My Cousin Sister 2020 ((install)) «COMPLETE ⟶»

I didn’t know then that those noodles would become a ritual. Or that Riya would become the anchor of my entire 2020.

We started a shared journal in June. A cheap spiral notebook we passed back and forth. She’d write a page about how online classes were making her feel dumb. I’d write underneath about how I was scared my parents might get sick. We never talked about those pages out loud. We didn’t have to. my cousin sister 2020

But 2020 was the year of perspective .

I remember the exact week the government announced the lockdown. I was at my aunt’s house, and the news ticker flashed red. My cousin sister—let’s call her Riya—looked at me from across the dining table. We were both in university then, both suddenly told to come home and stay home. I didn’t know then that those noodles would

I don’t want to go back to just seeing her at weddings and festivals. I don’t want to go back to superficial conversations about the weather. A cheap spiral notebook we passed back and forth