For That Enigma Called "Love"

Book excerpt: What do you call that imposter which sullenly creeps inside you, stealing away the tranquility of your heart and soul; that too at the tender age of thirteen? If not enigma, then how do you typify that imposter, which intrudes into your morbid life, invigorates it with its charisma, drags you into the deep crevices of longing and keeps you forlorn for reasons unknown to you? Set in the backdrop of the nineties, the story revolves around Rahul, a just-above-the-poverty-line boy, whose life is an unceasing tryst with unhappiness, until that enigma called LOVE comes like an oasis, infusing fresh zeal to his tattered life, only to leave him desolate and forlorn, for reasons beyond the cognizance of his heart and mind. Will he ever know why his love deserted him? What happens when his long lost love resurrects in his life, which is now blissfully complete with a beautiful family? What happens when he is ripped in the abattoir of his heart? Languidly immerse yourself into this enigmatic tale of love, longing and betrayal.