One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat

‘What? I said, “How are you”.’ He laughed. ‘Spent. And finished.’ ...

‘W 9 Two months later e are stuck in this MegaBowl deal,’ said Jonathan Husky, vice president and my boss in the Distressed Debt ...

The bankers pored over the booklets. I thought of an excuse I could use to take out my phone. I didn’t want Debu to leave for th ...

‘Ten minutes to midnight. Oh no. Sorry about this. You should go home, Radhika,’ he said. ‘Just mailed you the final term sheet. ...

‘I love you.’ ‘I love you too. Just don’t get to see you much.’ ‘Sorry, baby.’ ‘Let’s move in together. That way I will see you ...

‘I 10 One year later will think about marriage later, mom. I am still new at my job. Let me focus on that. Please,’ I said. I ra ...

‘No. Not really,’ I said. I guess telling her about my live-in status with a guy for the past one year would be too much to shar ...

‘We miss you.’ ‘I miss you guys too.’ ‘We feel bad. Our daughter is working thirteen hours a day and sending money home. We may ...

‘Give me a hug. Don’t just say “hey” when I enter the house.’ He sprang up from his seat. He came up to me and hugged me. I push ...

‘But do we have a future? Or are we just sharing rent and having sex?’ ‘Don’t talk like that.’ I walked across the room and sat ...

‘F 11 oreclose on the company properties first. Scare him so he plays ball,’ I said to Jonathan. We stood by the coffee machine ...

expression had everyone bursting into laughter and made my hours of frantic preparation worthwhile. I had ordered pizzas from Ra ...

shut the door. I went into our living room, adjusted the thermostat and sat on the couch. I opened my laptop again and read the ...

‘So your bonus for the year is 150,000 dollars.’ ‘What?’ I blurted out. I shouldn’t have but I did. What did he just say? ‘What ...

I 12 booked Nerai, a highly rated Greek restaurant a ten-minute walk from the BBDO office. I sent Debu a message after making th ...

‘Jon called me this morning to his room. I told you about Jon, right? The partner.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘So he told me I had received good re ...

‘I ordered Greek wine to celebrate my big bonus. A whole bottle!’ I signalled the waiter to pour us two glasses. ‘Cool,’ he said ...

‘Yeah?’ ‘Are you proud of me? For real?’ ‘Yeah, I am.’ We looked into each other’s eyes. Together, we had made a place for ourse ...

‘I will. I will take a vacation at Christmas time. What do you want? Can I get you anything?’ ‘Get my little girl to me soonest. ...

‘C 13 heers!’ Jonathan raised a toast. ‘To my amazing associates, Craig and Radhika.’ We lifted our glasses. As per distressed d ...