Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Love or Hate i Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Publishing-in-support-of, EDUCREATION PUBLISHING RZ 94, Sector - 6, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075 Shubham Vihar, Mangla, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - 495001 Website: www.educreation.in __________________________________________________ © Copyright, Author All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of its writer. ISBN: 978-1-61813-647-3 Price: ` 265.00 The opinions/ contents expressed in this book are solely of the author and do not represent the opinions/ standings/ thoughts of Educreation. Printed in India ii Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Love or Hate The Dilemma in Her Heart Dhruthik Shankar EDUCREATION PUBLISHING (Since 2011) www.educreation.in iii Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. iv Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Dedicated to My Father “Shankar K.S.” I love you mom “Girija Shankar” v Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Acknowlegements I would like to thank my friends – “Dilip K Mohan, Deepshika Reddy, Yashika S, Kavya S, Shubha R Bharath R, Sajjan K, Rishabh Gowda, Bharath M, Arun Kumar B N, Aditi S Kulkarni, Dhanya R, Akhil S K, Anup K, Lekhana H, Rajini Hegde and Sukeerthi D” And those who have encouraged and supported me in completing my novel I would also like to thank my uncles-“ Yogesh B.H , Gurumurthy B.H, Shivaprasad B.H”, my aunts-“Prema Kumar, Dr. Veena Manjunath, Latha Shashidaran”, my brothers and sisters who have stood by me and supported me Disclaimer: All the characters, names and events, occurring in the novel, are a work of fiction and do not bear any resemblance to any person, living or dead X vi Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Index S.no Content Page. Prologue viii 1 The Beginning 1 2 The Premam Effect 6 3 The Mistake 13 4 The First Meet 18 5 The Missing Case 27 6 Exams, Fights and Love 34 7 The Big Secret 41 8 The Marriage 48 9 The Truth 54 10 Rise to Fame 65 11 Accident 75 12 New Girl 87 13 Suspension 96 14 The Graduation 107 15 The Ex 118 16 Life 139 17 The Proposal 153 18 Epilogue 163 vii Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. Prologue I have everything in my life now. I am a famous and trending rockstar. I have lots of fans across the world. I have earned lots of recognition and wealth, yet I lost the most precious thing in my life – the love of my life. It has been 10 years since she left me, but I am still waiting for her. She kept telling me that she hated me, but I know very well that she bore affection on me. I have been inquiring for her curiously, for the past 10 years but still haven‟t found her. I scribed a song for her and showed the entire terrene how much I love her, and I know that my voice will reach her wherever she is. My loved ones questioned if she‟ll come back has it‟s been a while .But I never lost faith as „True Love never confines!‟. She is my world and life. She guided me through life and bore the boundness for who I am today. I got there to my bungalow, after completing my early morning jog. As I entered, I could see a young man in his early 20s waiting in my visitor's room. My personal assistant, a tall and a hot lady who had amazingly cute eyes, tall figure, slender legs and unbearable lips acknowledged me. I felt charmed and blessed on having an assistant like her. „Sir, there is a person waiting for you. He says that he is your fan and wishes to meet you.‟ she said. „Yes, I'll be there in 5 minutes, ask him to wait.‟ I replied and climbed the stairs to reach my bedroom. My bedroom was sited at the first floor. The ground floor embodied a visitor's room, a huge hall, a diner and the kitchen. The entry of my room filled with posters and viii Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. my magazine cut-ups. The posters dwelled and reposed Priya‟s memories. Though her memories killed me , my day was incomplete without her image. Then, my closet which bore variance in my outfits. I would never reshow my dress. It was actually a small area where I had arrayed my T-shirts, shirts, pants, jackets and everything. My guitars were partitioned and kept safe in a separate cabinet. Hello, my name is Dhruv and I‟m a rockstar. I have fans all across the universe. But my main fan base is in my motherland, India. I spruced up and went to meet the lad who was waiting for an hour and so. As I stepped into the room, I could see him sitting on the couch waiting for me biting his nail . He was in his mid-20s. He was an average looking boy and was extremely skinny. He wore huge framed glasses which put down his looks. Further, it made me fascinated how such a gentlemen would become my fan. I could see his face lit up immediately, on seeing me and he greeted me with a warm smile. „Sir, I am so excited and delightful that I could finally meet you. My name is Gaurav. I am your huge fan, Sir!!‟ he said. „Relax Gaurav, have a seat.‟ I replied. „Sir, thanks a lot for meeting me. Today is the best day of my life.‟ „My pleasure, so you wanted to talk to me regarding something ?‟ „Sir, I am aspiring to be a movie director. I wanted to talk to you about the same thing.‟ „Oh nice, it is good to see modish and youthful directors upcoming . What can I do for you? Do you want me to sing a song for your direction or compose music for your story play?‟ ix Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. „No, I want to make a biopic on your love life ….‟ he said stammering. „A biopic on my life! I don't think that I have achieved so much that someone can make a biopic on my life.‟ I replied with a blush on my face, still hesitating. „Sir, please you are such a phenomenal rockstar, and a person who is extremely humble as well . I am undaunted that your story is worth making a movie and would be a true idolizer to the young generation. You are renowned as a modern-day Romeo who is in quest for his Juliet.‟ „Romeo and me ?‟ I replied filled with shreiking laughter. „Sir, me as one of your admirer wishes to know regarding your love life. This would be interesting to youth and let them gain faith that love can exist even after 10 years.‟ „Hmmm … Ok! So what do you want to know about my life?‟ I asked. „Sir, can I ask you a few questions?‟ „Ya, sure!‟ I replied. He pulled out his mini notebook and pen from his leather bag and started by tapping the book with his pen. „Sir, your album “I Lost My Heart” is trending even now after 10 years. You have dedicated all your songs to Priya, your love. We are keen to know more about her.‟ „Priya! What to tell about her! I don't know.‟ „Sir, you have been in search for her since 10 years, and you still don‟t know her existence. You composed an album dedicating to her and told the entire universe regarding your love for her. Through this album you portrayed your love and asked her to meet you as soon x Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. as possible. It has her pictures too. Why did she part you and let you suffer all alone in grief?‟ „It's a long story. I don't know from where to start.‟ „Have you not lost hope and concern on her? It has been 10 years, and you are still abiding for her?‟ „No way, I know that she loves me as much as I do, and I know that she will come back soon.‟ „What made your album “I Lost My Heart” become such a big hit?‟ „I composed that essentially for Priya as I wanted to express my sensuality for her. I knew then with the help of my voice I could make sure that it reaches the entire world and once she listens to my song, she will understand how much I love her even today and will come back to me. She left me 10 years prior, and I did my best to find her but everything went in vain. So I made an album that would recite our love story.‟ „You are already 32 and still single, have you not developed feelings for any other girl?‟ „No, Priya is my first and last love. I can‟t fantasize my life with any other lady.‟ „Sir, can you narrate your love story. How did the spark happen between you both that lasts even today?‟ „I don't think my story has a good climax!!‟ „Sir enumerate it , we will think about the climax later on . My movie will help you in your search for Priya. It is a request from my side and all your fans who want to know about their star. I am just one of the admirer in the list.‟ „Ok, I will begin.