Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Cold and fog mark the weather this morning. Before…
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Cold and fog mark the weather this morning. Before my parents drove away, I helped them wipe the condensation off the car windows with spare paper napkins from a fast-food joint. They handed the dirty, wet brown napkins to me to throw away when we were done.
Years back, when I had first moved into this apartment, I had a little ritual I performed when my parents drove away after visiting me. I would run on the sidewalk, on my side of the street, as though I were running after their car, and then when they accelerated away I stopped and I waved until they had far outdistanced me, and then I would go back to my apartment.
But today I just said goodbye and waited till the traffic slowed and crossed the street and threw away the napkins in the dumpster they emptied this morning and went back inside.
