Sunday, 5:47 PM. Besant Nagar beach, Chennai.
“I said… I’ll think about it.” She looked down at their matching blue chappals.
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And for the first time, her mother didn’t say “But what will people say?”
“What’s that?” she asked.
Nila clutched Arjun’s hand as they walked past the bajji stall. Her heart was a dholak inside her chest. Her mother’s WhatsApp group was 2 km away in Adyar, but it felt like 2 inches.
“I love you too,” she said. “And I’m done hiding.” Sunday, 5:47 PM
“Relax, Nila,” Arjun whispered, squeezing her fingers. “It’s just sunset. And a lousy corn cob.”