Suparna Joshi Chapter 1 – Farewell to the Familiar Aarav sat by the window of his Mumbai apartment, staring at the grey skyline that had become both home and cage over the past decade. The hum of traffic outside, the incessant ringing of his phone, and the never-ending emails that demanded his attention had all begun to weigh on him in ways he hadn’t anticipated. Each day felt like a loop—wake up, rush to the office, attend endless meetings, deal with deadlines, return home exhausted, and sleep, only to repeat it all the next morning. The thought of continuing this…