Surya, namaste

Hi, things have gotten better since my last post. My mood has swung from being on the verge of tears all day (for having seen a burnt, mad kid loudly singing nonsense and squealing as he hopped on and off moving trains) to euphoria’s playground.

The kid had been in a fire—maybe someone had set him on fire. His skin was taut around his bones, and his lips had melted away.

The sun’s has come out, the rat’s no longer in the house, and my floor is dry again, at least for now. I won’t forget the kid, but I can see all the good stuff lately too. I had lunch at an outdoor café, I walked along the beach, I checked out a new neighbourhood. I’ve even started wedding shopping, and I now have four saris that I can’t wait to wear. So, life seems very manageable and problems seem less daunting again.