I got up and made a cup of coffee for myself. The kitchen was a mess, and none of my friends had bothered to wash the dishes or clean the mess up. I didn’t know why I’d woken up in such a bad mood and with so many doubts. I knew my job in Sahababad—I had to spend ten more weeks in here and then I would be back to the soil my soul belonged to—away from the place where all those façades existed. I knew my worth and the talent I possessed; deep within I knew I wasn’t born to lead an ordinary life and that something big was about to take place. The night’s party and an unexpected bump with Sahana indicated something and for the first time in my life, I felt mesmerised by someone’s aura. Sahana was a walking barbie—a living definition of beauty, grace and talent who walked with an air of conf