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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE LETTER
Mum received the letter and after reading its content she became uneasy with the message. She started making some preparations to visit my grandparents and intimate them about what was going on so that they would take necessary actions to help me. She wrote and sent a letter ahead to notify my grannies about her visit without letting them know the purpose of the visit.
A week later, Mum embarked on her train journey to Mumbai. The journey would take almost an entire day to arrive in Mumbai, considering the transfers and intermittent stopping at various junctions. She boarded the first train departing from Bombel Patel station because there was no direct train from Uttar Pradesh to Mumba
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