AUTHOR POV

The car rolled forward, leaving behind the familiar gates of Akirti’s home. She sat quietly beside Aditya, her head resting on the car window as the faint sounds of her family’s farewell lingered in the air. Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, her heart caught between the joy of starting a new life and the ache of leaving the old one behind. Aditya, on the other hand, couldn’t contain his quiet excitement. From today onwards, she was his—not just in words but in every way that mattered.