When Nasim, the politician, built his house, he decided to invest everything in it. The money from land scam, his biggest achievement, was his source for marble tiles. The funds from construction and oil scam, he had meticulously committed, went towards other lavish amenities. The house looked humble and forlorn from the outside, Nasim thought. No one would suspect anything! He loved his house, which was the result of all his ‘hard work’, until the ruling party decided to place him under house arrest. Confined for 5 years to the walls of extravagance, he found himself detesting his house.
Written for Rochelle’s friday fictioneers. Thanks to Janet for the photo.
This is a great story.
Hi, Thank you so much
Karma is its own reward…
Well done, Padmini… The story behind the story is indeed profound..!
Thank you very much, Carolyn:))
The gilded cage for a human. Serves him right after attaining it all through scams. He had time to contemplate his wrongs (and let’s hope he did.) What an interesting idea!
janet
Yes, it has become a cage to him..Thank you, Janet
WOW, this is brilliant…i absolutely love it….bravo and well done. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOL
Oh, thank you, Boomie:) Glad you like this one:) just going over to read yours. btw, your new photo profile is really refreshing
Can i come in?:p
sure, you are already in:) Hope you liked this:)
great story…
Thank you very much!
Looks like he erected his own gilded cage 🙂
Yes, his dream house has become deadly..Thank you!
very nice one dear! a different and true gist
Thanks a lot, Soumya:)
loved this one padmini! hope that allergy stays 🙂
that will be quite a nice punishment for being crook.
lol. Thank you, Sharmishtha:) always appreciate your visits
wow makes me wanna see the house’s interior! well serves him right. well done ^^
I think the interior is probably fabulous:) Thank you, kz:)
This sounds like a true story.
I think you just copied it out of a newspaper or maybe out of two or two hundred newspapers. lol
don’t know of a ‘real world’ poltician involved in all these scams and detesting his own house after 5 years:) If that sounds like a true story to you, I take it as a compliment:) and thank you, Meme:))
Dear Night,
The perfect picture of poetic justice. His own scams came back to bite him in the backside. Nice.
shalom
Rochelle
Hi Rochelle, Thank you so much:)
Turnabout is fair play as you’ve shown us. Hope he had an indoor pool …
Think he surely had an indoor pool:)) lol. Thank you!
Great story! Where does it take place? I was picturing Iran as I read it… though that is probably because of the name Nasim and the oil reference.
Besides Iran, Nasim is also a common name in the Indian subcontinent..did not really think of a country..just a small story:) Thank you very much for reading and commenting..
A prisoner in so many ways to his past and now in his present. The far reach of Karma has finally encircled him.
Yes, it has..Thank you so much:)
‘Iron bars do not a prison make’, as the poet said.
Just read the one by Richard Lovelace..Thank you so much for reading and the comment
What an original interpretation of the photo prompt! Well done!
Thank you so much, Jan:) Glad you liked this
Very good idea on this one.. It sure look humble from the outside 🙂
Yes, doesn’t it? 🙂 Thanks so much for the appreciation
That’s a great morale, the house built with ill-gotten money and hidden from the world still doesn’t satisfy. You told it very well.
Thank you so very much for visiting and the comment
That was clever that he kept the outside run-don looking….nice that he got caught, though I fear a rarety…still..feels good he did!
Yes, it was the photo..doesn’t look a politician’s house..so thought that Nasim would keep it humble from the outside:) Yes, you are right…They seldom get apprehended in real life:)) Thanks so much, Pirate
There’s poetic justice in your story, with Nasim punished by the very things he achieved with his corrupt behavior. Ron
Yes, that is true..Thank you kindly for the comment
What goes around comes around. So much for ill gotten gain.
Appreciate your comment..enjoyed your take on the prompt as well ..Wish you a nice weekend
Nice job. Is the house only dilapidated in his own mind because of his confinement? Awesome.
Yes, that’s right. Confinement or prison affects a person in strange ways..thanks so much for the comment
This is absolutely wonderful. Your talent is just blooming. Everything, every word, poetic, yet fitting your story to a perfect setting. I love it. 🙂 xx
Thank you so very much, penny:)
hard lessons some people must go through…hopefully his five year sentence is long enough to find repentance & peace again. i enjoyed your story.
Hi Sunshine, Glad you visited and liked this. Thank you very much
you’re welcome, NL. it was enjoyable. ♥
Quick change of heart.
Yes, he had five long years to change:) Thank you!
Just desserts I think is probably the phrase that applies to this chap then. Well done. 🙂
Hi Linda, Thank you so much:)