Dev turned back, startled, his eyes meeting Shikha's angry red gaze, taking in the shattered fragments of the vase strewn across the floor.
Years ago, his heart had shattered into countless pieces because of Ranjana. Pieces that had remained disconnected until this very day.
Shikha's relentless questioning, Dev's emotional detachment, Shikha's doubts, Dev's silence, Shikha's outburst of anger, Dev's helplessness.
Living under the weight of these unresolved events and burdened by the memories of Ranjana, Dev had grown tired of remaining silent, tired of retreating from the room in helplessness, tired of striving to please Shikha.
Carefully navigating the shards of the broken vase, he approached Shikha, who trembled with a mix of anger and pain.
"What do you want to know? What will you
