What's the secret that this bride is hiding?

Diana is a 40-year-old woman with gray eyes, blonde hair and a lovely dimple. She was writing something in her notebook when I entered. She looked up and smiled at me. I sat beside her and waited until she finished and gave her the paneer pakoras to taste.

“Hmmm. Very nice, Nithya. I am thinking of adding a couple of Indian snacks to the menu. There has been a noticeable increase in Indian customers here,” she said, eating the pakoras with relish.

“How about it Nithya? You can make this stuff from home and send it around to the restaurant. I’ll pay cash. What do you say?” she asked.

Diana’s suggestion seemed God-sent but I also wanted it to be my ticket out of the house.

“My mother-in-law is coming from India today. So most likely she will take over the kitchen. I can come here and make the snacks, if you don’t mind. How about that?” I asked.

She seemed pleased to hear that. “Sounds better. We can serve them hot! Great. So how long is your mother-in-law here?”
“For about three months I think. She might leave earlier if my sister-in- law’s marriage gets fixed,” I said.

“I still can’t understand why you won’t leave him? Divorces are also common in India. My Indian friend Malathi is divorced and happy.”

I bit my lip while I pondered her question. She never really understood why a younger sister would have trouble getting married if the older sister got divorced.

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