nadia kept her gaze on mrs. prasad as she lived each emotion in turn : packing to leave chicago forever , going through the dressier clothing mom had left behind , watching her dad 's face fall with every nice gown or glittery shoe nadia pulled from the closet to reluctantly throw away , until he said , `` i guess i could perform a drag show , '' and then the two of them rolled on the floor laughing until they cried .