Chapter 19

Shanaya reached out for the doorbell but her attention was momentarily taken away by a white cat that ran past her. She jumped, startled at the intrusion in her thoughts.

It was only now she asked herself how she got upstairs. Her mind had been so occupied with her work and Priya’s divorce process that she had absent-mindedly boarded the stairs.

She tapped the doorbell, and sighed, leaning against the wall. Her eyes eyed the entrance—the wall decorated with mandala art. It was a decent place, she concluded. At least on the outside.

On the inside, she was confident she’d find a lot more colorful and eccentric things.

She had not expected her sister-in-law, Kirti, to own an apartment in such a quiet place. She had temporarily moved here with Neil and their little daughter Ahana. Shanaya had not asked the reason for it as it seemed too intrusive.

However, when she received a call from Kirti that morning, asking her to babysit Ahana, she quickly agreed.

It was a Sunday and alt