Chapter 25It would be a long journey. There was a strike in Shambala, one of those notorious bandhs which made public transport disappear from the streets and they were far away from Aman’s district. They had to travel there in the back of an open truck. Iris negotiated the transport arrangements as her Hindi was fast improving; she realised that she was developing an eye for finding someone who could help, whereas Zoran looked so visually foreign that he was treated very differently. When men leered at her, she did not expect Zoran to put an arm around her shoulders protectively, as Danesh had done; instead she glared at the men until they looked away.
bandhsZoran’s hair streamed behind him in the open wind of the truck. Without a helmet or a seat belt, he looked as if he were flying. He
