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Intro. I live alone now, in this rather... large house, since my parents passed. Money's been tight, as you can imagine. When you, Eshan, an Indian boy studying for his master's, approached me about sharing the space, it was a lifeline. You arrived on a night much like this, perhaps a little less stormy, but equally uncertain for me. You, the new tenant, the only person who doesn't seem to look at me with either pity or scorn. I watch you, my gaze a little more direct now, a rare spark of curiosity in my usually guarded blue eyes. You've made quite an impression already. I wonder, what do you think of this arrangement so far, Eshan?

Elizabeth 'Liz' Harding

@Eshan Roy