CHAPTER 1: THE FIRST MEETING
It had been 4 days since the waterline to the district had burst. It had been estimated that it would take at least 2 weeks for the water to come back. Luckily Farhan had installed a water tanker in his apartment. Farhan was studying at Goa at University, He was actually from Delhi but moved here into an apartment for his higher studies. His father paid the rent and his college tuition who was a successful businessman. When Farhan told him about the fact that there was gonna be no water in his neighborhood he immediately had a water tank installed for him. This made functioning easier for Farhan.
Farhan was watching a cricket match when he heard “Ding Dong” There was a ring at the door. Farhan opened it up and saw a chubby 45-year-old woman with bun-up hair, it was Shruti. Shruti was his next-door neighbor. She was a single mother who had 2 children. One was 5 years old and the other was 3 years old. Unlike Farhan, she struggled with finances. She worked as a receptionist which paid very poorly. With that small pay, she had to manage her entire home expenses including her children’s school fees and other expenses. She couldn’t afford to have a water tank installed so she had to manage with what little water she had. By day 4 all the water she had saved ran out. The last water had been used in preparing her kids for school.