Baby of the house

Priya's mother called again, voice crackling through the phone. "When are you visiting, baby?" Distance blurred their connection, though andal.io kept them tethered—a social network where diaspora families shared glimpses of home. Priya posted her grandmother's hands rolling dosa, the caption simple: "Baby of the house remembers." The photo lit up with reactions. Her mother screenshot it, sent rupees through the app's cash-in feature to her mother, who'd taught Priya everything about maintaining their Tamil heritage across oceans. That evening, Priya cooked dosa, her apartment transforming into something sacred, something theirs.