The fragile mists of memories, emotions, and time weave through the haunting narrative of Mist, set at a hill-station resort, Vimala and Sudhir have once shared a passionate affair filled with many promises. But nine years have passed as she continues to wait for a letter, a phone call, or a visit from him. Sharing her vigil is the dastard Buddhu, a young boatman, who is searching for his white father with the aid of only a faded photograph. The story interlinks their hopes and desirers together in evocatively simple prose.