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Some stories begin with love.
This one begins with what was never said.
Nila Prakash and Arjun Balachandran grew up sharing classrooms, friendships, and a familiarity that came effortlessly. Somewhere along the way, Arjun fell for Nila, but he never told her. Life moved on, as it always does, carrying them in different directions and leaving certain words suspended in time.
Years later, a friend's wedding brings them back to Kochi, the city that holds their past a little too well. Old friendships resurface, conversations restart, and silences begin to feel heavier than before. The people they once were quietly collide with the people they have become.
Things We Chose Not to Say is a slow, character-driven story about timing, unspoken feelings, and the complicated comfort of reconnecting with someone who once mattered deeply. It explores friendship, healing, and the quiet question that lingers beneath every reunion: What if some things were never meant to stay unsaid?
Not all love stories are about grand confessions.
Some are about the courage to finally acknowledge what has always been there.