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The Unplanned Retirement

Tara never thought of her retirement plan until an elderly couple paid a visit to her place. They were the prospective buyer of a flat in her housing society. Tara offered them tea and overheard their conversation. They planned to sell their expensive flat in East Delhi and buy one at a lower cost here. They intend to save the remaining amount for their retirement days, when they will have no work and numerous expenditures, such as maintenance charges, daily groceries, and medical expenses. After they had left, Tara found herself struggling with her thoughts about her unplanned retirement.  
100 words stories by tarita kulkani

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