Serendipitous Love - Ep05

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Lal knew he needed to act rapidly, Dhairya was under total house arrest, and it was not easy to get through the new firewalls created by his parents. He knew everything in Khurana mansion was sniffed and screened. He thought again and again, it was important to send message and coke to Dhairya, he was a catch Lal won’t lose easily. Lal caught hold of a person who would get him coke.

Lal figured the only way which could ensure safe delivery of parcel was through the maid of the house but she was a long standing employee with the family.

Not an easy meat, thought Lal.

Lal took risk, to his surprise she agreed to provide coke to Dhairya. Lal paid half a grand to her to get it to Dhairya.

Meanwhile, Dhairya threw fit about being house arrested. He told his parents that he needed work but his pleads fell on deaf ears. For an author Dharya’s parents would be a curious case, Free enough to put restrictions & busy enough to not sit and listen to their son.  Dhairya showed all signs of an addict; restlessness, anxiety, heavy breathing but the parents turned blind on him. Dhairya’s parents not only grounded him but were deaf, blind, and reticent to him.

Ganga, the housemaid delivered coke with a note,

Found a Heroine, we shoot in two weeks...

Ganga ensured that Dhairya’s parents won’t find him next few days. She had a job to save & she needed money too.  Dhairya was also careful … last time he was found in his own vomit. He didn't want to repeat again.

*****

 Krutika Malwe was small from small town. She was the same girl whose album Lal had spotted at Catalanta. She had come in with high hopes and no money.  Like every other Indian family acting was looked down upon. But kids like Krutika care lest of society. On the last day of graduation she hopped into a train which brought her to Mumbai, safely. She stayed at her “Bua’s” place for sometime.

She had it chalked out, first to get job and then try her luck in the entertainment industry.  She knew her farmer father could never support her leisurely pursuit. She had found a job in local BPO for 8000 bucks and in few days moved out of Bua’s house.

Krutika was a fiver, slender, one may call her undernourished, wheatish , dark eyes, and had a long tress of hair. 

Just like the type Yash Saab liked to cast.

I SEE YOU -Review

Here is the first book ever which mentions my name & it indeed feels delightful to be involved with such a book.  As Andy (Aindrila Roy), author of I See You says we’ve never met. We connected online over common cause improving craft of writing. I have  read  numerous excerpts from her works I can tell Andy is super talented & if I were a venture capitalist, I’d invest in her writing. I See You is her debut novel and she is working on many other ambitious projects. We wish her luck, and now here is the review:

I See You is a suspense- horror novel built around a very likable character Liam. Liam suffers from severe headaches and is haunted by nightmares. Apart from Griffin & Max who are his room partners and friends, Liam has a girlfriend named Lily.  There is a Psychiatrist friend Brandon, Robin who is common friend of Lily and Liam. There is Aliana who is Liam’s love.  Liam is rich by heredity & works for a book store whose owners are Dave Randall & certain Vishnu Patel.  Dave’s girlfriend Yvonne is a psychic who warns Liam of impending danger.  But, Liam turns deaf on her. He feels everything in the world has a logical or scientific explanation and one must look for reasoning.

Oh! Yes, there is cat named Nyx who is acting weird. As a kid I have experienced nightly scares from Cats. Peeping from kitchen window or wailing like an old woman somewhere far.  Nyx, brought all those memories back to me. 

Andy successfully keeps up the pace of novel & one still cannot pin point what is probably happening to Liam.Is it medical or supernatural? She constantly toys with this idea in Liam’s POV.  The nightmares are picturesque & well written. The rationality with which Liam looks at his condition is appealing.There is sequence where an apparition is tormenting Liam and it is toying with him. This is the high point of novel.

I couldn’t guess revelations till the end, it’s a thumb up to the author.

The Paperback: This is first indie published book bought by me.The quality is okay. Printer need to add additional blank pages to give it required finesse to be at par with traditional publishing.  The book follows a “Justified” alignment. Right alignment with appropriate spacing would have added to greater aesthetics of the book.The cover stands out well.

 PS: As mentioned I am acquainted with the author and this review is free of any bias.