I often wondered how she could be so happy, living her life all alone, but slowly her positivity and vibrance rubbed off on me too.

‘I don’t wear the bindi anymore na, Didi! Neither the thread. He felt I am not wearing signs. Signs of being his. So he lost his temper.’ Preeti pressed the ice against her cheek and walked to the sink full of dishes.

Many nights, she would think about how Sharada had pulled through those tough times. Would she be able to do something like that?

"It was my decision. I tolerated him being a drunkard. But he chose another girl. When I confronted him, he said it was love, that he loved the two of us. Strange right?"

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