The Reading List

by Sara Nisha Adams

How could he be whole again when his whole had gone for good?

Naina would do everything—she’d cook, she’d clean, she’d laugh, she’d cry, she’d sew, she’d mend, and at the end of the day, she’d read. She’d settle into bed as though she’d had the most relaxing day, and she’d read. From their first few weeks together, he knew that he loved her, and he’d love her forever.

He knew so much had changed, for better, and for worse . . . but this was one of the good moments, one of the loveliest moments.