Every morning, Anjali makes the coffee. Vikram hums Chitraveeni .
He didn’t answer with words. He took a small piece of jasmine from her hair—one that had fallen from the garland on the doorway—and tucked it behind her ear again.
Anjali’s heart stopped.
“Akka, the inverter will kick in any second. You don’t need to make coffee in the dark.”
“Everyone,” he said. Silence fell. Even the sambar stopped bubbling.