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Back Meet Me In the Middle
Chapters (45)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. 8
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. 17
  22. 18
  23. 19
  24. 20
  25. 21
  26. 22
  27. 23
  28. 24
  29. 25
  30. 26
  31. 27
  32. 28
  33. 29
  34. 30
  35. 31
  36. 32
  37. 33
  38. 34
  39. 35
  40. 36
  41. 37
  42. 38
  43. Acknowledgements
  44. About the Book
  45. About the Author

Anu still remembered her heart skipping beats and sinking to her stomach. Other boys had confessed their eternal love to her but somehow the way Sanju said it was very endearing. He had called her uncomplicated—that felt nice!

They had become ‘special friends’ from then on. When he did M.Tech in Chennai, they texted at midnight. They went out in his father’s car when he was in town, indulged in minor dalliances but all through their courtship, Sanju was a gentleman who respected her boundaries. She knew he was not happy about her friendship with Sameer but he never objected. For that matter, he never objected to anything she did.

In his own inimitable way, Sameer had refused to acknowledge her relationship with Sanju. They had continued to be friends but Sanju was never discussed between them anymore.

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At around 1 a.m., Anu gave up on sleeping. She would have a cup of coffee and read something instead of chasing an elusive sleep. Then she remembered pinging a hello to both Sameer and Shwetha a few hours back and she had forgotten to check for their replies. There it was—a reply from Sameer.

‘How goes, babe?’

She was so tempted to pick up the phone and call him. There was a high possibility that Sameer would still be awake. Then again, Sanju could be awake too! They already had enough trouble brewing. She pinged back Sameer instead. ‘Free for lunch tomorrow, Casanova?’

She got an immediate reply. ‘Yes. Also for dinner now.’

She smiled to herself. Her tomorrow had already brightened. ‘Me too. But Drink and Dine closes by 11 in the night. So lunch it has to be.’

She gave up on coffee and curled up next to Vicky. She thought about Sanju sleeping alone in that massive master bedroom. A pang of small guilt peeked inside her but she was not in any mood to make up with him yet. Also, she was too sleepy.

When Anu woke up the next morning, for a moment she thought it was still midnight. Her phone showed 5.32 a.m. and she decided to get out of bed. Making her coffee, Anu stepped outside the house into the garden. Her breath caught in her throat. It was such a perfect morning! The sun had just about risen, the wind was cool and the garden looked so pretty. Settling down on the circular stone bench that was built around a tree, Anu sipped her coffee slowly and thought about Sanju.