You, Before I Knew Love
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Last published Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Abhishek ~
The boy with sun-warmed skin and a cricket bat too big for his hands but dreams too large for his pockets
Tara ~
The shy girl with ink-stained fingers and a heart full of silence
He fell first. She didn't notice-until his silence in the crowds held her gaze longer than needed, until his protectiveness wasn't just because she was his bestfriend, until her name in his voice felt like a prayer.
Now, as adults, he sat looking at the invitation. Her wedding invitation. With her still tangled in memories and his heartbeat still stuck in yesterday thinking will they ever have a future or ever had even a chance to in the first place.
Or are some marigold flowers just childhood joy or will they ever be a shelter?
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