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Cutting for Stone Chapter 18: Sins of the Father

By Abraham Verghese

Chapter 18: Sins of the Father

The twins, Shiva and Marion, grow up happy boys in the Missing Hospital.
There's one catch, though: Shiva won't talk. He lets Marion do it for him.
One day, when the boys are eight, Hema decides they are not getting good enough training at school, and she starts forcing them to do more work at home.
Marion protests and gets in trouble. He hides out in the operating room where he was born and where his mother died.
When Marion goes back home to face his punishment, he finds Shiva, Genet (the maid Rosina's daughter), and Hema dancing. He calls Shiva a traitor.