How Long This Will Last
- People arrive at Lakshmi and Ama's hut. First the landlord comes for rent, then Gita's uncle comes for a loan repayment, then the headman's wife asks for the full amount of the loan she gave them plus interest.
- They eat well for the first time in months that night, but Lakshmi wonders how long the money Ama got for her earrings will last and if her stepfather will return.