One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat

I remained silent. I liked him. I could say yes. Maybe not an ‘oh my God wow’ type yes, but at least ‘there’s no reason to say n ...

‘H 37 ey, you are here,’ Neel’s voice brought me back to my present reality. Waves continued to splash on the beach outside. He ...

pain every time the taxi passes Old Peak Road.’ ‘There are other routes to your house, I am sure,’ I said. He looked at me. I st ...

‘Yeah, Radhika,’ he said and leaned forward to hold my hand. ‘Our flight.’ ‘What?’ I said. I didn’t withdraw my hand. I just gav ...

‘One sec, Neel,’ I said. ‘Baby, where are you?’ Debu’s voice on the other side made me jump. ‘Hey, I got to call you back,’ I sa ...

I felt his breath on my face. He had Ralph Lauren’s Romance on, the same perfume he used to wear when he came to bed with me. ‘L ...

‘Mom, I am fine. Two minutes. Okay, bye.’ I hung up and looked at Debu. ‘You heard that?’ I said. ‘See how everyone is looking f ...

‘F 38 ocus, Radhika madam. Your feet are not matching the beat,’ Mickey, the choreographer, said to me. Though he was ticking me ...

‘Sorry, madam. I am sorry. We don’t have to do this dance.’ It wasn’t the dance. It was the thoughts that danced in my head. Wha ...

the entire room. The stage had the look of a Bollywood item number set, complete with matkis and disco balls. It all felt over t ...

Instead, I placed my phone in Aditi didi’s handbag. ‘Your turn is coming soon,’ Aditi didi said. ‘Didi, I don’t feel like it,’ I ...

‘You were fabulous. You are a good, good dancer,’ he said. ‘Oh no, I suck. Those four minutes took four hours of merciless pract ...

M 39 y ears felt a sense of relief as the DJ’s music faded out as we left the function room. We came out to the Marriott garden, ...

‘It’s not.. .’ I said as he interrupted me. ‘I am scared too. I live alone. Now I will have this other person living with me for ...

I took my phone back from Aditi didi’s bag when I got to my room. I checked the time. 2 a.m. I hadn’t unlocked my phone to read ...

It’s your life, Radhika, take control of it, a voice inside me said. The voice was calm, unlike the hysterical mini-me who usual ...

I 40 reached the coffee shop at 5 a.m. Neel and Debu had already arrived. They sat at separate tables, unaware of their common l ...

Neel was saying when I cut him off. ‘Both of you are my exes. My past lovers,’ I said. If there were prizes for priceless expres ...

‘Mr Neel, find someone your own age.’ ‘It’s the connection that matters, not the age. And sorry to say, I seem fitter than you,’ ...

‘Yeah, why not? Isn’t that fair? Giving women the choice?’ Debu said. ‘No. It is still unfair. Because here’s the deal. You know ...