cards game to another day.  Let us listen to Dwarka. May be we may be of some help.

Dwarka explains his worry about his nephew 

After a pause Dwarka said- My nephew Rakesh is very industrious and intelligent young man.  He is from the very childhood very close to him.  He shares all his joys and worries with me.

Then he paused for a few minutes.  His friends waited eagerly for the story.  Dwarka continued- Last week, Rakesh was sent on business trip to Europe.   Before departure, he met me.  I know that he is fond of flirting women, drink and gambling.  I advised him not to indulge in any such thing during his foreign tour as there are many fraudulent individuals and women of easy virtue who may rob a stranger of his belongings.

Nephew is super lucky abroad

Dwarka continued- Ramesh listened to me carefully and he promised that he would strictly abide by my advice.  He returned yesterday.  He appeared very happy.  But I am shocked to know about what happened during his visit abroad.  I am very worried about his future.   He met a young woman in Paris.  He forgot all his promise and roamed about with her.  In the evening, she guided him to a casino.  He also gambled.  He was a big winner.   Then, his woman escort prompted him to celebrate his good luck in casino by drink.  Ramesh went with her to a hotel room.

Ramesh Sniha interrupted- so, there is nothing wrong so far.  He won in the casino and enjoyed his time with a French woman.  All young men are like this.  What is there to worry?

Drinking, womanizing and gambling prove lucky

Dwarka said- Listen further.  They both drank in the hotel room.   Soon they felt sleepy.   Suddenly, Ramesh felt some movement in the room.  He noticed that the woman stealthily took all cash from his coat and hid this under a flower vase.  He feigned that he was fast asleep.   In early morning, he woke up and said- Darling now I must leave.   The woman said- Okay; Bye. See you again. She was fast asleep.  Ramesh took all cash from beneath the flower case and rushed to air port.   He counted the cash.  The cash was much more than the woman took from his pocket.  Apparently, that woman would have similarly cheated many others also and put all the cash beneath the flower vase.

What worried Dwarka

Dwarka   continued – This is what causes me worry.  Having tasted success in gambling and not only saving his own money he got more money from the street walker, he is vey joyous.  He has learnt bad lesson.  If he had lost money,   he would have at least learnt the harm of womanizing, drinking and gambling.  Now he is spoiled forever.

Dwarka is relieved

His friends laughed.  Sinha said- Forget all, Dwarka.  Your nephew is extraordinarily lucky.  Leave all your worries. Let us enjoy.

Dwarka felt relieved.  They departed to meet the same place same time next evening.