As always, Maruva picked the corner table facing the glass door to wait for Raksha. She loved the coffee shop’s quaint, sophisticated ambience. A strong aroma of coffee wafted through the air.
There was a huge full-length glass partition dividing the place in two parts. Around 2.5 km from her house, the coffee shop was spread over an area of 1,550 sq. ft. The outdoor seating area housed two tables and the indoor seating area had three tables and two sofas. Five to six waiters were always moving around the place.
Their usual meeting point, the café was frequented by Maruva and Raksha three to four times a week. The girls would sit here and chat for hours. The place was never empty - mostly filled with youngsters and couples, with families seldom visiting.
Maruva would often see a guy o
