.Dear Gazer - It was worth the wait ( I bet this might sound utterly boring to you but couldn't help not mentioning).

Initially, when you posted your story in parts, your story reminded me of  the book "Hundred Years od Solitude" where the author mercilessly gave a task of keeping tracks of the characters, for his readers (I remember someone telling me that the author did it intentionally). The only difference was - he had characters with same names.

I personally thought you gave a fair share to all your characters, making their existence important and real. And also, chapter Six was a big turnover as it showed shades in the characters - Deepti's nit-picking behaviour on tiny details (First few paragraphs, I found it utterly hilarious) and Uday's abrupt action (For a second, only one word raced through my mind and that was "dang" in utter surprise, LOL).

I have enjoyed all your work and hope to hear more from you.