Romance: 2 Peg ke Baad

By Nikita Lalwani

DRAMA: 2 Peg Ke Baad brings together dramatic short stories that happened after 2 pegs, in an inebriated state. World’s greatest stories are created when people are high – masterpieces are painted, universal truths are realised, models on billboards are befriended, lovers are united, butts are kicked, confessions are made, and relationships are sorted.
This is a part of a book started as a blog with people from across the world sharing their stories, ideas, confessions and beliefs, and the elixir of some of the best stories is here to reveal what lies beyond a conscious mind.
Though the book does not intend to encourage drinking alcohol in any sense, here’s to celebrate every emotion that kicks after a few pegs. Cheers!!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Srishti Publishers
• Release date: Jul 2, 2018

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ROMANCE

2

PEG

KE

BAAD

ROMANCE

2

PEG

KE

BAAD

Nikita Lalwani

Srishti

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First published digitally by

Srishti Publishers & Distributors in 2016

Copyright © Nikita Lalwani, 2016

This is an extract from Nikita Lalwani’s 2 Peg Ke Baad.

This is a work of fiction. The characters, places, organisations and events described in this book are either a work of the author’s imagination or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to people, living or dead, places, events, communities or organisations is purely coincidental.

The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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Introduction

My mother always said, After two pegs, nothing can go right.

But I feel the world’s most interesting stories surface only after two pegs. So, here I bring to you my ‘after two pegs’ short story collection. The book includes stories in various genres from different people from across the world. The book does not encourage drinking alcohol in any way, though there is no denying the fact that every euphoria, high, dysphoria or unconsciousness of mind has brought us incredible events which at times have turned out to be life-changing. The stories are wrapped around almost anything that kicks the mind 2 pegs ke baad!

CONTENTS

Introduction

A Walk With A Call Girl

My Last Painting

How We Got Married

A Walk With A Call Girl

Ihave always wondered how it would feel to sleep with a prostitute. Definitely fun, but would kissing her with just the intention to get into her pants really be that great? As a man I know that one seeks more pleasure by cajoling someone and not just buying it right away. The more difficult it is to win yourself a good deal (or a good pair) of love making that is nowhere close to love, the more amazing it appears to be. Though the fact remains that any action is better than staying dry. It astounded me that kissing someone with no love or passion to win her would be satisfying.

It was a night with a prostitute; and it was nowhere close to what it may sound like. No, it wasn’t the most elite sybaritic time I had with her. To be more specific, there was no sybaritic time at all, and yet it was a night I would always remember.

It was only when I met her that I realized that spending a night with a prostitute could also mean buying her a drink and some time to talk, and that could be worth more than those eleven minutes of pleasure bought for few clams.

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June 2011

Clarke Quay, Singapore

I was with four of my friends on the streets of Singapore city. The night was resplendent and ready to offer us the best of what it had. Singapore was the asserted destination for Subodh’s bachelor’s night celebrations. Aye! One of the five was soon to get hitched and so we chose Singapore to celebrate the remaining few days of his ‘himself-hood’. Two in the group were twins – Aman and Ayan. Ayan was in a relationship which he claimed to be very serious about. Aman on the other hand was pretty much single, but at the same time too prudish to ask a girl out. All he needed was an introduction to manhood and Imran took the lead of being his mentor for the night. Everyone except Ayan was imperative to get some action that night.

Clark Quay is