Kaya

My name is Kaya. My story is not just mine—it belongs to all those women who wander in search of their own identity, of their own kaya (body). Tell me, what do we really want from you, from family, from society? Love—that’s all. Love is the thirst, the light, the longing that drives us endlessly. But love also brings pain. And if there is pain, should we stop loving? If there is sorrow, should we be afraid? How can we forget ourselves, deceive our souls, and deny what our own kaya asks of us? If we are lesbians, should we silence our souls, kill ourselves, drown in darkness to please others? No—I will not kill myself. Not anymore. This kaya is mine, and no one can deny my right to it—not you, not you, and not you. A sensitive novel based on same-sex relationships.