Book 2, Chapters 38 - 40 Summary

In Chapter 38, Anju falls asleep when she is supposed to be studying in the library. She arrives home to find Sunil already there. Sunil is angry. There was a message left on the answer machine from the library asking Anju to work an extra shift. Anju tells Sunil she was saving the money to buy Sudha a plane ticket to America. The pain Anju has felt all day in her back and stomach worsens. As they continue to argue, the pain makes her double over and wetness spreads down her pants. Sunil calls an ambulance. Anju passes out. When she regains consciousness, Anju realizes she has lost her baby. Although the doctors tried to do a caesarian section, there was a problem with the umbilical cord. Sunil tells her the baby was beautiful. She sees the anger in his...