This happened a few months ago, just before the lockdown started. I went to the market with some friends for dinner. We ate Chinese food, roamed around a bit, and came back home. Everything was fine that night, but next morning, my stomach started hurting badly. I told my mother about it. She said, “Show it to the doctor, beta.”

There’s an aunty in our neighbourhood named Sajiya. She works as a nurse in a nearby dispensary. I went to her and told about my stomach pain. Sajiya aunty smiled and said, “Wait five minutes, I’m going to the dispensary. Come with me, show it to the doctor there.” I agreed, and after five minutes, we both left for the clinic.