The sky rumbled. It was about to rain. I must hurry back. I was on an errand to buy some titbits and knick-knacks. It was just a casual detour from my otherwise routine Indian housewife schedule. I did most of my grocery shopping online, but whenever my husband was away on a business tour for two or three days, I eloped on such errands. The weather was hot and humid. So, I had tied my lush, waist-length long hair in a sim...