@thunderingtyphoons
So glad u're enjoying the story so far :-)! Not sure it's fair to compare Samina to a purely desi heroine. She was born a desi, has desi parents, but has grown up in the West. At the same time, I think sex & sexual activity is much more prevalent among young people, even within traditional societies like India, than is apparent at the surface. After all, it's 1 of the strongest drives human beings possess ;-)!