The warm light from the setting sun streamed through the window, casting a golden hue over the cluttered hostel room where Vani and Srijita sat, books and notebooks sprawled across the study table. The faint sound of distant laughter and footsteps echoed from the corridors, but inside the room, the atmosphere was filled with quiet focus sprinkled with moments of light-hearted chatter.

"Bas yaar, agar is term ke exams khatam ho jaayein, toh finally chuttiyon ki shuruat hogi," Srijita stretched her arms over her head, a tired smile playing on her lips.