Every morning, she quietly peeks in and offers me black tea. Then she lets me be; doesn’t make much inquiries.

I enter the restaurant in ambivalence. I sit across from them on the cushioned floor. A few cocktails are already

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at the end of a difficult week.
 He charged up my street

Friday afternoon. Arun and I walk over to Jhamsikhel to have lunch with Isaac. I need to finalize weekend plans

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