The Love I Never Expected

She loved him for years. He never noticed—until it was too late.



Anaya had only one secret: her love for Aarav, her childhood best friend. But when her diary is discovered by classmates, her feelings are exposed to the entire school. Aarav ignores her. The teasing, the stares, the heartbreak—she endures it all, still holding on to the hope that he might love her back someday.



Until one night… something breaks inside her, and she walks away.



In college, Anaya is ready to move on. That’s when Aarav comes back—this time through a dare. A cruel game that makes her believe he might finally feel the same... until the truth shatters her again.



But fate has other plans.



Enter Ishaan—the campus basketball captain with a cocky smile and a heart that sees Anaya for who she truly is. He falls for her fire, her strength, her scars. As love blossoms again, Aarav realizes his mistake—but is it already too late?



Two boys. One girl. A past full of pain and a future waiting to be claimed.



Will Anaya choose the boy who broke her or the one who helped her heal?