Chapter 7The noise of the door closing behind Lilavati and Aman had woken up his daughter, Laila. Laila did not fully understand what all the fuss was about; her baby sister, a squirmy little thing whom she had been allowed to stroke very briefly in the hospital – she’s as hairy as a kitten Ma! – was gone. And according to the whispers, Laila’s father had done something. Although what he had done wasn’t very clear to Laila, especially as her mother had slapped her away when Laila had asked, “Is what Nani saying true? Did… someone… bury my sister?” The foreigner must have had something to do with it. Otherwise, why was she even here?
she’s as hairy as a kitten Ma!Laila sat up and looked around for the familiar bulk of her grandmother, but could see only her little sister sleeping alone. No
