She crossed the room, the song still playing in her one ear. She stopped in front of his chair, then did something she hadn’t done in months. She knelt down, rested her chin on his knee, and looked up at him.

“I forgot to look at you,” he said, his voice thick. “I’ve been so busy providing… I forgot to see you.”

"Yeh barish ka mausam…" (This rainy season…)