Neha asked her dad for a laptop for studying purpose.

“Is it urgent? can you manage for few days? We will arrange money in the mean time.” He said.

Neha felt guilty for troubling her dad. She decided to mange with phone and lied that she doesn't really need it when her dad asked again.

Neha understands her family situation well.

But when Neha's sibling got a good job, her parents spent whopping 25k to gift sarees to their relatives though they were reluctant. It's common practice in their society. Kind of repaying. They will be demeaned if they don't follow it. Neha understood it.

But deep inside she felt they can buy her a laptop by adding 10k and break the stereotype.

2. Neha got admission in a good college, which is far away from home. Fee is high too. So, after discussing with everyone, they decided to admit her in local college with good reputation. Neha understood it will be difficult for her family to pay that huge amount and travel such long. So, she lied that she too is interested in staying near to home.

But deep...