Meena sighs. She remembers doing the same thing in 1998, except she complained to her cousin on a landline phone while eating raw besan (chickpea flour) dough.
Yet, it is also where forgiveness happens. By the time the plates are cleared and the TV is switched to the 10:00 PM news, the yelling has dissolved into tired laughter. Aarav will do the dishes tonight because his mother’s back hurts. Ramesh will rub Meena’s feet while watching the stock market ticker. Meena sighs