At KGBV, there is a woman of indiscriminate age who comes to the dorm from time to time. \u00a0She stands barely 5 feet tall, with her round, brown face ringed by curls of salt and pepper hair peeking out from under her dupatta scarf. \u00a0Her features are pixie-ish, bordering on cherubish, and she has a ready smile for any who want it.\u00a0 She cleans the girls’ toilets.\u00a0 Her name is Indra.<\/p>\n
The other day, I passed by Indra in the courtyard, and I smiled at her, and she at me, and I reached out to take her hand in a friendly shake. \u00a0Just before my hand touch hers, one of the girls rushed to me out of nowhere and grabbed my arm.\u00a0 “No, Sistah,” she insisted.\u00a0 I looked at her with my eyebrow cocked and replied, “Kyu nay-hee?” which means “why not”.\u00a0 The girl, all of ten, glanced at Indra, then back at me, and whispered, “She cleans toilets.”\u00a0 To which I responded, “So do I,” and removed my arm from the youngsters grasp and proceeded to hug Indra.<\/p>\n
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