Romance fiction: Ved and Carlos are now ready to take the next step – a big fat Indian wedding

A singular question was weighing on his mind as he went up in the elevator, repeating itself over and over again, as if on a loop: Why had Akshay, suddenly out of the blue, after years of no communication, decided to get in touch? Ved wasn’t really looking for a reason of any sort; rather, he was more annoyed as to why Akshay had disturbed the agreed-upon silence between them. It felt like a grave from his past had suddenly been dug up; flashbacks of the time they spent together occupied his mind.

After their terrible break-up, as the years wore on, Ved had somehow managed to remember him fondly, as one remembers an ex in hindsight, forgetting about all the bad times and only recalling the good. After all, this had been his first big love – The One – someone Ved had felt so strongly about that he was willing to come out to his parents and the world about their relationship. But Akshay seemed to have other plans. They split up acrimoniously when Akshay chose to get married to a woman to keep his parents happy. Ved was devastated, heartbroken, certain of never finding love again. That is,...

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