“I don’t know who Reva Smith is. But based on what you’re telling me, it sounds like she’s Sureva Bhalekar. Who was Vasu’s lover.” She says the word lover with some satisfaction, and Krish and I exchange a glance. Her gaze slides between us. “I don’t know why people associate that word with the physical. If you’re in love, if your hearts recognize each other as a piece of themselves, you’re lovers. When will people stop using lust to devalue love?” I look at my hands. I have no response to that. I think of my parents devaluing Rumi and Saket’s love because they can’t see anything but the
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