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Between Kings and Queens -Episode 1

Dec 31, 2014, Terrace, Habiterra Appartments, Urappakkam, Chennai ======================================================== “Debjit! On the rocks buddy! On the rocks for me! Am coming down for my bottoms up!” Manik was screaming at the top of his voice standing on the overhead tank on the terrace of the 8 floor apartment, head over heels at the strike of 12 midst the cacophony of crackers, mobile phone ringing, horrendous singing and clinging of glasses while others raised a toast far away from the madding crowd on the highways reduced to distant dots. Debjit had called the all male night shift team of ITC software ltd for a house party. They had just eloped for a small party and had to get back to office. The host was getting worried right at the start. He threw a desperate glance at Cabir, the only guy who can bring things under control. And Cabir was already at it. He climbed the walls without parapet carefully and placed the ladder in an angle that hid himsel