The road to Himachal twisted through mountains. Aanya grew motion sick, and Aarav cared for her with the reluctant efficiency of a man pretending not to care. At dhabas they shared simple food. In Manali, river rafting forced them to trust the same current, the same raft, the same breath. Adrenaline cracked open a conversation by the Beas River, where she finally apologized for college and he finally listened.