It Was Always Us

Six childhood best friends.

Three boys who grew up dreaming of cricket.

Three girls who grew up dreaming of their own futures.

And one friendship that survived everything.

Shubman, Ishan, and Abhishek have always had each other's backs. Aarohi, Kiara, and Anaya have been right beside them through every victory, every failure, every ridiculous argument, and every difficult phase.

They've grown up together.

But growing up has a funny way of changing things.

For Shubman and Aarohi, it begins quietly. A glance held a little too long. A feeling neither wants to name. Years of friendship slowly turning into something neither of them expected.

For Ishan and Kiara, it's complete chaos. Arguments, pranks, teasing, stolen food, and enough drama to drive their four friends insane. They claim they can't stand each other, yet somehow they're always together.

And then there's Abhishek and Anaya.

They irritate each other.

Constantly.

Every conversation becomes an argument, every competition becomes personal, and neither is willing to admit that behind all that irritation is something neither of them can quite explain.

As careers take off, lives change, and childhood memories become part of the past, the six friends discover that growing up doesn't necessarily mean growing apart.

Sometimes, the person you've known forever becomes the person you never imagined falling for.

Three friendships.

Three completely different love stories.

Six hearts trying to figure out when friendship became something more.

Because maybe love wasn't something they found.

Maybe it was something that had been there all along.

~Vyn ♡