She lifted the hydraulic plank of the storage bed and hurriedly removed the bag of polyester sarees from inside. She had spent the last few hours neatly packing them. She'd even thrown in some naphtha balls.

Her MIL had called a few minutes back to say koi lockdown announce kiya hai aisa bol rahe hai yahaan par. Her flight had been cancelled.

#hindi #english

(polyester sarees - wrinkle-free, great-for-rough-and-tough-work sarees)

(naphtha balls ~ moth balls)

(koi lockdown announce kiya hai aisa bol rahe hai yahaan par - they are announcing here that there is some lockdown that’s been declared)