So much has passed between this moment and the preceding ones. The time takes away the chunks but leaves the fragments to linger on. It were those afternoons when her mother used to take day time snooze, and she would slip out quietly trying at the same time, not to wake her mother up which could infuriate her and she could end up being beaten up badly. She had turned expert in opening the door and closing it after her without noise. She would lift the door panel slightly and push it open without letting it creek. Outside the world opened to her, a free world where she could do what she wanted .The hot summer afternoons were no hinderance. The bright blazing sky sent waves of heat but she was least bothered. She would explore the entire stretch of the roof coveri...