“He walked away, not even waiting for me as I stood there dumbfounded. No thanks for saving him at the stream or covering our disobedience, not even an apology for Father’s oversight. But then, this was the way of the world to Yudhajit. And standing there, I knew that I would never truly grow accustomed to.”

“He walked away, not even waiting for me as I stood there dumbfounded. No thanks for saving him at the stream or covering our disobedience, not even an apology for Father’s oversight. But then, this was the way of the world to Yudhajit. And standing there, I knew that I would never truly grow accustomed to.”

— Vaishnavi Patel