Maybe Meant To Be
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Last published Wed, Aug 13, 2025
"Is this really okay?"
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Most girls get married off in their mid-twenties. And the now twenty six year old Aarohi's soon going to be one of them. True to her promise, she lets her family groom-hunt, though she knows she'll never be ready. Why won't they let her grow instead of looking for a potential son-in-law?
Aditya is long tired of the marriage talks. 16 failed talks later, his parents are still ever-enthusiastic that their son will get himself a bride. But do they know what he wants? Do they even care? Why don't they ever try to understand him?
Meeting truly by chance, Aarohi and Aditya catch up on old memories of their school days. Knowing the other's situation, they strike a deal: Agree to their marriage to please the parents, but keep living their lives with the other in it, as friends.
But as the days pass, something starts changing between the both of them. Aarohi has never felt so seen, and Aditya has never felt so alive.
Are they really just friends or maybe, can they be more..?
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