When Mr. Pirzada came to dine
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- Upon receiving a grant from the Pakistan government to study the foliage of New England, a man by the name of Mr. Pizarda decides to depart from his native country despite the fact that the nation is at war and he must leave his family behind as well, expecting to hear from them soon.
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- It has been six months since Mr. Pirzada last saw his wife and seven daughters back in Dacca. To some extent,the grant that was handed to him was an honor, but it was not as monetarily gratifying as he had hoped. As a result, Lilia's family, who were looking for compatriots since they really missed Calcutta (the city they were born), called him and asked him to come to their home for dinner and to watch the news.
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- Mr. Pirzada comes often to Lilia's family home. Nevertheless, she discovers one night that, although sharing the same language, cuisine preferences, and sense of humour as her parents, Mr. Pirzada is not strictly considered Indian, but rather Muslim, especially since Partition in 1947. For that reason, her father questions what she has been studying at school, noticing that she knows nothing about the current war; which, at the same time, reminds her mother of her traumatic upbringing in Calcutta, so she is grateful Lilia was born and schooled in the United States, where they can live in peace and she has several opportunity to thrive.
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- Mr. Pirzada visits the following evening and offers Lilia candy as usual. She treasures these presents and keeps them in a little box to enjoy later. Thereafter, Lilia notices how he imagines being with his family everytime they gather to dine because he places a watch next to him that displays Dacca time. So, before going to bed, she decides to eat a piece of candy and pray for Mr. Pirzada's family after seeing how horrible the situation has gotten on the television.
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- Despite being assigned a work about the American Revolution at school, Lilia can't help but think about Pakistan's situation, prompting her curiosity about a book about the nation when she and a friend visit the library to conduct research. Soon after, the teacher interrupts her and reprimands her for not doing what she was meant to. On Halloween, India joins East Pakistan in an official war against West Pakistan. During the meantime, Mr. Pirzada stays at their home, terrified of his family’s fate, and seeks comfort from Lilia's parents.
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- WAR!!!
- After the conflict between India and Pakistan is over, Mr. Pirzada quickly returns home and learns, to his utter amazement and thankfulness, that his family is still alive. Eventually, he writes Lilia's family a letter to express his genuine gratitude for the meals and all they did for him while he was in the US. That moment, Lilia acknowledges she won't ever see him again and suffers for that reason. As a result, she stops eating the candy he gave her as she had been doing for the previous weeks and eventually tosses all of them away.
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