11 The moment, I was out of Bangalore airport, I rushed into a STD booth and dialed Preeti’s cell number. I could only hear some crazy sounds than the default ringtone. I tried back with no luck. I thought for a moment, and called her residence number, but to my disbelief, nobody picked it up. It went ringing and ringing. Frustrated, finally I gave up and called my parents to inform that I reached Bangalore safely. I wished I had enabled roaming on my cell. Roaming was a luxury in those days. I had thought and rethought on it again