Devi shifted over so that she was sitting beside Emma. She took Emma’s hands in hers and waited for Emma to raise her face so that they were eye to eye.

     “If he loves you, he will always want you and if he doesn’t then you are better off knowing now and getting some closure instead of pining away for him. Go. Go and talk to him. Tell him you’re scared. Tell him you were wrong. Tell him you love him.”

     Emma searched Devi’s eyes. She couldn’t remember the last time Devi seemed so lucid and completely present in the moment. There were no more ghosts in her gaze and...