Twelve Winters and a Goodbye
By fAIzi

What if the love of your life was always just out of reach?

When Tarzan, a humble college boy from a modest chawl, first locks eyes with Barbi, a radiant girl from a world of luxury and elegance, his world stops. One unexpected day spent roaming the city blossoms into a secret, long-distance love that spans twelve years—twelve winters of midnight calls, hidden tears, stolen glances, and impossible dreams.

As their lives diverge—her into boardrooms and Bangalore high-rises, him into quiet sacrifice and aching silence—the space between their hearts grows ever harder to bridge. Families disapprove, cities shift, priorities evolve. Yet through heartbreak, class divide, and the slow erosion of innocence, Tarzan clings to the hope that love—real love—can withstand even time itself.

But when Barbi, now almost a stranger, sends one final message and meets him at a rainy bus stand with three quiet words—"I'm done"—Tarzan is left with nothing but the memories they made, and the love he never stopped feeling.

Twelve Winters and a Goodbye is a heartbreakingly beautiful story of first love, last chances, and the silent strength it takes to let go. Honest, emotional, and profoundly human, it's a tribute to all those who loved with everything they had... and walked away with nothing but the memory.