A story begins....

PROLOGUE

There was something in his stare that made me sure that he knew I was lying.
If that was it, then fine. Let him know.
Still, something in me shivered.
What would he do if I did really tell him the truth?

"Sanjay, are you sure that the interview has been cancelled?"

I weighed my words. It was now or never.
Not never, now or later.
Either way, I was going to bear the brunt.

"Yes, Shiva."

He sighed. Maybe he believed me.

"Has it been postponed?"

"Well... No."

"Then?"

"They gave the job to someone the CEO knew."

"All this a farce? I don't believe you."

There it was, out in the open, between us.
He had spoken his mind.
Now, would I speak my heart?