Iris:
After having a meaningful conversation with Kash and deciding that we would be heading south in the next few days, I returned to the guesthouse, where my mother seemed to be waiting for me desperately.
"Spoke to Kash?" she asked, snapping her fingers to get my attention in case I hadn't noticed her sitting there.
"I did," I replied, tiredly strolling down the hallway, wondering if going into my bedroom would bring me any peace anymore.
"And what did he say?" my mother pressed.
The curiosity in her voice was so clear. I wasn't the only one waiting for Kash's decision.
My mother seemed equally anxious, perhaps even more so, because she was willing to commit a crime and the sin of cursing someone else's baby for the sake of her own.
"He said we can go south to visit the river in the next few days, under the guise of just wandering around for shooting," I explained, watching her smile brightly.
