Summary

In Chapter 1, the narrator reveals that it was the day Seema spent with Tahera’s children in San Francisco that made her decide to keep her baby.

In Chapter 2, the narrator argues that Seema was testing Tahera when she asked her to serve as an emergency guardian for her baby.

In Chapter 3, Nafeesa is surprised to see her daughters in twin braids when she gets up from her nap. Seema and Tahera tell Nafeesa that Tahera has agreed to be the baby’s emergency guardian. They have dinner that night on the roof.

In Chapter 4, the baby feels tightness in his chest as he considers the three women happy together.

In Chapter 5, the narrator reminds the reader that it is poetry that captures the beauty in life.

In Chapter 6, the baby wonders if his heart hurts because he is so happy or...