Book 2, Chapters 32 - 34 Summary

Anju's amniocentesis goes well. Her baby boy is normal. After the appointment, Sunil and Anju splurge on dinner, and then make love. Anju falls asleep and does not call Sudha when she intended. When she does call India, Sudha's monotone voice tells Anju that Sudha's baby girl is all right also. Anju feels that something terrible has happened to Sudha. Anju calls her mother, but she knows of nothing that might be wrong with Sudha. Anju is woken from a nightmare when the phone rings. It is Sudha. She has gone to the post office while her mother-in-law is napping so she could speak to Anju privately. Sudha tells Anju that her mother-in-law wants her to have an abortion because the baby is not a boy. Ramesh is refusing to stand up to his mother and protect his wife...