The Spin, the Fall, the Rise
The billboard lit on the letters blinked & a few of those turned off, making it spell something different. In the rain, she stands where a stream of thoughts rains inside her. It's her father's name. Rani is the only daughter of Sathya, the "gifted survivor", that's what people refer to him as. Sathya works as a construction worker in DDNC, which lays bridges for above-ground roads and underground metro. Sathya has survived many near-death accidents, and they believe there were divine interventions that saved him. Sathya lives in Kanyakumari, the edge of India, and he never misses a day of the sunrise above the ocean. He lived with his mother in their unprotected shelter that let sunlight to moonlight inside their house. His mother Easwari is a fighter who runs every day to buy a future for her child. She works as a daily wage worker. Sathya's world is the sunrise that brings a soft, warm shine inside him. It is like a hug from his father Thiru...