I still remember the day in our Data Structures lab when he moved his chair next to mine, pretending he needs help with linked lists.
Truth was, he was the class topper, I was the one barely staying afloat. Over cups of shitty canteen coffee, he taught me pointers while I taught him to laugh.
Two semesters of pure magic. Then came my parents' week-long visit. They took one look at him , wrong caste, wrong background, and suddenly my phone was confiscated, my hostel changed.
Four years of engineering, and my biggest lesson wasn't about circuits or code. It was about how love sometimes means letting go, even when every variable in your heart screams to hold on.