Every Friday for two years, he’d sat with her on the chipped veranda of the village home in Sylhet. A cup of cha, a tin of biscuits, and a 4K camera on a tripod. She would complain, "Beta, why this big eye staring at me?" But she never refused.

He sent the link to the family WhatsApp group. Then he leaned back, exhausted. At 3:15 AM, his phone buzzed. His aunt in London: “Kanna pacche. Onar kotha… exactly mone ache.” (Crying. Her voice… exactly as I remember.)

Tomorrow, he would start recording his own story.