Swetha gathered Raghu’s hands in hers, and joined the crowd dancing, chanting “We did it. We did it.” Raghu swayed with her, humming the same.

A man behind him tapped his shoulder, asked What?

No clue. Raghu whispered.

Okay. The man nodded, and joined the crowd dancing, chanting in trance.

Devayani Anvekar is an illustrator and cartoonist of social and domestic issues. She lives in Goa, India.