Aniruddh didn't speak. He simply allowed the slight pressure of her hand to guide him. He moved with her momentum, the emotional exhaustion making him yielding, until she seated him in a dining chair.
Bondita retrieved a bowl of the warm kheer. She took a small spoonful and, without a word, lifted it to his lips. Aniruddh looked at the spoon, then at her face. The tension between them was palpable, but the kheer represented the unspoken truce: her care for his health was unconditional, even if her presence was not. He opened his mouth and accepted the spoonful.

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