TANGY MANGO FANTASIES AND ASHEN ROADS

The scent of ripe mangoes drifts on the warm air, a vibrant promise of pleasure. But below, beneath the canopy of spreading trees, the streets are hard, laid with concrete that reflects the intense sun. A child's laughter dances in the cobbled alleyways, a fleeting flash of innocence amidst the thrumming life that surges around them. The city