Summary

On Page 152, the narrative shifts to focus on Badal, who walks to work and thinks of Raghu. Badal decides that he will never abandon Raghu, despite having seen Raghu possibly flirting with an older man the previous day. As he walks, he sees a lost young girl, and he helps her find her father in the crowd. During the day, Badal finds that he is rather content as he works. Meanwhile, Nomi goes to Johnny Toppo’s tea stall, and she realizes that he reminds her of Jugnu, the kind gardener of the ashram where she lived. She asks Johnny questions in an attempt to assess whether or not he is Jugnu using a new name, but Johnny Toppo does not wish to answer questions about his past. Nomi begins to feel doubt as to whether or not she should have come to Jarmuli...