"Boys? No, thank you."
That was Avni's standard line. Sharp, simple, and untouchable.
She wasn't rude. Just… distant.
She studied in a girls' school. Went to a girls' college. Even in tuition, she stayed glued to her group of girlfriends.
The moment a boy walked by, she'd instinctively shift away — like her soul knew that closeness meant chaos.
She wasn't scared.
She just didn't trust the idea of boys. Or love. Or feelings that made girls cry over late-night texts.
Avni was soft-spoken, well-mannered, deeply rooted in her religion.
A proud Hindu girl, who respected every God, every prayer — but with one belief etched deep in her heart:
"I will never marry outside my religion."
To others, it was strict.
To her, it was loyalty.
But destiny… doesn't ask permission.
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That day at tuition, her friend was teasing her.
"Tu kisi se pyaar karegi bhi kabhi?"
Avni just smiled. "Mujhe pyaar ke liye time nahi hai."
But then she looked up — and her eyes accidentally met someone else's.
He wasn't like the other boys.
He was calm. Sharp. Unbothered.
And the strangest part?
He was already looking at her.
From that day... Everything began to shift