Madhav Jha a guy from rural Dumroan, Bihar meet Riya Sumani from city Delhi at St. Stephen College.
Madhav fell in love with Riya but she wasn't interested to have serious relationship yet.
Madhav tried to talk to Riya to be his girlfriend but Riya refused. Tired with Madhav non stop nagging, she relented. She agreed to be his Half Girlfriend.
What is Half Girlfriend?
They have very closed relationship. They spend time together especially both are into basketball. They shared affectionate hugs. That's it. Nothing more.
Riya doesn't want to be pressured to do more. Madhav reluctantly agreed.
But one day, Madhav said something unexpectedly due to peer pressure. Riya was so mad and left him.
When Madhav begged her few months later, Riya was getting married to her old friend, Rohan Chandak. She dropped out and moved to London.
Madhav was broken hearted. Finished his education. Refused a 50,000 a month job offer. Returned home to help his mom runs a private school, Dumraon Royal School.
They meet a few years later by accident. She was meeting a client. He was meeting Bill Gates Foundation representatives for being short listed for a small grant of USD20,000 for his school.
But... he needed to make a 5 to 10 minutes speech in English. Riya offered to help him with his speeches.
As a modern Indian woman and a divorcee who live in a traditional community, Riya faced difficulties especially Madhav's mother, who disapproved of their relationship. Not to worsen mother and son relationship, Riya ran away... again. She left a letter confessing that she was in final stages of cancer.
Madhav was so devastated. He vowed never to fall in love again. He dedicated his life to run his school and mother.
Everything changed when he received Riya's journals. With little assistance received from a well known author, Madhav embarked a journey to discover what had happened to Riya through out the years. He told the author that he will not give up and will find ways to do it until he'll get the answer.
I find the story is simple. Even though it lack the wow factor, it is interesting and enjoyable enough. The words are straight to the point. No flamboyant sentences or words. I believe readers will not be bored to read until the end.
I loved it.
9/10
No comments:
Post a Comment