Never before was the rain so enchanting,
murky and placid lay the deserted shore,
mushy wind brushing by,
chirping birds shiver and shy,
lazy dawns and sopped twilight,
memories...
I should have asked her months ago. But I have been preoccupied with my family’s concerns. How will you protect your wife in that unknown place? What will you do if someone harms her? You have no experience in travel. You don’t even know Hindi. How will you get things done? Why can’t you go someplace nearby, like Munnar? But I had promised Agneta, and I couldn’t break it.
