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Me: "Gulab jamun." The chat erupted. Hearts. Thumbs up. Uncle Tariq: "Finally someone with sense in this family." One problem. I cannot cook. I once burned water. And now I had four days to produce gulab jamun for 15 strangers with very strong opinions about dessert.

Sunday. I brought gulab jamun from the best shop in town, moved into my own dish, the shop box buried deep in a bin two streets away. Grandma took one bite. Looked at me for a long time. Grandma: "Shop ones." My heart stopped. Grandma: "Good shop. Smart boy." She never told a soul. That was the day I understood I was truly one of them.

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