Chapter 1: The Desk

"Some people stay in your life... just not the way you want them to."

Aarav didn't believe in forever until Meera. She wasn't perfect, but she made him laugh on the worst days and understood the things he never said out loud. Loving her felt easy. Staying with her didn't.

But life had other plans. Parents who never approved, mistakes that couldn't be taken back, and dreams that pulled them in different directions. Still, they kept finding their way back to each other... but never all the way.

This is a story about the love you carry in your heart even when it's no longer in your hands, about the almosts, the maybes, and the people who are yours... but not completely.