“Pheroze, wake up! I spotted you dozing from a mile. What’s been the reason for such sluggishness?” Lady Flora had never seen her friend, Sir PM, look so drowsy since the dark days of the first lockdown.

“Where do I begin, really? These days haven’t been the most peaceful…unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would know of the political crisis that has hit our state. So much is at stake, you know. And catching up with modern days’ televised news is quite a task. They make every hour sound equally important by using terms like ‘breaking news’. I have barely been able to manage any shut-eye,” he rued.