Author POV

Time was speeding by like a bullet train, pulling Abeer Malhotra and Mehek Sharma closer in ways neither had anticipated. Mr. Malhotra and Ms. Sharma—the older Sharma sister, that is—had become somewhat closer, yet they maintained their outward facade of disdain. Everyone could see their bickering, their friction, but no one saw the quiet moments where their gazes lingered a little too long or when their conversations grew unexpectedly soft.