Nikita is at a Starbucks café, feeling anxious and fearful while she observes a knife hidden near her handbag. She reminisces about how her life changed dramatically. Earlier, her father excitedly tells her that they will buy a car the next day, which makes her very happy. The family purchases a red car, but none of them know how to drive. They enlist the help of a neighbor, a suspicious man with a complicated nature, to drive the car home. Later, Nikita calls her boyfriend to share the good news. She mentions that instead of attending a driving school, the neighbor will teach her and her father to drive. Her boyfriend warns her to be careful and not to go alone for lessons, but Nikita feels confident in the man's character. The story hints at underlying tension and potential danger, contrasting Nikita's excitement about the car with the unease about the neighbor's true nature.

by Krishna Chaturvedi in English Short Stories

Writen by Krishna Chaturvedi

Category Short Stories