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"See, the teacher's pet is coming," Vicky announced to his group as he saw Raghu entering the school gate. He laughed, and others joined him.  As Raghu crossed them, Bunty jumped before him, blocking his way. Raghu tried to get away trying to move from Bunty's left and then right, but he did not find the way, and they hurled him. Amidst the circle, they called him names, "Teacher's pet, chamcha, padhaku, rattu, and many more. Raghu covered his ears with his hands and pleaded with them to let him go, but his pleas fell on deaf ears. The morning bell rang, and Raghu assumed the torture would end. But, to his surprise, Bunty  Vicky saw their class teacher, Suresh coming in their direction, so he fled before the teacher could see and catch him, leaving behind his henchmen to face the teacher. Bunty was laughing when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off saying, "Boss, let me enjoy my time. See, his face, the drawing looked so funny." Hearin...

"Let's meet." Raghav finally hit the send button hoping to not sound desperate, afterall it was already six months of his virtual chit chat with Priya. To his surprise, a notification popped up on his phone. It read, "6 p.m. at The Big Tree Cafe," t o his surprise, it was from Priya. He smiled and gave a pat on his back. He walked to the mirror and ran his fingers through his hair, noticing his cheeks turning red like tomatoes. He hushed himself and returned to reality, realizing he had nothing to wear. "Shit!" He rummaged through his cupboard, and within a few minutes, his bed was a dump of all the clothes he had ever purchased, finding nothing suitable to wear. The wall clock started playing hourly music, and he looked at the time, it was already 5 p.m. Raghav panicked as he wanted to look date ready, better than any dates he had been in the past to seal the deal of his relationship this time with Priya whom he considered as a supreme in his life as...

Asha stretched her hands lazily, trying to come out of her slumber. She rubbed her eyes and turned to the other side, craving more sleep. But her alarm kept ringing. Asha tried to find her phone, but her hand could not reach it. Eventually irritated by the continuous ringing, she rose and got her hands on her mobile that was lying at the edge of the bed. She turned off the alarm and reluctantly dragged out of bed. "Gosh! I need to wash my hair again. Another day of hair fall." She spoke to herself, looking in the mirror, holding her once straight hair, now turned frizzy and curly, all thanks to salty tap water. Asha went to the washroom and turned on the geyser while she freshened up. Often, she wondered how people in this city survived for years when she lost a major share of her hair within three months of her stay in this part of Noida. After she felt tired of the complaining session, she took her brush and put point-sized toothpaste to keep her oral health in check. While...

Book Name: Vigil Aunties Author: Richa S Mukherjee Publisher: Black Ink Genre: Contemporary Fiction  Format: Paperback Print Length: 368 Rating: 4.5/5 Vigil Aunties by Richa S Mukherjee is a contemporary fiction that challenges societal norms and offers social commentary on issues like women's safety and empowerment. Blurb Secrets, saris, humour and drama! This is one vigil you don’t want to miss Sixteen-year-old Philadelphia aka Philly Waghmare’s carefully curated life revolves around the SAT. The most exciting thing that happens in the crumbling old society she calls home is the weekly meet-up between her mother, Varsha, and her motley group of society aunties. Nothing really changes here—except one day when everything does! A shocking incident leads Philly to trail Tarun Adhikari, the hotshot father of her best friend, Naina. During this quest, her world turns turtle as she not only discovers that her sweet, sanskari mother is the head of a secret society of women, but tha...

Book Name: Going Beyond Impossibilities Author: Abha Jha Publisher: Self-Published Genre: Non-Fiction Format: Kindle Print length: 114 pages  Rating: 4.5/5 Going Beyond Impossibilities by Abha Jha is a non-fiction book that talks about resilience and will power in life through the author’s journey through a tragedy. Blurb GOING BEYOND IMPOSSIBILITIES by the author Abha Jha is a self-help book that aims at sharing the secrets of inculcating strong willpower to achieve anything in life that might seem impossible at the outset but becomes a milestone in one's journey. The book unravels the ways to explore the power of the hidden self within everyone that is dauntless, relentless, and, a conquering hero having the potential to survive any calamity. It intends to spread a message that however empowered we might feel physically or mentally, we keep facing unfavorable situations in our journey to disempower us, only to transport us to our evolved understanding of power and being emp...

Book Name: Happy Place Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Penguin Books Sea Genre: Romance  Format: Paperback Print Length: 338 Rating: 3.5/5 Tropes: Found Family, Friends to Lovers, Second Chance, Fake Dating Happy Place by Emily Henry is a novel that follows second-chance romance, friends to lover, and fake dating tropes taking readers on a roller coaster ride exploring the journey of the witty characters. Book Blurb On Amazon Two exes. One pact. Could this holiday change everything? Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone. But the cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break t...