Did you know that pariah is an English word too? He wanted to have sex with Manjula, and she knew that he wanted that, and she was with him anyway. Anal sex “Not so bad,” she admitted. She was gobbling down his mother’s cooking as if she hadn’t eaten in weeks. But I do—”
“—because you know everything,” she interjected teasingly. I could not believe how it felt. “But I cannot believe — do you still want to be with me? He felt like he would burst with pride. A very intelligent person should become either a doctor or a lawyer, and there is no demand for lawyers in rural areas.”
“Are those really the only two career options?”
“Yes,” she said bitterly. “It is a useless organ, an artifact of evolution.
