Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Ananya Devarajan
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- Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Arjun
“The stars are absolutely in your favor.”
A smile twisted Arjun Mehta’s lips, his cosmic black eyes twinkling at
the middle-aged woman sitting with her legs crossed in front of him. A
fresh set of scratches blossomed on his skin, thanks to the mangled mat they
sat on. Every year he’d have his astrological chart read, which meant
pulling out the neon orange rug beforehand. He called it his good-luck
charm.
“You’re sure, Auntie Iyer?” Arjun asked, leaning forward with interest.
Auntie Iyer wasn’t actually his aunt, but rather a next-door neighbor
turned family friend. Like most Indian children, Arjun was raised to refer to
the elders in his community by either Auntie or Uncle. The title was often
used as a sign of respect, but Arjun saw it differently. Auntie Iyer was as
much a part of his life as his own mother, and referring to her as an Aunt
made their connection feel more concrete, even though it didn’t stem from a
pure blood tie.
“Have I ever been wrong?” When Arjun clicked his tongue in defeat,
Auntie Iyer laughed. “Your senior year is characterized by one word:
balance. Your hard work will be rewarded in the fields of education,
athletics, and love, though there will be multiple obstacles in your path.”
Arjun’s heart slammed exactly twice through his rib cage. Once in fear.
Once in hope.
“Love?” he sputtered. “We both know I’m not the most eligible bachelor
in town.”
That was a lie.
A total of fifteen thousand people lived in their town. His graduating
class consisted of 122 seniors and Arjun knew from experience that a
majority of his classmates did not find him attractive. That was, until his
junior year of high school, when his culture became a trend.
In elementary school, Auntie Iyer would pack him lemon rice for lunch
whenever his parents forgot, and his classmates would bully him half to
death about its neon yellow color. Now they asked if he could make them
“Golden Milk,” a newly trademarked Starbucks drink born from the same
yellow turmeric that stained his rice. The girls that once scorned his
bronzed skin, calling it a tan that had somehow lost its way, now attached
themselves to his arm. They marveled at his curly black hair as if his
features had transformed from uncomfortably alien to fetishizably exotic.
His town had expanded its palate to include him last year, but that didn’t
mean he wanted to appease their picky taste buds.
“You know better than anyone that the stars never lie,” Auntie Iyer said
as if she could read his mind. When he didn’t respond, she placed a hand on
his cheek. “Are you okay, beta?”
Arjun was suddenly overwhelmed with heartburn so severe it scorched
his intestines to a crisp. He wondered if his body was trying to distract him
from what the stars could mean for his relationship with a certain
someone…
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