Arifa Ahsan

Unfinished Lilies of Hope

West Bengal, India, 1971 Adib caught a glimpse of her again. She was a few feet ahead of him in the ration queue. He had first seen her three days ago near the main refugee camp area, while she was talking to another girl of around her age. What had struck him was the serene aura she seemed to radiate, even with all the misery around them.