May 1. 2pm. Button had nudged me awake at an unearthly hour.
It must have been around 4 in the morning. In my groggy state, this is what I remembered him telling me:
April 30. 11am. “Are you not well, Button?”
“I have a really bad toothache.”
April 29. “Button, remember the story I told you about Noah’s Ark?”
“I do. What about it?”
April 28. “Ever heard of glow-worms, Button, or seen any?”
“A glow-worm! What exactly is that?”
April 26. I walked into Button’s room and found him, Rani and Mowgli having a pillow fight.
The bed was in a mess and there was cotton strewn all over.
April 25. “Button, what is the meaning of seva?”
“I haven’t the faintest idea.”
April 24. “How did you like LSD, Button?”
“I had heard so much about the film but I was disappointed.”
April 22. “Button, I have some Sardar jokes to tell you.”
“Why does everybody crack jokes about Sardars?”