“The man was right behind her. It worried her to look, but she felt his grubby hand on her waist now. Crawling just like the serpent in front of her. And how oblivious to it she had been. Blame it… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share Image
“That offer paralyzed her for long moments, for now Meenakshi knew—whoever it was inside her, she meant business. And then, she shook herself off… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“She knew exactly what kind of people were behind her, and what they were doing.” — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“You don’t understand, child. Monsters will never show themselves as monsters. They will come hidden in various garbs. Sometimes they will look beautiful and… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“A wave of anger mixed with fear overcame her, the kind that made her armpits feel all clammy with sudden cold sweat. She recognized… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“The man was right behind her. It worried her to look, but she felt his grubby hand on her waist now. Crawling just like… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“why fear is described as creepy; it’s because when you are really, absolutely terrified, there’s this slow but undeniable sense that something’s creeping under… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“I don’t want you to get excited, okay? But I have to tell you. There was this guy teasing her on the street. At… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“She saw this frail man—her father—in a new light now. But more than that, she was relieved. Relieved that she was not being dumped… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“What do you think? Am I a monster to give up my little girl to a grown man? Of course, this is not going… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“Renu, you believe in all the gods, but you don’t believe in the demons? How is that possible? Foolish girl, don’t you see? Gods… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“From those fingers up, there was a transition brewing in her daughter, some kind of transformation.” — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“She didn’t know what she was going on with her; such a benumbing feeling of senselessness had never overcome her before. Perhaps it was… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
“But the very next moment, the boy’s excitement all died away. An unfamiliar pain began in him, of a kind that he had never… — Neil D'Silva Copy Share
