In the room she was still crying. I locked the doors and sat beside her.

" What were you talking about? " I asked instantly. " I mean about your mother. Didn't she die? I mean killed or in an accident? " I tried to sound sympathetic but the secrets were making me restless.

" Yes bhabhi she died. In an accident. It was papa who was shot by a thief. " She sounded alarmed, trying to hide what she accidentally told me.. .

" Okay. And what about Arun? What did he say ? " I wanted to know about his opinion ,just to know what he grasped from...