The following days felt like a whirlwind for Riya. After her heated conversation with Vikram, she had expected some kind of resolution, a closure, or at least some kind of message. But nothing came. She was left with a storm of emotions—confusion, frustration, and a growing sense of loss. She buried herself in work, using it as a distraction to keep her mind from spiraling further into thoughts of Vikram.

But life, as always, had a way of complicating things.