The Beach
Aditya and Anu had been the best of friends since childhood. Having grown up together they shared a great bond. They came from very different backgrounds, religious, cultural and financial, which often made people question the credibility of their friendship. Aditya was more affluent and cared little about what people said while Anu would be affected by people's words and would always wonder if they were right. One evening Aditya had thrown a party at a beachside hotel. The party continued into the night. Suddenly Aditya realised, Anu was missing from the party. He searched frantically for her as her phone was switched off too. Then some friends informed him, that they had seen Anu head towards the beach. He ran out to look for her and found her sitting on the beach, her knees drawn up and arms around the knees watching the beautiful full moon and it's reflection in the sea. Aditya walked up and quietly sat beside her. "What's the matter Anu?" enquired Aditya...