The Wheeze Machine

by Deepak sharma in English Short Stories

The Wheeze MachineBy Deepak SharmaTranslated by Dhiraj Singh As soon as Pa’s back from work my aunt covers him like breath on a mirror. “They’ve announced a job. It’s for women only… at the clothes factory. Morning shift, starting ...Read Moretill 3. The salary is also good. Three thousand rupees. It is a job made for Kartiki…” “Made for her? That wheeze machine?” Pa says in mock surprise. Pa keeps inventing new names for Ma. “If only she could get a hold of her breathing!” Pa is right. Ma is a chronic asthmatic but that doesn’t stop her from playing Read Less