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Close Apart Chapter-14 “Mayhem!” Aditya woke up that morning just as usually as he would have been in any other day. And a phone call from Manish was the last thing he was expecting before leaving for his work. “Hello, what’s it?” “Turn on the television!” “Would you tell me why?” “Not everyday you get a chance to thank god for your decision to move to Delhi… just turn that damn thing on!!” “O.K. I’m doing that” “NDTV India it’s coming live…” “What?” And mayhem was waiting for him… “The skyline of Ahmedabad is filled up with smoke and flames as buildings and shops have been set on fire by the rioting mob. This is a direct retaliation for the 26 February 2002 fire which killed 58 Hindu Karsevaks and injured 43 in Godhra.” The phone receiver fell of Aditya’s hand. He could still hear Manish’s cracking sound of astonishment in between the deafening sounds of the helpless people coming out of his television. “The riot is in its growing stage!! People belonging to both Hindu & Muslim co...

Close Apart Chapter-13 Few Hours Earlier That Day 26th February 2002 Kolkata “All routes in this line are busy, please try again later” Aditya dropped his cell phone in disgust. “When these cell networks will give better facilities to roaming customers?” Aditya looked frustrated, well he should be, because he’s now trying for the 3rd consecutive day to get Amrita on line but he has not succeeded so far. To top it all, he can’t even call her home telephone! Strict orders. Suddenly his cell rang! Aditya picked it up in one flash to see “Hi Aditya! Manish here.” “Tell…” “I was guessing tomorrow will be a hectic day for us…” “So?” “So I was thinking if we could fix the meeting today…” “What meeting?” “Arey! The meeting between me and your girlfriend!” “That’s not possible!” “Why?” “You said tomorrow…” “Why not today?” “Because… Because…” “Because she’s not here… right?” “O.K. tell me the place, let’s finish this off.” “That’s the spirit!! Coffee House, Half an hour.” “Well…” Aditya was in ...

Close Apart Chapter-12 “Amrita’s Diary” 26th February 2002 Ahmedabad Dear Diary, It’s been a long time since I last scribbled. Many things have changed since then. My relationship with Aditya has strengthened a lot. He’s sweet, nice & responsible. A kind of man that I’ve always dreamt of! Fate has never been so nice to me. No dear, I am not in doubt. I’m just afraid! Papa’s health has been not so well these days, it’s a tough time for our family. I’m in two minds whether to tell mom about Aditya in these situations. But she did notice the change in me. Aditya, you’ve changed me a lot! Never before I’ve been so happy and cheerful in my life. You’re a magical person! Revitalizing my soul by the touch of the magic wand! I feel I’m complete. Am I blushing? Look what you’ve done to me! You say that you’re having a tough time there; staying away from me… well my situation is no better! Adi, you’re the finest thing that has ever happened to me. Every time I’m near you, I get overwhelmed w...

Everytime I write certain Chapter of a story, I usually play some wonderful songs in background, they reflect the mood of the chapter I write. So I thought, why not sharing those wonderful tracks with readers! So that they can also listen to these when they are reading the chapter, I hope this will make the reading more lively and responsive. So look out for the ambiance music track in the end of each post from now on,(They can either be Streaming music or Available for total download).Simply listen to the track while reading and I hope this will enhance the story part. Comments are Welcome since this is just an experimental part!! Arc

Close Apart Chapter – 11 “Sweet Day Out” Aditya was in a dilemma, he was not able to think from where he was going to make Amrita meet Manish when he clearly knew that she won’t be coming to Kolkata for the next few days! Just when he was considering “eloping” a valid alternative, his cell phone rang. Aditya lazily raised the display to check who was calling. To his utmost amazement he saw the display showing “God” calling!! Aditya couldn’t make anything out of it! He seemed to have two minds in answering “God”! But I guess he had no other options! “Hello! Who is it?” “Wasn’t the display of your cell phone telling my identity?” “Komal!! This is not funny. You just …… but… when did you do it?” “When you left your cell phone here… so, what’s your plan?” “Well I’m planning a little spiritual time span between me and God, because there’s a thing that I’d like to share with… let’s say her!” “So…” “Its 4:30, we meet exactly after 1 hour, at…” “Baskin Robbins.” “Come Again?” “Well it’s a cake...

Close Apart Chapter – 10 “Just Another Day (Without the One You Love)” Aditya was supposed to spend somewhat seven days without Amrita, but already on his day three, he felt like that he couldn’t handle this anymore. “The Reliance customer you are trying to call is busy, please try calling later.” And then she went on saying this crap in many different languages, but they all meant the same… Aditya was struck in his life with no clue of his wellbeing whatsoever!! Aditya dialed again, this time it rang!! “Hey sweetie! What’s up?” Amrita said over the phone. “Wow! Amazing!” “What’s Amazing?” enquired Amrita “It’s just that hearing your voice brings a smile on my face!” “Just a sec! I guess I’ve heard this in some movie…” “Oh come-on, don’t you get the feeling behind those words?” “Yes I got!! Now my dear, could we conclude? I’m on roaming and I don’t want to answer stupidly when mom asks me whom I am speaking to…” “You haven’t told her about me?? About Us?” “Not so early stupid! I am l...