Present.
Aditi was now sitting crossed legged on a decorative mat, surrounded by friends. She was smiling brightly as she chatted with them, her happiness radiating from her.
Aditi, after many months, had somewhat returned to her bright self before the tragedy—albeit just a little bit more cynical. She was still a bundle of joy, but she had already shed the layer of naivety around her.
"Aiya~ you're so beautiful Aditi! I'm so happy for you," Nina said, and the other nodded.[1]
"Chris is a very lucky man," another woman said, looking at her with a warm smile. She was a brunette who had a demure air about her, and people totally wouldn't expect what she did for a living.
She was a fellow writer in the company, though her main bread-and-butter was writing BL fanfiction, with the sunset pair Ansel and Oslo as her favorite and best seller.