Maybe after an hour, he took his phone and vanished again to study. He was so engrossed in learning and revising that I found myself completely at peace like I was the only one present in the house. I had asked mummy to initiate a conversation about me to papa. I wished really bad that Rohan come and I could leave. Not permanently but for a little while.

In the kitchen I found potatoes on the other side of the cabinet and picked six of them. After washing and slicing them into cubes I put them in cold water. Now the dough for chapatis was prepared. That was for dinner...