The sound of birds chirping outside the window is constant. Lush grass and small plants cover the muddy brown landscape around me. The wind is still but every now and then it picks up and a small breeze enters the room through the iron mesh of the window. Many dark green trees dot the horizon.… Read more

The house was spotlessly clean. Aneesa’s mother had laid out her best china on the small table in the sitting room. The kitchen was full of the warm smell of onion bhaji and samosas. Aneesa’s sister had put the  gulab jamans in a silver tray in neat little patterns.. Aneesa was on the roof  staring… Read more