Swati Hegde is a freelance editor, mindset coach, and self-proclaimed coffee shop enthusiast who lives in Bangalore, India, and can often be found at the nearest café with a hot mug of tea. She looks forward to a long career bringing Indian stories and voices to light. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One
“Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it!”
—Monica Geller, Friends
Harsha Godbole had never been dumped like this before.
She sat across from her now ex-boyfriend during their lunch date, a forkful of spaghetti midway to her mouth, as he explained that he was ending their three-month relationship to marry a complete stranger.
“I really like you, I do,” Shashank insisted, sipping his iced americano. “But I was just introduced to a prospective match, and with all of my parents’ life experience, they probably know enough to make the right choice for me, don’t you think?”
“Uh-huh.” Harsha set her fork down and wiped h