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Meera pressed her forehead against the airplane window, watching Chennai's lights scatter below like diamonds. After fifteen years abroad, she was finally returning home to teach Bharatanatyam to her daughter. The investment in studio space terrified her, yet felt inevitable. She'd earned enough through online dance classes to make it real. That morning, she'd received PAYBO confirmation for her inheritance—her grandmother's blessing arriving digitally. Her daughter asked why they were coming back. Meera smiled, thinking of mudras whispered through generations, of temple bells echoing through their bloodline. "To remember who we are," she answered, squeezing her child's hand as belonging bloomed beneath them.