déjà vu ( 1. A LEARNED YES)

[P_R]

In the last two episodes you erased (or atleast blunted) the horns on Ashwath's head. With "th" being dropped even when referring to him in third person you have brought him a fold closer to the story. Subtle things like, the guy who was nasty with the exam supervisor insists on paying the auto-driver. The situation is so built such that one is unable to conclude anything about him. i.e. there is sufficient scope to attribute his behaviour to the demands of the events. Good writing.

And (as usual) the story is interestingly poised.