Six months baad.
Airport par koi slow-motion run nahi hua.
Bas ek normal sa hug.
Par us hug me saari missed Sundays, time zones aur unsaid fears dissolve ho gaye.
Aarav ne halka sa tease kiya —
"Extension queen aa gayi."
Anaya muskurayi —
"Startup star kaise ho?"
Dinner par dono unusually calm the.
No overcompensation.
No proving.
Par ek moment aaya jab silence thoda heavy ho gaya.
Aarav ne seedha poocha —
"Ab plan kya hai?"
Anaya ne paani ka glass table par rakha.
"Ab hum assumption nahi karenge. Decide karenge."
Reunion sweet tha.
Par ab real life wait kar rahi thi.