Mystery
Date Published: 10-14-2023
His world. Her world. My world. Your world. It’s all the same, yet entirely
different. It’s nothing but another one of God’s oxymorons laughing at us.
Some people spend their entire life waiting for an epiphany. While some
live.
Sneha Babu’s debut novel Magic in Errors unravels a story showing how
the Universe works in beautiful and heart-breaking ways—beginning with
a neon-colored hair tie. Over the course of a few days, this seemingly
insignificant accessory passes through the hands of six people; strangers,
lovers, friends, and enemies. Every encounter sets off a chain reaction of
events, forever altering their lives in ways they never could have
imagined.
Amidst their unique struggles, a slum boy, musician, policeman, celebrity,
movie agent, and businesswoman grapple with the struggle to truly live
rather than merely survive. Their lives intertwine in intricate ways, as
they confront devastating choices, experience powerful emotions, and endure
lasting tragedies, even long after one of them murders another.
What lessons can the world teach us? Does it always pay to be kind? How
could someone be connected to a person they have never met? How can a hair
tie change the course of someone’s life? Find out in Magic in
Errors.
EXCERPT
Now that Aanjaney is alone once more, he carefully opens the envelope,
seeing it’s a little wet from the rain, and pulls out the letter. He
carefully holds the piece of paper and starts reading.
Hi there,
So, yeah. I’m dead. Are you crying?
It’s two in the morning. My room is filled with the smell of
freshly-bloomed jasmines from outside, but they’re not half as pretty
as you, I swear. Many years ago, do you know what I told people when they
asked me how we were so in love all the time? I told them it’s because
we count stars at night together and give shapes to clouds during the day.
Now, I don’t know where you are or how you are doing. But I do know
that you are still somewhere under those few billion stars we counted. After
you were gone, I remember missing you between my laughs and all the
imaginary kisses we shared. You and I, we made a pretty great team—all
the weirdness included.
All the secrets beyond the skies, layers and layers of history safeguarded
by the earth, and the never-ending horizon. Yet, it’s strange how two tiny
specks find each other, unlocking magic as limitless as the cosmos.
It’s fascinating that mere fragments of this marvelous oeuvre have a
unique story written for them in the stars. Sadly, our story reached an
expiry date. But that doesn’t make it any less real. The point is, I
want you to live your life. I am glad I met you, Aanjaney Iyer. Now,
whatever happens next, I know I have lived because I have loved.
Eventually, the dusk of your life will open its sleepy eyes, ready to show
you the incredible morning. When the first rays come knocking on your
windows, don’t be afraid to pull up the blinds. You’ll see.
You’ll see that light won’t hurt. I don’t know when or how
I might die. I just hope it’s not too soon. I used to think of time as
sand slipping away from my feet. When we were together, those sands held my
roots. We grew up laughing, loving, and making mistakes together with a
fortunate stroke of serendipity. Now, I am not so sure… I
just… Did I find a family, Aanjaney? Did I die sad? I am sure Raphael
will take care of everything. He wouldn’t let me die like an old
maiden. Beneath all that anger, he is a sweet, little man. Old, but still
sexy, right?
Don’t miss me too much, okay? Now, stop worrying.
I liked you because I thought you were perfect. I loved you when I realized
you weren’t. There’s magic in errors, darling. Real stuff.
So, be happy. Love hard. Be fierce.
Yours,
Yours
(PS: Get ready for some serious haunting.)
Aanjaney folds the letter neatly before putting it in his pocket. He walks
into the rain for one final touch.
About the Author
Born and raised in India, Sneha Babu is a 25 year old STEM major,
co-founder of a feminist media company by day and author by night. A few
years ago, she plotted the trajectory of this story during a discrete
mathematics class (there was a flow chart involved). Sneha did not know it
then but she had created something that would go on to heal her future self.
From trying to solve the climate crisis to smashing patriarchy, her life is
an endless rollercoaster of daring dreams.
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