Chapter 13

Summary

• The gym where Nisha left her belongings is closed indefinitely, and she's facing the fact that she may not get her things back.
• Nisha is angered by her ex-husband Carl's betrayal, who replaced her with someone named Charlotte.
• She works at a hotel and is fueled by anger, powering through her cleaning duties.
• Nisha is part of the undocumented maids working in the hotel, whose jobs are precarious and vulnerable to immigration issues.
• She has limited access within the hotel and is devising a plan to recover her belongings from her former hotel suite.
• During a lunch break, Nisha calls her son Ray for financial help, but discovers that Carl has frozen Ray's bank accounts, controlling his expenditures through Charlotte.
• Jasmine, Nisha's co-worker, is supportive and offers her own perspective on dealing with ex-partners.
• Nisha receives her first week's wages, which is insufficient for her living expenses let alone reclaiming her former life.
• Jasmine advises Nisha on the benefits of not being officially on the hotel's books, and helps her financially.
• Nisha encounters her husband's associate Ari in the hotel corridor; expecting confrontation, she prepares for the worst.
• As Ari passes by without recognizing her, Nisha realizes she's become invisible in her hotel maid's uniform.