Chapter Eight"I'm home!" I announce myself as I close the front door of the house I grew up in behind me. It's four minutes past three. Not a bad time, considering we only got back from Brighton at eleven.
Bye, bye, outside world. You shall be missed.
"Mandeep!" Dadi - Dad's mom, who has lived with us for as long as I can recall - appears in the doorway leading to the living room, shuffling in my direction as quickly as she can manage with the help of her walking stick.
I put my bags down and rush towards her, giving her a warm hug. She's the one I missed the most when I moved away for university and it's so good to see her now that I'm back.
"Look at you! So skinny. Have you been eating properly?" She scrutinises me up and down and pinches my cheek with her trembling fingers.
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