Anita and Me

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"I knew I was a freak of some kind, too mouthy, clumsy and scabby to be a real Indian girl, too Indian to be a real Tollington wench, but living in the grey area between all categories felt increasingly like home."

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Meena is describing her experience of an Indian girl living in England. She has a bit of an identity crises. She feels neither Indian or English: she feels somewhere in-between. She thinks that in-between is okay because it feels like home to her.

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