07.00 Hours Saturday 17 March I don’t know why I jump out of bed at 7 in the morning as it’s a waste of time because India sleeps till 8 or 9. Maybe now I know I go into the bathroom and after brushing my teeth then there he is. A cockroach. Not a baby either. I am surprised it’s taken this long to see one, But more surprised as where I am staying is a family home. It’s not dirty and I don’t think that they are associated with dirt anyway. So a Mexican standoff ensues, but there is only going be one winner. He makes the first the move, I jump and shout like a girl. He knows he got the upper hand. He stops. He reminds me in my endless seconds of panic
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