Meera enters. She is still in her heavy bridal lehenga, but her face is tired from the ghoonghat (veil). She looks shy, avoiding Aarav’s eyes. She walks to the far side of the bed and sits. There is a three-foot gap between them. The silence is loud, but not cold—it’s heavy with expectation.

Pehli Mehendi, Pehli Baarish (The First Henna, The First Rain)

The camera pulls back. The rain is falling outside. The suhagrat bed is untouched in the background, but they are standing by the window, simply breathing together.