Sneak Preview :: Chapter Two (Snippet 13)

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Sneak Preview :: Chapter Two (Snippet 13)

As dusk cast its sly shadow over the Central Business District, Sanya entered the teeming Bangalore Metro subway station on Mahatma Gandhi Road and maneuvered herself to the ticket aisles. The station was experiencing rush hour, with harried office-goers returning to their homes or boyfriends for the night. As she swiped her smartcard at the turnstile and pushed through, her Lumia began to buzz. It was another ‘Friend’ request on Facebook.

Taking out her phone from its leather pouch, Sanya peered at the impertinent device, one eye on oncoming human traffic. There were three requests. The first two were from unknown male profiles. Or at least, they appeared to be males from their names. With no photos on their profile pages and corny introductions, theirs were the typical requests from single boys looking for quick no-strings-attached relationships with willing females. Boys! If only they would evolve! Sanya was only too familiar with such requests and did not waste her breath on them.

The only reason she even chose to look at the third ‘Friend’ request was that it was from a profile having a girl’s name and had a profile photo. The profile belonged to a ‘Ramona’. The throbbing in her head was threatening to return. Sanya flung her phone into the open bag by her side and mildly massaged her temples. Ramona could wait till she got back home.

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