Chapter 16: "when path begins to change "All the exams were finally over, and the five friends decided to spend a week on a trip together, returning home to relax and enjoy themselves. In just a few more days, the results would be announced. Four of them passed with distinction, but Karthik topped the entire college. The joy of the group knew no bounds.But life has a strange way of reminding us—when you’re happiest, that’s often when fate has something unexpected waiting around the corner. These friends, who hadn’t spent a single day apart for years, were about to face