The Chai Factor by Farah Heron

Author:Farah Heron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2019-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“MUM, YOU STILL planning to go to that anniversary party tomorrow? I was invited, too.” It was later that day, and after a hurried family dinner, Nanima rushed Zahra to dance class while Amira and Mum washed dishes.

“I was planning on it.” Mum handed Amira a casserole dish to dry. “I could use a fancy night out, divorcee from Winnipeg notwithstanding. You could use a night out, too. You were so keyed up when we spoke yesterday. You seem better now, though.”

Amira stifled a snort as she finished drying the dish and put it in the cupboard. It was amazing what a bit of sexual satisfaction could do for her tension levels. Even after reading about the Regent plant project while worrying about this anniversary party all day, she felt lighter and more at ease than she had in a long time.

The Regent project seemed straightforward enough and quite similar to other projects she had worked on before grad school. Regent was a large company that manufactured plastic cups and dishes, and they were significantly modernizing their large plant in the north end of the city. Raymond had already been working the job for a month, and it was expected to continue for several more.

Amira wished she could say she was excited about joining Raymond on the project, but after starting in on the literature, she couldn’t help but think it sounded a bit . . . mundane. Kind of boring, to be honest. She wasn’t sure what she’d expected; after all, she was heading right back to the same job she left, and she had loved that job before. Why would it seem dull now?

Mum was right about one thing, though—it had been a while since Amira had had the chance to get all decked out. These giant Indian parties were usually a lot of fun, but Amira had her reasons for worrying about going to this particular one. Namely, Sam I Am What I Am and the weird state of her relationships with the singing group.

“You don’t want to go?” Mum asked, eyeing Amira.

“I don’t know.”

“Because of Sameer?”

Amira stilled. Although she hadn’t outright said to her mother she was dating him, she’d allowed her family to think it. “It’s complicated.”

Her mother broke eye contact. “It’s always complicated, isn’t it?”

That was an understatement. Amira was pretending to date one singer while sleeping with the other. Well, maybe not sleeping with—as in currently in a relationship with—but rather slept with. Fuck buddies? Probably not, they weren’t really buddies. Maybe?

“You okay, Amira? I think that spoon is probably dry by now.”

Amira looked down at her grandmother’s serving spoon in her hand and laughed. “Yeah, I’m fine. I think I almost dried a hole in this.”

Despite the carnal satisfaction, this “thing” with Duncan had Amira twisted in knots. Relationships were weird in the beginning anyway, and since they both seemed to agree they didn’t want to over-analyze this one, she wasn’t sure how to categorize it. The timing was terrible—but this was no casual fling.

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