Arc Rocks

Close Apart Chapter-16 (Untitled) Aditya wasn’t at all recovering from his sad state of mind. He made numerous efforts to track down information about Amrita & her family, but nothing useful came up. Manish was concerned about his friend’s wellbeing, and so he called up Komal and cleared all the confusion that they were having. It was Sunday morning; Aditya got a call from Komal. “Hi!” “Hi…” “What are you doing today?” “You mean this afternoon?” “I meant now!” “Well, nothing actually!” “Then we can meet…” “Look Komal, I am actually not in a mood to…” “Moods, as they say, are made… and not imposed!” “That was exactly what I intended to remind you…” “Great! Then see you in half an hour at Pizza Hut!” “I guess I don’t have any choice…” Aditya knew he would have to get up from his bed and get ready if he wanted to be there on time, but he sulked. World has changed from what it used to be a few days earlier, and he didn’t feel a thing about it that’s left to live for… ******************

Close Apart Chapter-15 “Shock n’ Awe” “Hello! Ahmedabad riot relief helpline? Listen, would you please help me out with a piece of information? I am looking for a family in Bharuch. The Chopras, a family of three, Amrita, and… goddamit what’s her mother’s name!!” “Please hold on, do have any land mark?” “Yeah, the house is near the main post office…” “Oh God! Man…” “What’s up?” “I am very sorry to inform you but that area has been severely messed up!! Totally burned down, not a single block stands!” Aditya was in a state where a part of his mind was telling him that all these are just another bad dream. But the other part was starting to accept the fact that he would never be able to accompany Amrita to another trip of hers. ************************************************** “You lied to me?” Manish was yet to have the real shock. “So who was that girl?” “It was Komal. Our Boss’s daughter.” “What?” “Look you wouldn’t believed me if I told you the truth then.” “What truth?” “That Amrita