A Week Flew By It’s been a week—seven days that flew by in the blink of an eye. Today marked two significant milestones for both Simbu and me. It was my first day at college, and it was Simbu’s first day flying as a co-pilot. He was scheduled to fly from New Zealand to Australia today. My heart swelled with pride knowing my boyfriend was officially a pilot now. With excitement bubbling inside me, I arrived at my college. My best friend from undergrad, Anna, had also joined the same department. Unlike me, she was staying in the college hostel, while I was commuting daily as a day scholar. Anna and I had always been inseparable, sharing everything. But for the first time, I was hiding something big—my love story with Simbu. The guilt weighed on me, and I decided today was the day to tell

