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Hi, Kim here.
This little letter is the first in a short series of stories designed to “fill out” the backgrounds of the four main characters of the letters series. Once a boyfriend of mine challenged us to make the people in our stories more real by giving them some background, and some history like all real people have. That is what this short series of stories, between the two trips, was designed to do.
The outline of this story is actually very simple. In the story written by Joseph, we read how he came to meet Lizamoa. Then after a very short relationship, which is still common in India, they were married. The story ends with the first time they have sex together.
Surprisingly this story proved to be rather difficult to write and in the end, I had to call on Shandra to help me with a few cultural things and then Anne assisted me in completing the story. Shandra also helped me with the grammar making it appear to have been written by an Indian man called Joseph, rather than a European, New Zealand girl called Susan.
One thing I am very happy about in this story is that we were able to capture so much background about both Joseph and Lizamoa. We learn things like how Lizamoa grew up in an orphanage and she never knew her parents. We also learn that Joseph was an only child and when he left school he moved to a town in another state to train at a Game Reserve. He later went on to become a Game Warden at that same reserve.
Of course, this story is not a particularly sexy one, except for the sex scene at the end but we like it because it tells of a loving relationship building between these two people. It began with what was in effect an arranged marriage but it seems to have worked in this case which I hear is often what happens in India.
Even Shandra is getting married to Rajah in a sort of arranged marriage. He was chosen by her parents but she seems very happy with him. Getting into an arranged marriage myself? No way! Personally, I would never agree with that. But some people might say I have not had too much success with picking boyfriends myself either. Ha! Ha!
This little letter is the first in a short series of stories designed to “fill out” the backgrounds of the four main characters of the letters series. Once a boyfriend of mine challenged us to make the people in our stories more real by giving them some background, and some history like all real people have. That is what this short series of stories, between the two trips, was designed to do.
The outline of this story is actually very simple. In the story written by Joseph, we read how he came to meet Lizamoa. Then after a very short relationship, which is still common in India, they were married. The story ends with the first time they have sex together.
Surprisingly this story proved to be rather difficult to write and in the end, I had to call on Shandra to help me with a few cultural things and then Anne assisted me in completing the story. Shandra also helped me with the grammar making it appear to have been written by an Indian man called Joseph, rather than a European, New Zealand girl called Susan.
One thing I am very happy about in this story is that we were able to capture so much background about both Joseph and Lizamoa. We learn things like how Lizamoa grew up in an orphanage and she never knew her parents. We also learn that Joseph was an only child and when he left school he moved to a town in another state to train at a Game Reserve. He later went on to become a Game Warden at that same reserve.
Of course, this story is not a particularly sexy one, except for the sex scene at the end but we like it because it tells of a loving relationship building between these two people. It began with what was in effect an arranged marriage but it seems to have worked in this case which I hear is often what happens in India.
Even Shandra is getting married to Rajah in a sort of arranged marriage. He was chosen by her parents but she seems very happy with him. Getting into an arranged marriage myself? No way! Personally, I would never agree with that. But some people might say I have not had too much success with picking boyfriends myself either. Ha! Ha!
There is one other point within this story which while it may seem minor is actually an important development in the evolution of the Letters Series. Notice that Lizamoa adds a smart comment to Joseph’s letter which obviously was put in later. Further on in the story, she does that again but this time both Shanti and Mike added something too. I know this could never happen in a hard-copy mailed letter but it was just a fun thing which Anne did originally on my laptop to tease me. But I decided it was a bit funny so when the letter was published I left it in. We have done this sort of thing in other letters, again just a fun thing we do from time to time.
Kia Kaka - Kia Kaha.
Be safe - Be strong.
Susan.
Be safe - Be strong.
Susan.
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