Nitya lived with her brother, Gaurav, who was an aspiring scientist; mother, who was a housewife and father, who was an engineer.
From a very young age, she liked skating. Her father had bought skating shoes for her when she was 5, but due to an injury back then, she had to quit it. She tried to persuade her parents a lot after that but they never agreed to her wishes. Her father had even thrown her shoes away. They kept pressurising her on academics. So, she gave up and started preparing for medicine. Her parents wanted her to become a doctor. From then on, she never brought the topic of skating again.
It was Raksha bandhan that day. They celebrate it every year with a lot of enthusiasm. These days she had wanted some books on medicine, and she mentioned it a few times, so she knew what her brother's gift would be. She remembered her brother loved to play video games but due to studies, he couldn't. So, she took her long stored pocket money and bought a new video game set for her brother. She wasn't sure of giving it to him. Because, he had stopped playing long back. Maybe, giving him something related to academics would make him happier, she thought. But, she had already bought it. So, she thought if he doesn't like it, she would ask him what...