What's Dev's duality? He lied to his mom. He has a belief, he was following that and was trying to hide from his mom. "another day he watched a spider devour a butterfly. " This is the best line in the story . For me, it means a lot. I look for such stuff in story. Story is good but I didn't see you in the story. I love to read author in stories or any prose. This comment sounds abstract. Sorry, I can't make it simpler.