She had trained herself to cope on a day by day basis. And keep going. Until one day, when she realized she was burying herself into a hole, deeper and deeper, with each day; with acceptance of his increasingly bad behavior.

“You want the truth, then let’s have it. Tell everyone the truth behind your rock-sized diamonds. That these diamonds and jewellery are just your husband’s way of compensating for his cheating."

Saba always noticed how Razia looked at the little children who played in and around the chawl. That twinkling of her eyes, that wistful smile…

She had to get them out of the hellhole, make them into strong, independent women who would never be in a position like she was….

She wasn’t quite aware of this shift yet. No one told her to make this change, but she did, even though she wasn’t told to.