Epilogue: Unscripted

Akane was not a character in my story. She was not a part of the plan.

Meeting her was not preordained.

Befriending her was not predicted.

Cherishing her was not scripted.

And yet, I met her.

I befriended her.

I cherished her.

She broke the monotony of my days.

She coloured them with emotions I didn’t know I had.

She taught me that there was more to life than following the script. That there was a world outside the gilded cage.

And in the year that followed, she taught me how to love.