Fiction • Aug 04, 2025 • 3 min read

The Colour of Unfulfilled Wishes

In conflict-torn Kashmir, Asmat longs to confess her love to Sheeba. During a curfew, she convinces Sheeba to visit. But a falling flowerpot alarms a soldier, who mistakes it for a threat and shoots Asmat. She dies before ever saying "I love you," her hopes silenced by violence — a love unfulfilled in a world that never gave it a chance.