End of story.
The next day, the media went wild. Headlines screamed: “Zara Khan’s Breakdown or Breakthrough?” But something unexpected happened. Her follower count dipped slightly, but her engagement changed . Fans started sending her thoughtful letters, not just fire emojis. A young girl wrote: “You made me feel okay about not being okay.”
Zara felt a familiar knot in her stomach. “But Ritu… I’m actually stressed. My father’s health is failing. And I’m not ‘candidly’ stressed—I’m really stressed.”