Abdul Jalil

Are you Really In Love?

The first time Aanya saw Rishan, he was standing in a bookstore aisle, thumbing through a worn copy of The Little Prince. His hair was slightly messy, his brow furrowed, and something about the way he traced the lines on the page made her pause. It wasn’t love at first sight—at least, she didn’t think so—but it was something. Something enough to keep her coming back every Saturday at noon, hoping to run into him again.