It was the day of my semester exam ~ a cloudy morning with a hint of chill in the air. As a commerce student, I was used to the monotony of balance sheets and theories of profit and loss. I reached the examination hall, nervously clutching my admit card and a borrowed pen. (ofcourse I don't need to carry pens, my people used to give me their pens)😂

I sat near the window, my usual spot (but, it was alloted to me). The bench was old, scratched with initials and forgotten memories of students who had sat there before me. I settled in, trying to focus on the chapters I had hurriedly skimmed the night before.

Suddenly, the wooden bench creaked slightly as someone sat beside me. I turned my head, and time seemed to stop.

There she was.

A girl from the physics department, her face radiant like morning sunlight. She looked at me, smiled softly,...