Their love grew quickly. But sometimes Meghla would fall quiet. A shadow passed through her smile. Phone calls she wouldn't explain. Tired eyes she hid behind jokes.
Until one day, she disappeared.
In a white hospital corridor, Arnav learned the truth — Meghla had been born with a failing heart. She had always known her time was limited.
That was why she lived loudly.
All night he held her hand.
"Don't remember me by the ending," she whispered.
"Remember me like rain."
Then the machines flattened into silence.
And so did his world.