Chapter 9: Night Three (Grey)
Night Three. Grey.
Kajal. Ananya did it for me, a thin line under each eye, so light that you could only see it if you came close.
Mummy came close. She was fixing the flowers for the puja, and I was holding the plate for her. She looked at my eyes.
“Where did you learn that?”
“Ananya.”
She looked a little longer. Then, very small, at one corner of her mouth, there was a smile.
I wanted to say it right then. Mummy, there’s something I want to tell you. The words came all the way up. And then they stopped.
I was angry with myself all night. So close. Tomorrow, I told myself.
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