Circle: A Story about a Story

A childhood bedtime story passed on by my father.

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Their suite was on the 100th floor, and the hotel elevator wasn’t working. 

“Once there were four friends—Ashish, Sonu, Pawan and Anand” my father started the story. “Every year, they used to travel to a new city for vacations, to retreat from their mundane lives. This year, they chose to visit a city called Circle.”

I must’…