‘Oh, Nirmal,’ she said. ‘Is it because we’re very ill and it’s such a burden to look after us? I think you are doing this because you want to kill yourself.’ ‘It’s cool, Mum,’ I said. ‘I’m going to do this, I’m going to show the world what I am capable of – what we can all do, if we put our minds to something. And I’m going to come back stronger. I’ll be a different Nims.’
