He tilted his head toward the pillion. "Get on."

She snapped her fingers. Meenakshi dissolved into a thousand fireflies, each one carrying a single unfinished wish. They spiraled upward, merged with the stars, and became a constellation that had not been there before. The locals later called it Pennin Veedu — The Girl’s Home.

"Yogi," she said. Her voice was the sound of a book slamming shut. "You have carried this soul across six thresholds. The seventh is mine. The toll must be paid."

Just wave.