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Readers will not accept a scenario where Harsh is drugged with a sleeping pill mixed into his dinner. If Harsh falls asleep, through whose perspective will the story be told? Readers want to experience the narrative from Harsh’s point of view. They would prefer for Harsh to go to the bathroom, stick two fingers down his throat, and induce vomiting—thereby neutralizing the effect of the sleeping pill. He could then lie back down and pretend to be asleep. This way, if anything happens between his mother, Bimala, and Prabin during the night, the readers will be able to learn about it directly through Harsh’s perspective.