Write a story beginning, ”When Jonn met Alice, the two took an instant dislike for each other.. “

THE COUSINS

When John met Alice, the two took an instant dislike for each other. They were cousins, because their mothers were sisters. They had been living at opposite ends of the world. John had always lived in Singapore. Alice’s mother had married and gone to live in Canada. Alice’s father had died suddenly and the family had become poor, so they had come back to Singapore. Being kind people, John’s parents invited them to live with them. So that was how, the two cousins met.

Having been an only child, John was not used to sharing anything so, he resented the fact that now he had to share everything with his cousin. She was 18 years old, two years older than John, and seemed to tell him what he should do all the time. His mother and father too,suddenly seemed to be closer to her than to him. Strangely enough, his aunt seemed to like him very much and spent a lot of time talking to him. This comforted him a little.

The quarrels between the two cousins became very serious after a time. They were always bickering and each found fault with the other at the slightest excuse. Most of the time, it was John who found fault. One day he told Alice that it was his home and that they had taken pity on them and that if she became too much, he would chase her out of the home. This really upset her and she locked herself in the room and cried the whole day. John was not happy either. He wished he had never said anything of the kind. When Alice’s mother came home that evening, Alice must have told her everything. John felt miserable when he saw his aunt come out of her room looking very sad. He wanted to run to her and tell her that he was sorry but he did not have the courage. That night he could not sleep at all.

Next morning, when he came out from his room he saw his aunt standing there with all her bags packed. Alice was with her and she looked sad too. Then John’s mother came out. Alice’s mother said nothing, she just hugged her sister and cried and cried. In between sobs, she told her sister that they were leaving. Then John’s mother started to cry and Alice joined in. Then John’s father came out. He said nothing but stood there and looked hard at John. It seemed to John that somehow, he had guessed that he must have had something to do with it. John felt ashamed.

He walked up to his cousin and held her by the shoulders, “I didn’t mean what I said. I am sorry,” he said softly. Then he hugged his cousin and consoled her. Then he took out his handkerchief and wiped her tears. “From today, you are not my cousin any more, you are my elder sister,” he said, and started to cry. Then it was Alice’s turn to wipe his tears. The adults just looked at the two of them. John’s mother just took all the bags into the room and Alice’s mother followed her. Still holding his ‘sister’ John looked at his father.

His father stared at him for a long time and then said, “My son has grown up today. He is now an adult.” Then he turned and went into his room. John took Alice back to her room to help her unpack.

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