From slumdog to...

She tapped on the glass.
She gestured for a rupee.
I looked at her. I looked away. I looked at her again.

‘I’m not going to give you any money’. Of course I wasn’t going to.

And then I remembered…

There’s always something sweeter than a rupee. ‘Where did I see it last? Ahh, there it is.’

I pulled out the two candies I had in my bag.
Worth Rs. 2.00
Gave it to her.
Take eat.

She look at me. She looked at the candy.
She threw it back on the glass. It fell to the floor.

‘Tu kha’ is all she said.

That slum-bitch.



-Austin.