15 While sipping the coffee at the coffee-bar, I looked at the wrist watch. Preeti would be here any minute. Couple of minutes passed by and I saw Preeti coming out of her college campus. She was holding the mark-list in her hand. It was her result day. When I dropped her at the college gate, she was tense. “I am scared Tarun, I don’t want to flunk. I want to finish my graduation quickly”, she said “Why do you think you will flunk dear? You have studied hard, haven’t you?” I asked Truly speacking, even I was tense. I