It had been a long, emotionally exhausting day. Taani sat silently in the car as they returned from Rishi's funeral. The rhythmic hum of the engine was the only sound breaking the oppressive silence, but it did little to ease the storm brewing in her heart. Rashmi, Archana, Sholak, and Taani had barely spoken a word on the way back. The loss of Rishi, the pillar of family, had left an unbearable void, and no amount of silence could ease the ache in our hearts.