“Manoj never stayed long enough to unpack.Especially when feelings get involved.”
Love isn’t his thing. Commitment is even less his thing. But then he sees Lyra in her white peplum top, and for the first time in his life, he doesn’t want to leave.
The problem? She doesn’t want to stay either.
Lyra is officially out of the love business. She’s built walls so high she can barely see over them.
But Manoj, nonchalant, emotionally unavailable, surviving on coffee and cigarettes, is somehow the only person who’s ever made her want to risk it again.
They have nothing in common except a shared fear of staying long enough to get hurt.But they try anyway.
He shows up when she pushes away. She stays when he goes quiet.
They learn each other’s languages: his silences, her spirals, the space between what they say and what they mean.
Then why does Lyra keep waiting for him to ask her to stay? And why does Manoj just want her to stay exactly as she is?
Will two people who’ve spent their lives running ever learn to stand still?
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Manoj Gopalakrishnan
Manoj Gopalakrishnan is that one person who somehow runs on zero sleep, handling back-to-back hearings at the NCLT, NCLAT, and the High Court. A lawyer by profession and a dreamer by compulsion, he is the kind of person who forgets to eat, survives on hot cups of coffee, but never forgets to feel. He lives by the idea that "pressure is a privilege" , and honestly, it shows.
This book did not come from free time. It came from stolen moments, a chaotic schedule, and a heart so full it had no choice but to overflow onto paper. True to the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” this work is an ode to embracing life in all its ups and downs while holding your loved ones close. He writes the way he loves, dramatically, deeply, and without an off switch.
Inspired by the little things and the people who make life worth the chaos, this book is his love letter to all of it.
Written with love,
Aleena
