Half Girlfriend

‘I am not comparing anything. I want you to stop making me out to be this gold-digger.’ He staggered and sat on the oversized gr ...

11 lanuary 2008 Wear only Indian clothes. Can you believe this? This is what Rohan’s mom said to me today. ‘If it makes her happ ...

silence. So I walked up to the bedside table and picked up his phone to put it on silent. It buzzed again. A Whatsapp message fl ...

17 February 2009 Sometimes you need a knock on the head to come hack to your senses. I received it hard knock today. I don’t kno ...

'I don’t want anyone,’ I said. ‘Then leave him. He is too weak for you.’ 'I expect nothing,’ I said. She handed me a tissue when ...

another boy’s mother. I don’t want anyone’s pity either. I am a divorcee. If that makes me tainted, so be it. I am not upset wit ...

35 Chanakya Hotel, Patna Madhav continued to stare at the last page long after he had read it, fists clenched. ‘What?’ he burst ...

‘At least you found out,’ I said. ‘She didn’t want me to. She wanted to dump me again.’ 'She wanted to protect herself. And you. ...

from her in years,’ Madhav said. ‘She really has disappeared from everywhere,’ I said. I lifted my bag from the bed atid placed ...

He nodded. ‘I can’t quit, sir. It’s not in my genes to do so.’ ...

36 After Chetan Bhagat left, I remained in Patna for a while. I met as many people as I could from Riya’s past. First, I went to ...

manager’s office. Ojha loved to do favours so he could ask for one in return later. He asked the Patna city MLA to give Roshan a ...

burger and a large order of French fries. ‘Anyway, so what can I do for you?’ Samantha said, a fry in one hand. ‘I have to find ...

‘That would be wonderful. Little me will look good to my bosses in New York,’ Michael said and winked at me. Americans can make ...

‘Ah, no wonder Michael said you have applied for an internship there.’ ...

ACT III New York ...

37 'Name?’ the officer at the immigration counter said. ‘Madhav Jha,’ I said, wondering why he didn’t just read it on my passpor ...

Initially, I only saw row houses and brick-coloured warehouses, nothing quite as impressive as I had imagined. However, thirty m ...

done an MBA from Harvard after Stephen’s. He had joined Goldman Sachs, a top Wall Street investment bank. He shared the apartmen ...

I thought about Shailesh’s statement. I nodded, even though in half-agreement. Jyoti, a thin, five-feet-six-inches-tall girl, ap ...