Dahanu Road: a Novel
“Above her, the ceiling fan was motionless, the victim of a power cut.
No matter how hard Zairos tried to bring Kusum to the sofa, she refused.
Zairos wanted to touch her, but all he could think of was Vithal’s thumb.
He stared at his own thumb, at the concentric circles in the skin, like the lines made by a plough in the soil. To him, it was just a thumb. But to Vithal, it was something that had brought shame, a leprous trickster. And when it was cut off, what remained? A stub as barren as Vith...al’s remaining days on earth.
Twice Zairos nearly placed his hand on Kusum’s naked stomach, but then withdrew. If he was going to touch her, tonight would be different.
So he used only the tips of his fingers, very lightly, on hers. So light it might as well be imaginary. He did not look at her face, did not check if her eyes opened or not.
Then he let his palm rest on hers, his thumb the last to make contact.
He could now feel their fingers generating a current, a transmission of all their fears, loves, and desires.MoreLess
No matter how hard Zairos tried to bring Kusum to the sofa, she refused.
Zairos wanted to touch her, but all he could think of was Vithal’s thumb.
He stared at his own thumb, at the concentric circles in the skin, like the lines made by a plough in the soil. To him, it was just a thumb. But to Vithal, it was something that had brought shame, a leprous trickster. And when it was cut off, what remained? A stub as barren as Vith...al’s remaining days on earth.
Twice Zairos nearly placed his hand on Kusum’s naked stomach, but then withdrew. If he was going to touch her, tonight would be different.
So he used only the tips of his fingers, very lightly, on hers. So light it might as well be imaginary. He did not look at her face, did not check if her eyes opened or not.
Then he let his palm rest on hers, his thumb the last to make contact.
He could now feel their fingers generating a current, a transmission of all their fears, loves, and desires.MoreLess
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