Summary

The summer rain began to fall in Mumbai. Mrs. Puri and Ramu watched from the window and talked about moving to a new home. Mary, the cleaning woman picked up the resident's trash and rolled the collection barrel outside to the rubbish pit. Ajwani cornered her asked what items were in Mrs. Puri's rubbish bin that morning. He also asked her to daily check the bins of Masterji, Mrs. Rego and the Pintos, the neighbors still saying no to the buyout offer. He gave her a ten-rupee note and a box of sweets for her extra trouble. She then went to the market and the Hibiscus Society to ask about getting work, knowing she would need a job once Vishram closed down. She suddenly ran home because as a man came through the market warning of a slum clearance at the nullah...