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  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
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  42. 38
  43. Acknowledgements
  44. About the Book
  45. About the Author

Anu waited at the door to pick up the package but a large truck got parked before the building. While a man looked at her and waved, another two started to unload the truck. It was all their stuff! What was happening? Sanju had sent the furniture back! Was he going to jump out of the truck too?

As things arrived one by one, Anu watched in silence. Was he moving back or was he getting rid of her?

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As soon as the truck was unloaded, Anu knew it was not good news at all. There was nothing of Sanju’s in the haul that had arrived. Not his desk, not his recliner, not his clothes, and not even that hideous orange couch that Padzilla had gifted. Anu directed the men numbly to place things into their places. Sanju, being his meticulous self, had packed every single item that belonged to the house, Anu and Vicky. By the time the men left, Anu had no air in her lungs. She collapsed on the sofa staring at the blank TV.

What started as despair soon began to turn into anger within her. How could he not reply to my message? What is he so mad about? That I did not live in a place that made me miserable? That I asked for a life that suits our income? He travelled six months a year, and did she ever complain? Did she ever nag him to take her places or get her gifts?

She soon made herself a martyr in her head and Sanju a complete villain. Just when she thought her head was going to explode with anger, her phone chimed. She picked it up with hope surging but it was a friend. Anu quickly turned off the notifications. That pinging never suited her, especially not then.

She got up to head out. She was going to bring Vicky back from her parents’ house and start her life. If it had to be without Sanju, so be it. She checked her phone one last time before starting the car. There was a message from Pete. ‘Still trouble in paradise?’

‘Trouble has replaced paradise.’ Anu wrote a reply explaining briefly how she thought her life was over.

‘You are both hurting. Give yourself time to heal. In the meanwhile, watch some Netflix and eat junk food. Distraction is the best medicine for a muddled mind.’

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Another fifteen days of desperate waiting went by, but nothing happened. Vicky was happy to be back home but asked for daddy more frequently than ever. Anu placated him saying daddy was in the US to get them both gifts.

‘Will he bring me a robot this time?’ Vicky asked with eyes opened wide. ‘I want to tell him to bring me a robot.’

‘What kind of robot, Vicky?’ Anu smiled and ruffled his hair.