"Shaadi kar lo mujhse, Heer; marry me."

The confession echoed like a dream, like a soft promise, like a hug wrapped in warmth and care. Heer was looking at Harshwardhan as if she had heard something alien, something she didn't ever expect anyone to say to her, something that made her heart skip a beat, something that quickened her breath and made her wrist hold his shirt more tightly. At that moment, time seemed to pause, and the surrounding world became blurry. She was filled with a mixture of disbelief and exhilaration as she finally found her voice, whispering the words that had been trapped in her heart for so long.