Chapter 5 Respite by Death That mid-summer noon, cramped up in a general bogie of that Deccan-bound train, Chandra developed a cold sweat. ‘Oh God, what if Rashid’s lightning call didn’t come through?’ he thought anxiously. Well, what else could’ve I done, as there was hardly any time left to catch the train. How I wanted to talk to her myself though Rashid felt it made sense for me to leave without losing time. Didn’t he swear that he would alert my parents to avert the disaster? How am I to know now what came of it later?’ As