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The two of them had been laying on top of the hill outside of their house for hours, watching the night sky as it changed colors, wishing on the shooting stars, and talking about their dreams, about their futures, both their own personal, and the one they hoped to share together.

Swara pointed to the star that shot across the sky, squealing, "Another one! Make a wish!"

She clenched her eyes shut, making her own wish, and when she opened her eyes she looked beside her to find Sanskar had rolled over onto his side and was staring intently at her.

"Did you make a wish?"

He smiled and nodded, "I did."

She hummed, reaching over to pull his head into her shoulder to hug him, "We should probably go home soon."

Sanskar sighed, lifting his head to look into her eyes, "Whenever we're together, I feel at home."

Swara smiled, "That's pretty mushy for you." She reached up to place the back of her hand on his forehead, "You running a fever? Feeling okay?"

He laughed, brushing her hand away, shaking his head, "Shut it, I'm fine! I just... I feel a lot of things... the universe is so big... you know? And we're just so small..."

She twisted, propping up on her elbow to look at him, realizing he was completely serious, "True."

"But in all the world of people and places and things, and time and space and distance-all those things the people who are so much smarter than me have named and understood-but me and you-we met... and it couldn't be random. It couldn't be just chance... because how could we find each other in all of that chaos that is the universe?"

She blinked, taking into account his tone, nodding, as she processed his words.

"What did you wish for?" he whispered, his eyes wide, his expression guarded.

"If I tell you it might not come true."

"Maybe," he shrugged, "or maybe... it will give me courage."

She studied his profile when he rolled onto his back, trying to decipher the hidden meaning in these words, as under normal circumstances Sanskar was pretty forward, said what he meant, and didn't mince words. Her heart jumped in her chest when she considered what he could be alluding to.

"To always be with you." She whispered, the words heavy in the air between her, and she saw his chest rise and fall as he took a shuddering breath, his eyes fluttering closed for a moment before he turned his head to look at her, his finger reaching over to brush her hair behind her ear.

"That's what I wished for, too."

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