Born With A Curse

**Chapter 2: The Reconnection**

Sixteen years had passed since the night Meera first took her breath in that dimly lit hospital room. The world had changed, and so had Meera. She was no longer the tiny bundle of life that her mother had cradled, but a young woman standing on the cusp of adulthood, navigating the maze of teenage life.

It was a sunny afternoon, and Meera was lying on her bed, scrolling through her phone, as most sixteen-year-olds did. Social media had become a window into the world, a place to connect, explore, and sometimes, to rediscover. That afternoon, Meera’s heart skipped a beat when her eyes landed on a name she hadn't seen in years—Reyansh.

Her finger hovered over his profile, disbelief coursing through her veins. Reyansh. The boy from her past, the one she hadn’t seen in over a decade. Ten long years had passed since they were best friends in primary school. They had been inseparable back then, sharing lunchboxes, laughing at silly jokes, and whispering secrets in the school corridors. But life, as it often does, had pulled them apart. Family relocations, changing schools, and the passage of time had built a wall between them.

And now, by the magic of social media, they were connected once again.