One-Night Stand, by Tasneem Sara Baldiwala, is a heart-wrenching story about far more than one woman s battle with AIDS. Younger days, a tattoo parlor, unsanitary needles, and, unbeknownst to her,Samayra Shagon falls victim to the deadly disease that will one day manifest itself and change her life forever. One romantic night in Goa, a cabin by the sea, tender embraces, and, unbeknownst to them, Samayra infects Sahil. Life circumstances force the lovers to go their separate ways and pretend this night was nothing more than a mistake, a onenight stand between two virtual strangers, who met by chance while on vacation with other friends.