Indu Sundaresan

"At first there is no sensation, no feeling at all, not even fear. Just an intense, heart-filled longing for freedom. Then strangely it is peaceful, no remorse at leaving behind the old life and stepping into the new. Meha laughs out loud, listening to the sound of her voice echo down the well of balconies. But no one wakes in the flats. No lights come on, no heads stick out of windows, no fists are shaken in disgust. They all still sleep. Tomorrow they will know, Meha thinks. Tomorrow they will see what Chandar and she have done. Time enough for that." (Washington Square Press - p. 37)