i went down memory lane again, the old wounds, the old ghosts, the familiar ache. every corner knew my name, every stop felt rehearsed. i walked it anyway because some roads never close. but this time something shifted, quiet and unreal. a turn i had never taken, a softness i didn’t expect. a stop that wasn’t stitched with hurt or endings. a signboard that simply whispered, you and me. it felt like a place my heart had been building in secret. a space untouched by fear or running or loss. a moment where the past finally loosened its grip. and for once, memory led me somewhere i wanted to stay. and i stayed. ~shreeraj