Hesitantly, Meera set the heavy camera on a chair. She walked over to the mat and sat opposite Rohan. Her mother handed her the paste.

“And last year,” Aruna’s voice dropped, “when you had that fight with him. When you packed your bag and sat in the car for two hours before coming back inside? I was making this batch. I put in mirch (chili) for your anger, and amchur (dry mango powder) for the sourness you couldn’t swallow.”

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