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12 Priya’s mother swept the cardamom powder into the baking mix,
and Priya drizzled in the melted butter. As Priya stirred the mixture,
her mother’s eyes caught hers. They both smiled, and Mummy asked,
“Did you make any new friends today?”
13 Priya stared into the bowl. “I met a girl from France,” she said.
Actually, the teacher had paired them together because they were the
only ones left after everyone had chosen science partners.
14 “Ah,” Mummy said, crumbling the dough with her fingers. “And
what did you have for lunch?”
15 Priya thought about what to tell her mother. After the peanut
butter sandwiches had grown tiresome, she had begun buying lunch at
the cafeteria. But that, too, drew attention because she could only eat
the vegetarian items, no meat or fish. Children watched as she passed
over the hamburger patties and chicken nuggets, choosing only watery
green beans and lumpy blobs of mashed potatoes. Lindsay, a blond
girl in her class, had asked, “Why don’t you eat meat?”
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