Hard work pays

                  Suresh stepped back to look at his handiwork. Long rows of gleaming utensils of all shapes and sizes that had been scrubbed and rinsed to a sparkle by his delicate hands, adorned the metal racks. Though his hands and back ached, after three hours of slogging, he felt proud of himself.      

The copyright of this story is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.