By 8:30 AM, the house fell into a temporary slumber. Rahul and Priya headed to their offices, and Aryan boarded the yellow school bus. The silence was soon broken by the arrival of Geeta, the domestic help, whose arrival sparked the second act of the day. Savita and Geeta moved through the house, cleaning and gossiping about neighborhood weddings, their voices a constant hum against the backdrop of a daytime soap opera playing on the TV.