Very Nice JG! Well written!! Post Script: You haven't seen her since she was 17 right? Might have changed a lot by now... ; We're solely looking at one side of the coin -- Alok has started overnight gambling, parents are aware of it, and mom doesn't hesitate telling a surprise caller about it.. you see -- things change, people change... and you'd never know she might have paved a path in her own way that would parallely run along with Bimal's! Despite their initial cyber encounter (which could be rather charismatic), she must have accepted Bimal's 'Step ahead' attitude -- related talks, and the vibes he would build and share with Megha during the - presumably' hours of word exchanges'! Afterall Bimal can't fake his personality throughout the moments of conversations, till the point when someone would be assured to be safe and secured, and get ready to marry an unacquainted, unseen person! Just my couple cents!! ~@~