"Reeva stood in silence and watched her brother. She did not understand why Sunil looked so happy. She did not understand why her brother did not bare a trace of nostalgia from the thought of leaving the family that saved his life only 40 hours ago. She did not understand why the family that spared him his reality were absent in his dream."

These few lines are enough to let readers know what kind of a person Sunil actually was. Brilliant writing there, Sum_off! A treat for the weekend indeed! Though I have to admit, I wanted to read more about Ashim....He knew Sunil very well since the marble game day and he wasn't 11 anymore, so what made him go after Raman without knowing the complete truth? What made him lose his mind? Wasn't his impulse being rather generous? I wish I could get inside Ashim's psyche. He was/is a very fascinating character.

 Once again, a terrific read Sum_off! You make my sajha visits all the more fun.

I agree with Occult there. I don't like it when people use V for bh either. It sounds so wrong and "a-suddha"