Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat

'At least fifty people died and more than a dozen injured when miscreants set fire to a bogie of the Sabarmati Express near the ...

The shopkeepers dispersed. Dhiraj's mother's tears didn't stop. 'Don't worry, Mama will call back. The news is sketchy. We don't ...

'I don't know, can you stay on the line?' I said. I put Omi's line on hold and called Ish. He picked up after ten rings. 'Ish, w ...

I called my mother and told her I would be safe at the bank. We had slept over at the bank several times in the past. Many booze ...

Nineteen ‘My sons,’ Mama screamed. We unlocked the bank's main gate and opened it slightly. Mama opened his arms. He held a fire ...

'I've taken care of his father,' Mama said, 'and his whore stepmother. I killed them with this.' Mama lifted his trishul to show ...

'Can I talk to you?' I said. The man came to me. He held a fire torch in his hand. My cheek felt the heat. 'Sir, I want to offer ...

'Fifteen thousand, you take your people and walk away,' I said. This time my lure did not entice. 'Mama, he is trying to buy me, ...

Twenty Ish, I want to talk to you,' I said. 'We don't have time,' Ish said. 'Omi!' Mama's scream came through the main door. 'Co ...

'Say Jai Sri Ram,' Ish shouted. It worked perfectly, the crowd had to participate. Most of the crowd did not know whether we sup ...

Omi and I carried the LPG cylinder. We kept it under the sofa blocking the main door. 'Omi where do we keep the fireworks?" Ish ...

Twenty One Traitors, you bastards,' Mama screamed. I noticed his left hand. It bled and the kerosene had burnt part of his kurta ...

'Nothing, selfish bastard. He is a snake. He'll sell us if he could, Fucking businessman,' Ish said and kicked me in the shins. ...

Mama went close to Ish. He pulled Ish's hair hard. 'Tell me you bastard,' Mama said. 'He is not here,' Ish said. 'I will...,' Ma ...

'My Dhiraj was also a child,' Mama said and went to the vault. Ish sat on the floor. The man guarding him suffocated Ish with th ...

Ali put his free hand on Omi's chest. It moved up and down in an asymmetrical manner. Omi held Ali's hand and looked at me. His ...

movement. I had limited time. I couldn't analyse, I had to do first and think later. The exact opposite of when I slept with Vid ...

'You want me to bowl? Eh? Play bat ball?' Mama said and laughed, 'one last ball before you die?' Mama tossed the ball in his han ...

Epilogue The heart rate monitor beeped fast. Govind's pulse had crossed 130 beats a minute. The nurse came running inside. 'What ...

'Initially, I couldn't meet her eye. The guilt ... of letting Omi die, of my part in Mama's death, of celebrating Mama's death. ...