He started to tell me about his life.

If I leave my wife, my daughter won’t be taken care of.

PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE BY RUHI JIWANI 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 134

I met an old friend to celebrate his birthday; we ordered a lemon tart, overly sweet, took a few bites each, and then he started to tell me about his life.

“My wife is now over 100kg,” he said.

“She pushed my father against the wall during a fight.”