“1 AED = 17.63613 INR” the display board at the money exchange read. His heart sank.
“Everyone said the rupee rate would increase,” he said to himself, as he walked towards the company bus. His colleagues chatted animatedly. Apparently, the rupee rate caused much excitement. From the white collar worker to blue collar labourer, everyone was affected. But some more than others.
Back home in a little village, his wife pried open a little box of coins that she’d hidden from everyone’s eyes. “Three rupees would suffice,” she thought. Today, their daughter will get a new pencil.
Untamed Reflections 