She has always been second.
Second on the results board.
Second in applause.
Second, when professors compared brilliance.
And always.
right below one name.
Vihaan Malhotra
He doesn’t chase.
He doesn’t panic.
He doesn’t lose.
And Kiara Mehta hates how effortlessly he stands one step ahead.
In a college where ranks decide futures and pride is sharper than ambition, their rivalry is famous.
Debates turn into battles.
Study sessions feel like silent wars.
But somewhere between late-night library silences and competitive glances across lecture halls, lines begin to blur.
Because the real problem isn’t that he’s always first.
It’s that she starts looking for him before she checks the board.
She falls first.
He doesn’t even notice.
Until he does.
And when Vihaan Malhotra finally falls.
He falls harder
Much harder
And suddenly, the space between first and second isn’t just about marks anymore.
It’s about who reaches the other first.
(releasing soon)
- Caramel.
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