♡ Tanya looked at Arav and said, “We’ve just found each other again after all this time. Right now, I don’t want to rush into marriage. I want to truly know you first, spend time together, and see how deep our love truly is. There are so many things I need to talk about, so much I need to understand and fix between us. If we rush into this, I’m afraid that, if challenges come in the future, we might not know how to handle them. I need us to have a strong foundation first.”
♡ Arav nodded, understanding her hesitation, and replied gently, “I’ll love you so deeply, Tanya, that it’ll make up for the seven years I couldn’t be there for you. Take all the time you need. If you want to see how much effort I can put into us, I’ll show you every day that you are my world. I love you so much, Tanya. You’re the one the universe has made just for me. Let’s forget the past, the mistakes and hurts, and move forward. I’ll make sure you’re always happy and that our love only grows.”
♡ Hearing his words, Tanya was overwhelmed with joy and tears filled her eyes. Arav noticed and asked, “Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?” Through her tears, Tanya smiled and said, “You’re my Arav—my best friend, my love, my everything. I missed you so much during those seven years. The connection I feel with you, I haven’t felt with anyone else. I truly love you, Arav. Please don’t ever leave me again.” She leaned in and kissed him, their first kiss—a moment filled with unspoken promises.
♡ From that day on, Arav took care of Tanya every single day at the hospital, helping her however he could. Each Sunday, he would surprise her with a small gift. They even celebrated their first date in the hospital, watching movies together and sharing little moments that felt precious. Everything between them started to feel even stronger and more meaningful. They talked about how, when they first met again after those seven years, they felt an inexplicable connection, not realizing they were standing before the same Arav and Tanya they once knew.
♡ Tanya stayed in the hospital for six months, and during this time, Arav loved her in ways she had never dreamed possible. He cared for her unconditionally, and Tanya, too, felt her love for him grow deeper each day. She apologized for her own past mistakes, and Arav, with a heartfelt smile, apologized for leaving her before. They both felt a new sense of closure and peace.
♡ Then came August 27. Arav asked Tanya to go with him somewhere special. He covered her eyes and guided her to their old school, the place where they first met in 8th grade. Standing there, he looked into her eyes and, with a smile, said, “Will you marry me, my 8th-grade stranger, my rival, my best friend, my love? Will you be my wife?”
■ He added playfully, “Math teacher, please say yes this time! I love you, my math teacher.” He handed her a book and said, “I wrote this for you. It’s my story, our story, filled with all my feelings for you. Will the bestselling author marry this doctor who’s hopelessly in love with her? I don’t want to spend even a day without you anymore.”
♡ Tanya couldn’t help but laugh and cry at his words. She replied, “This time, I can’t hold back my answer. From the beginning until now, my heart has only ever held one name, and that’s yours, Arav. The story of ‘ALT’ ends with our wedding. Yes, I’ll marry you, my world’s best doctor.” They embraced, feeling that their journey had finally come full circle.
♡ Together, they convinced their families of their love, even though love marriages were not easily accepted. In the end, their love won over everyone’s hearts. On August 27 of the following year, they married, bringing ‘ALT’ to its perfect, happy ending. After all their mistakes, years apart, and the lessons learned, their love had only grown stronger with time.
♡ Looking back, they realized that being apart for those seven years was perhaps the best thing that could have happened to them. It allowed them to achieve their dreams and become the best versions of themselves. Now, they were reunited as two whole individuals, ready to build a life together.
■ The story’s final message is simple yet profound: Sometimes, if your heart tells you that someone is meant for you, it’s worth the wait. Distance and time can strengthen love if it’s true. Trusting in life’s timing, learning from mistakes, and keeping faith in love can lead to the best kind of happy ending.
● As the author of this story, I wanted to share that this isn’t just any story; it’s my own story. I am Tanya. I’m still in 11th grade, and in real life, things between Arav and me have ended. But in my heart, I feel he’s the one meant for me. I trust that life will bring the best ending for me someday, just like it did for Tanya in this story.
● Thank you for reading my story. I hope one day this story becomes famous, and I get to be a bestselling author in real life. If my real story gets a happy ending, I’ll write again and share it with the world.
● For now, I’ll leave you with this: sometimes, fiction allows us to create the endings we can only hope for in real life. That’s why this story is called Stranger to Stranger. Because in real life, we are strangers again. But I still hold onto the hope that our paths will cross someday.
● Thank you again for reading my journey. And to the one who inspired it all, if you’re reading this, I hope you know that I still believe in us. Whatever happens, I know life has something beautiful in store.
■ MY INSPIRATION FOR WRITING " STRANGER TO STRANGER " STORY IS
"" HLB"". I hope one day the person who is my inspiration will also read these story.
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Stranger to Stranger
Non-FictionIt is a story of two strangers who meet in 8th grade at school, and this story is based on reality. It shows that in a world of friction, only happy endings occur. The ending of this story can be happy or sad, but whatever the ending, it is based on...
