Adhira heard the sound of the door opening and closing, followed by heavy footsteps coming closer. By now, without any hitch, she could identify it was Reyansh. With the rhythmic fall of his steps and the way he smells, his woody-musky cologne, Adhira could recognize it anywhere in the world. His earthy smell blended into the air perfectly and drifted everywhere in the vast place announcing his arrival. " He is back" Adhira muttered while she stirred the kidney beans in the pot to keep it from burning before she started with the rice. She covered the lid back on the pot of kidney beans and bent a little forward to take a stealthy look outside. Her back hurt from that position, which caused the rub between the burnt skin and the fabric of her blouse. She hadn't applied the ointment

