Lavanya and I actually kept things going almost a year after that whole wedding encounter. It wasn’t anything super consistent, mostly just random check-ins on WhatsApp or Snap. We sometimes did the whole phone call to know how things are going.

It had been forever, but I finally touched down in Bangalore. The timing was a total fluke. My manager actually cleared some leave right as my boy’s birthday bash was kicking off. I really just needed a break, and this was finally it.