Kavi was a hopeless romantic. Everything had a reason, an overarching plotline that might be discovered later. The last text I have from Kavi reads, “It’s cliché to say everything works out in the end but it really does.” Rereading that made me incredibly angry, but I think it’s a fitting last communication with him. I think it would appeal to his sense of drama and, like he so often was, it is hopeful.

Kavi and I would work together until 9pm at the Library (book, not food), and it got REALLY boring, if you can imagine. Kavi always kept it entertaining, however. He was always finding online movie quizzes that we would complete as a group. When we got tired of that, Kavi would always get into a debate on some random topic. He loved playing Devil’s Advocate. The most memorable debate was probably when Kavi announced that he fully supported the caste system. He was incredibly persuasive and articulate–he almost had the entire library staff convinced before he let on that he was joking. Time always flew on those shifts.