Chapter 13 The Girl from Khetarpur

She arrived in the middle of a monsoon week-soaked, determined, and carrying a satchel that had seen too many roads. Her name was Revathi, and she came from Khetarpur, a town known more for resistance than reverence.

The first time Arinay saw her, she was helping an old woman across the muddied street, her hands steady, eyes unflinching. Something