Panic rippled through Raghav as he finally recognized Arvind Khanna. Arvind spoke calmly, his voice steady and controlled.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t leave you,\u201d he said. \u201cShe outgrew the story you wrote.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then turned to me, and in that instant, the entire room seemed to shift. The tension changed, and every eye followed the exchange.<\/p>\n
No one spoke. Priya stepped back quietly, sensing that nothing more needed to be said. The silence felt heavier than any argument could have.<\/p>\n
I did not look at Raghav. Instead, I reached for Arvind\u2019s hand. \u201cLet\u2019s go home,\u201d he said softly.<\/p>\n
And for the first time, I understood that I was never the forgotten one\u2014just the one who had already won. As we walked out, silence followed us like applause no one dared break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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