Chapter 1 At that time, I was three years old, my elder brother Sukhesh was five, and younger sister Bhavika was only six months old. My mother had fallen victim to a terminal illness. She was kept in a sanatorium outside Kandivali station. My father used to catch the 9 a.m. local train to Mumbai every morning. The station was nearby, so as soon as he heard the train arrive, he would get out and board the TC ...Read More

: A few days passed by. After receiving a beating from my grandmother, I started going to school regularly. Sukhesh, my brother, had stopped going to school again. This time he was caught immediately. And my grandmother had mercilessly beaten Sukhesh. She hadn't even given him food. And she had locked him in a dark room in the neighborhood overnight. This proved to be a life-threatening punishment for Sukhesh. He didn't want to go to school. And God had helped him in this way! He had fallen seriously ...Read More

Chapter -3 After getting ready, we first went to a hotel to eat.My ordered a full thali (platter).It was mango season, so I was happy to see mango juice. I loved it. My father knew my preference. It was nighttime, and he knew that eating too much would cause indigestion. Keeping this in mind, my father advised me:"The mango juice is good, but don't eat too much."He had acidity problems, so he tried to keep me away from mango juice as well.The ...Read More

Chapter - 4 One day I was sitting outside on the veranda in a comfortable chair. that time, someone told me: "Some people are beating up Apurva at the street corner." He was my friend; it was my duty to save him. I immediately ran to the corner. Who was beating him? I was shocked to see. My three classmates, close friends, were doing this. What enmity did they have with Apurva? How did ...Read More

Chapter - 5 We had arrived in Bharuch a week before the wedding. However, an unfortunate incident during that time. Kishore unclei's elder brother passed away. Because of this, the wedding had to be postponed for some time. We didn't know anything about it. We only learned the truth after reaching Bharuch. The atmosphere became very somber. When we reached, it was learnt by us, and Uncle Kishore never informed us about the tragedy because he wanted my father to ...Read More

Chapter - 6 After returning from Bharuch, all my wounds were healed. I was feeling healthy in changed environment. The holidays were also about to end. I resume my school and memoires memories of yesterdays also revived.. Ananya's words kept echoing in my ears. "I am not your lover!" I was completely ignorant of the ways of the world. My father hadn't taught me anything either. Whatever I had learned, I had learned from Ananya. She had played a role ...Read More

Chapter - 7 After that, I developed feelings for another girl. Her name was Sunita, and her number was right after mine. Mine was 27 and hers was 28 – a perfect combination. I had an opportunity here, but I couldn't do anything. I didn't even think about her much. She sat on the bench behind me. During the exams, I helped her with her papers once or twice. That was the extent of our story. After college, we took the ...Read More