And Yet She Hopes
"Promise me I'll be able to come back here in four years." Because four years is what she would have to spend before finally pursuing her dreams in the place that had grown to mean so much to her. And so she hoped. "It 's all changed so much! I don 't want to spend another day there, take me back!" Even the ruins of what her childhood school had been we're nowhere to be seen. She sobbed at the thought of spending four – no, five – years here before she could go back. She had her family and her teacher to give her solace that the years would pass in the blink of an eye. Things would get better. And so she hoped. " I thought I would have a ch ance to cons ider! Why don 't I get to say no!?" This line became quite familiar in the Dhavale household as she began to explore herself and inadvertently showcase her talents. All the while, her thoughts kept playing on a loop: This woul dn't have hap pened years ago. This wou ldn...