The rainy night 

It was thundering with flash of lightening and heavy rain. The invited friends and families were idly gossiping.  Mr. Nath's wife noticed that he was feeling very tense and abnormal.  she said- Dear, are you feeling sick?

The guests also noticed this. One said- Mr. Nath,let me call a doctor.

Dwarka Nath- Friends, this is no use. I usually feel nervous in rainy nights.

A few minites later, Dwarka Nath gained some strength to talk. 

He tried to utter a few words but hesitated.

His wife said-  You are concealing something. I noticed your condition in rainy nights earlier also.

All guests insited on Dwarka Nath to tell as to since when, he felt such tension in rainy nights.

Dwarka Nath's love affair and cowardice

Draka Nath began:

This is since long.  Thirty years ago, I was working as an enginner on a project in a tribal area. The labor force in the project consisted mostly of tribal. Among them was Savita, a pretty young girl in late teens. I began to love her. We got very intimate.  As ill luck would have it, she got pregnant.  I told her that we would soon leave the place and live elsewhere in peace.  But others came to know that she had an affair. Only name of her lover was yet undisclosed.

One day, village elders called a mass meeting of entire community.  Savita was made to stand in front of the gathering. The tribal chief addressed the gathering aloud:

This girl, Savita, standing before you has shamed the entire community. she is unwed and pregnant.  I ask her to disclose the name of her lover immediately otherwise she will repent.

Savita kept mum. A youngman came forward with a whip on getting hint from the chief. He gave two lashes on savita's back. But she maintained silence.

Savita whipped in gathering

The Chief shouted- Savita- I again say- tell your lover's name.

Savita uttered not a single word.  Her constant silence resulted in more lashes.

The chief said- she will not speak. Give her fifty harsh strokes with the whip.

On each stroke, Savita cried with pain. But she refused to disclose her lover's name.  

After a pause,  Dwarka Nath said-  Like a coward, i was sitting in gathering. I dared not reveal that I was the lover. I was the person who deserved the lash.  

There is an end to enduring pain.  Soon, her cries were heard no more. She fell  unconcscious. On coming close to her, the chief found that she was dead.  She was cremated. Nobody ever came to know identity of her lover.

Dwarka Prasad further said- Friends:  Even after lapse of such a long period, I have not forgotten my cowardice. God will not forgive me ever.

Dwarkanath dies amidst thunder and lightening

Suddenly, it thundered with flash of lightening. Lights also went off. 

There was sound of whip cracking and cries of Dwarka Nath. 

When lights again appeared, Dwarka nath was found dead. His body had marks of whip lash.  Nature had indeed taken revenge.