"Hey Ritika...sweetheart...I have great news...will tell you at dinner..." was the message on my phone. It was my boyfriend Rohit. We had decided to meet for dinner, our routine dinner date on Friday nights. I looked at my watch, it said 6.30 pm. I had to meet Rohit at 8 pm at the Marriot. I took a hot shower, put on a black cocktail dress. I put on make up, just enough to make me look elegant. I grabbed my Gucci handbag, my car keys and got out of the house.

I walked to the Audi A4 my dad had given me on my birthday. It was my prized possession. I drove the car out of my apartment building onto the main road. Heavy evening traffic is normal in Mumbai, even in the upscale neighborhood of Juhu. I made my way through the traffic and reached the J.W Marriot around time for my date.