LOVE UNRETURNED (Short Story)
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In a home clouded by smoke and silence, she loved a man who never looked back. He was self-centered, harsh, and addicted-to cigarettes and to his own pride yet she stayed, brewing herbal tea with unwavering love, his cruelty worsened but her care never faded. Until one final sip... when the tea he mocked became the love he finally tasted-too late. A story of heartbreak, healing, and a woman whose love remained, even when everything else fell apart.
It's a lesson in how we take for granted the hearts that stay, ignore tears and pain then mourn them only when they're no longer near
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She spent her whole life learning how to stay silent. Raised in a strict Indian household, she grew up believing that freedom was a luxury and love was a danger. Between her parents' rules, their quiet partialities, and the constant fear of disappointing them, she learned to shrink herself, study harder than everyone, and hide her tears behind closed doors. And somewhere else, miles away from her world, lived a man who trusted nothing-not people, not promises, not the comfort of sleep. Life had taught him that the closer someone got, the quicker they left, so he built walls around himself and called it discipline. He wasn't cruel, but he was distant, the kind of person who kept conversations short and emotions shorter. Even in professional spaces he pushed people away, convinced that staying alone was safer than being disappointed again.
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