One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat

to come?’ ‘I have to finish the merger model spreadsheet,’ I said. ‘You are still a muggu,’ Avinash said, referring to me as som ...

Avinash noticed me first. ‘Hey, you are late,’ he said, ‘and wow.’ ‘What?’ ‘Your dress. I almost didn’t recognize you.’ Was that ...

legs. Oh, so this is how guys check out girls? Thank God it is dark. I need to book a waxing appointment soon. ‘Where are you st ...

‘Cool. I will message you the time and address.’ ‘Sure,’ I said. ‘Only if I have your number,’ he said. ‘Oh, of course. I’ll giv ...

‘D 6 istressed Debt: Special Situations Group,’ the slide on the projection system read. The associate training class became rad ...

Delhi accent? I got up, nervous. ‘Sit down, young lady,’ Neel said. ‘Answer from your seat. Where are you from?’ ‘India, sir.’ ‘ ...

thigh, then put a white strip of cloth, six inches long and two inches wide, on that. Hair clung to it. I felt the Armageddon co ...

‘You look,’ he paused, ‘wonderful.’ ‘Thank you,’ I said. ‘Your dress is lovely too.’ ‘Look, no tag today,’ I said and turned aro ...

printing press. It didn’t really make much money now. His mother stayed at home. Debu grew up dreaming about being a painter. He ...

Debu and I took a yellow cab to 28th Street and Lexington Avenue, in an area called Murray Hill. ‘It’s also called Curry Hill,’ ...

O 7 One month later n the last day of associate training, I received an email from my training manager, Jane Rosenberg. She had ...

a few people as asked. However, I didn’t really think I had a chance. ‘It’s a tough challenge but a great opportunity,’ Jane was ...

‘What are you thinking?’ Debu said. He snapped his fingers, as I didn’t respond. ‘Huh? Oh, nothing. Just nervous about my new as ...

‘I can’t wait to work on their campaign.’ We had a dark chocolate mousse cake with orange sauce as our last dish. ‘Great choice ...

my life, apart from when I had fever, I had been associated with the word hot. Someone in this world found me hot. Hot. Fuck, Ra ...

Was that a move? He mentioned my room. Did he want to come upstairs? Or he could technically want me to go up and bring down som ...

‘N 8 o way,’ Debu said. ‘She is not prettier than you.’ ‘Oh, come on,’ I said. ‘Aditi didi is so nice-looking.’ ‘Listen, sure sh ...

‘I guess not.’ At another time or place, like at one of our Friday dinners, I would have liked to engage in this intellectually ...

‘What are you making me do, Debu?’ I whispered as I held my unhooked bra in place with my hands. I felt I had to make it seem li ...

He climbed over me. ‘May I?’ he said. Was I going to have sex? Had I finally grown up? But wait, should I? ‘I have protection,’ ...