"I met someone, Dada," Kabir admitted, sitting on the steps. "A girl named Meera. She reads poetry."

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On a stormy Tuesday afternoon, the electricity went out—a classic Lucknow power cut. With nothing but the sound of rain drumming on the tin roof of the veranda, Dada called Kabir into his study.

Dada adjusted his reading glasses, his eyes dropping to the velvet journal in her hands. For a fleeting second, a look of pure vulnerability crossed his face, followed by a soft, nostalgic smile that smoothed the wrinkles on his forehead.