Kari and Ruth end their dramatic love affair with an attempted mutual suicide which both end up surviving. Ruth leaves the city; Kari stays behind, trapped by Mumbai's smog, by an urge to metaphorically and physically clean out the city's sewers, and by her own ingrained routines. She works at an ad agency, lives with two roommates whose boyfriends constantly stay over, and befriends a woman dying of cancer. She weathers her own dark moods, trying to figure out what her life is without Ruth. The artwork is rough but powerful. Short chapters mediate on different themes, and the story overall has a slice-of-life feel with flashes of the supernatural. A quick and enjoyable read.