Dil ke Karib (CH 57 Early Access)

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Chapter 57 – First Light of Love

The village had quieted.
No more whispers. No judgment. Only the slow hum of life finding its rhythm again.

Far from the dam, beneath the shade of an old neem tree, Rajeev sat with Nandini. Morning sunlight filtered through the leaves, scattering gold across her face. The air still carried the scent of damp earth—a world freshly washed by last night’s storm.

For the first time in days, silence felt like peace, not punishment.

Rajeev watched a line of ants crawl past his foot, each carrying a grain of soil. Life never really stops, he thought. It simply finds new ways to go on.

Nandini smiled faintly, her pallu slipping from one shoulder as the breeze teased it. He reached to fix it but stopped midway.
She noticed—and smiled wider, soft and knowing.

They didn’t need words. The quiet between them said enough.

From a nearby branch, a bird cooed. The village slowly stirred awake—the clang of a pot, the low cry of a cow, and a conch echoing from the temple. The world had begun again, cautious but alive.

Then—a sudden, tiny gasp.