The Robot Helpers

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# THE ROBOT HELPERS## By Vijay Sharma Erry---# Chapter 1: The Day Everything ChangedThe mansion on Riverside Drive had never felt so empty. Sixteen-year-old Arjun Malhotra stood at the tall windows of his father's study, watching the rain streak down the glass like tears. Behind him, the mahogany desk sat untouched, papers still scattered exactly as his father had left them three weeks ago. The leather chair still held the faint impression of where he used to sit.Three weeks. It had been three weeks since the private jet carrying his parents from Mumbai to New York had disappeared over the