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wherever we go. Maybe, it’s not about being beautiful or ugly. Maybe, it’s
just about being happy or sad. And yes, there would be times when you
would be sad, but the moment you decide to smile again, you’re beautiful

again, you’re beautiful always.
As promised, Parvathi comes to see me post sunset. A few minutes later,
we lie next to each other beneath a full moon as we gaze at the endless
night sky that is absorbed in the cold breeze from the sea and the water
twinkling from the lights of the shacks.

‘Ricky feels I am not good enough yet!’

‘Ricky is a retired psycho. I had warned you. I should not have taken you
to Ricky’s.’
‘Look up towards the sky. Infinite, isn’t it?’

‘Look within and you’ll realize you’re infinite too,’ she smiles with
belief.

Her faith in me urges me to share my sweet little secret with her. ‘Elisha
is my mother.’
Her eyes open wide in amazement. She stays silent for a while and says,
‘Are you out of your mind? If that’s true, you must tell everyone and
become a superstar.’

‘Someday, I will. Not now. I want to keep away from the media glare. I
wish to know more about my mother. That’s my goal. Especially, what
happened to her. Dad told me that they never found her body. I feel she

must be living under an alternate identity, you know!’
‘I am with you in this journey. Consider me as your closest confidant. I
will help you.’

‘Will I be able to find her? Ever?’
‘Walking away from anything in life is easy. But to stay resolute, to hold
on, to wait for the sunrise is difficult. You’re doing just that!’

‘Do you have any friends here?’
‘Not really, most of them left to pursue higher education. My family has

financial constraints. I like to assist my mother at the orphanage. I will also
join as a nurse there.’
‘Boyfriend?’