Sarika, watching him walk away, thought, "I wish it were that easy for me to forget everything and move on. But what can I do? At every step, you gave me pain. I was just 20 back then—I didn’t know anything. All my hopes were pinned on you. But after everything you did to me, I can’t place those hopes on you again. It’s hard for me to gather the pieces of my broken heart and put them back together... Yet, seeing your efforts, maybe my shattered heart is slowly starting to mend. But I won’t forgive you so easily. What I faced in these nine years—you’ll have to face it too. That will be your greatest punishment."

Thinking this, she quietly followed Adrijay.