You and Me

This coming-of-age love story follows two young people who meet in higher secondary school and form a deep connection despite being repeatedly separated by circumstances beyond their control. Their relationship unfolds against the backdrop of significant events including the Article 370 revocation in Kashmir and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beginning with a chance sighting of a girl on a motorcycle, the narrator's journey takes us through their gradual progression from classmates to friends to something more. Their path is marked by missed opportunities, silent longing, and the courage to finally express their feelings. After reconnecting via a phone number discovered by chance, they navigate video calls, their nervous first meeting, and a special day by the river where they make promises to each other.

Just as their relationship finds its rhythm through regular meetings in their hometown of Chanars, the pandemic forces them apart once again. They struggle to maintain their connection through digital means, eventually learning that they must adapt to this new reality rather than trying to replicate what they had before.

Throughout the story, their bond demonstrates remarkable resilience-surviving separations, lockdowns, and the challenges of distance. It's a tale of young love that persists despite external forces continually pulling them apart, highlighting how sometimes the most meaningful connections are those that require the most effort to maintain.