Episode 1

Hi guys! My name is Tara Sharma, you can also call me Lexi. I’m the female lead of this

novel.

I am basically from India but I left my country after I completed high school and

went to USA for further studies. Yeah, at a very young age of 18, I went to a

place which was totally unknown to me, far from my family and friends. What

could have possibly forced me to do so? OR I went because I wanted to. What do

you think? But anyways, it’s a story for some other day.

I completed my graduation from MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and got a job in

Apple, the leading multinational corporation, in California. My life was set. I

worked there for two years, and I was completely happy in this new world of

mine; I was independent, I had no one to take care of and had a bunch of

friends; everything seemed so perfect, when this storm named “family” came into

my life.

It was just another day; I went to my office in the morning, worked my *** up as usual and

went down to the canteen to have lunch with my friends. There they were, Denver,

Gloria and Sonakshi; sitting at our usual spot, ready with food in their trays.

I had met Denver in MIT; he was my senior, Sonakshi is Denver’s colleague and

Gloria is my colleague; that is how we all met.

I joined them in a while, after getting myself a tray full of the tasty food in our

canteen. As I got into their range of sight, they all start looking at me

hopefully like they wanted me to agree on doing something I’d never want to do.

Pretending to be scared, I ask them, “What is it?”. Before Denver or Gloria

could say something, Sona (nickname for Sonakshi) jumps to hug me and says, “I

finally got my transfer orders. I’m going back to Delhi, to India.” I hug her

back saying, “That’s amazing. You finally got what you wanted.” Looking that

I’m so happy, she says faking a sad dramatic face, “Are you happy now? Now that

I’m leaving?”. “Nooo, that’s not it.”, I say joining her in the drama.

Suddenly, Denver pops between us saying, “Prove it then”. Its too late when I

realize that I’ve fallen into their trap and I’m left with no choice but saying

yes to whatever scheme they’re up to. Tired of extending the drama anymore, I

say giving up, “Okaaayyy, what do you want me to do?”. Excitedly Ria (nickname

for Gloria) takes my hand and drags me to the table to take a seat and starts

explaining me, “We were thinking if we also went to Delhi with her and had some

fun with her before she starts her new life. You know, it’d be a perfect

farewell and we could also relax together; away from all the stressful working

conditions. Soooo, what do you think?”. Before I could even give it a thought,

my phone started to ring, showing up a name which left me totally shocked. I

didn’t understand if I should be happy or sad. It was no one else but my mom,

who had not even texted me for almost five years was calling me out of the

blue.

Here's a quick questionnaire for you.

Why has Lexi and her mother not talked or contacted each other for five years? Why is her mother calling her now? Is her mother in some kind of trouble? Will Lexi go to India with her friends?

Feel free to answer in the comments.

Hey guys! This is the author. I'm newbie in this field. This is my first novel so I'll need many feedbacks to know if I'm on the right track. Please do reply in the comments, even if it is good or bad; a thumbs up or thumb down could also work. Thank you for reading :))

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