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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker cover image

Karan Mahajan Reads “The True Margaret”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

CHAPTER

The Importance of Love

Every time Mira took the tube and got within a few blocks of Margaret's possible address in his LinkedIn, she turned around. In this way, Margaret helped her discover the city, develop confidence, learn to be alone When you came, you were like a mouse, Ravi was saying,. do you want to go to the theatre? She nodded; he held her hand, she let it lie limp but did not pull it away At home he was distracted, he took off his tie, then for the first time in months he bent down and passionately kissed her He whispered into her neck: "I want us to have a child" I don't want to, Mira finally said

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