The Oonjal Kattil
2
CREEEAK. CREEEAK. CREEEAK. SILENCE. CREEEAK. CREEEAK. CREEEAK. SILENCE. The half-awake instant-response-to-stimuli-mother in me tensed and jolted the other sleepy half of the mother in me. Together we checked the time. 2:13 AM. Blink blink.
