We Are So Similar

People looked at Imlie and saw a fearless woman. They saw a woman who could surpass all hurdles to save the ones in need. They saw a woman who believed that her strength and her faith in her Sita Maiyya were enough.

Imlie looked at herself and saw a woman surviving through the constant fear she felt. She saw a woman who would not think twice before diving headfirst into danger if it meant saving her apne - the people she called her own. She saw a woman who trusted her strength and her Sita Maiyya, but it was ultimately the fear of losing her people that made her fearless in the face of peril. And as she slept next to Aryan - her husband, her ABP, her partner - she realized the two of them were very similar, just as Aryan had mentioned during their confrontation on Holi.

"Hum dono bohot similar hai, Imlie.", he had said. "Pagal hai. Apno ke liye kuch bhi kar jaate hai."

Trigger Warning:
The story contains mentions of violence, blood, and death.