Happy Diwali!
He pressed his nose against the cold window, the sharp, biting chill of the glass seeping through his skin. The winter air outside was crisp and still, its coolness wrapping around the edges of his body like a forgotten promise. His breath misted on the window, a small, foggy reminder of his presence in the warmth of the room. But outside—outside, the night stretched endlessly, a deep, inky shade of indigo that seemed to devour the stars, leaving only the scattered light from the city behind. The darkness was profound, almost suffocating, yet there was beauty in it, a sort of quiet majesty. He felt as though the night itself had wrapped its arms around the world, holding it close in a still, peaceful embrace. Yet it wasn’t the darkness that caught his breath. It was the vibrant, shimmering world below—the Diwali celebration that had transformed the ordinary street into something extraordinary. The festive night had brought life to the sleepy corners of the neighborhood, bat