OranjebombAn impromptu party was in progress at the Perreiras’ place. At any time, there were enough family members to constitute a good-sized clan by themselves. But with the presence of Rahul, Atul and some visitors who had dropped in, the house was bursting with people.
Rahul and Dayton had been friends ever since they attended kindergarten together. Over the years, their paths had diverged, but there was still a free-and-easy sort of friendship that they shared. Rahul could always drop in at Dayton’s house, and occasionally did, encouraged by the fact that Dayton’s mother was an excellent cook and loved to cook for her family and their friends. Apart from the lure of good food, Rahul enjoyed the atmosphere in their house, which was so different from his own. He found the topics of con
