I was back to my quarter. Vijay wanted me to take some rest. I, after so long, wanted to actually rest. I was still partially working from home. Online meetings and stuff. I wanted to eat good food. I wanted to sleep without the f*****g pills. It seemed possible. My body felt as if it was released from an unknown weight it was carrying. I felt lighter. I breathed deeper. I told Suhana to cook in the kitchen in the quarter. I would steal glances of her while pretending to work on my laptop. I think she knew. She would look at my study table once in a while only to find me wistfully staring at her. As she turned her head, I could still see her ears turn red. At night, she would get back to the mansion after making dinner. I wasn't so stiff when she was around. She didn't seem afraid when I
