He wouldn’t know exactly how to begin describing everything he was feeling right now. It was a mix of so many emotions bubbling up inside him as he watched his brother and Johari chatting comfortably, as if they had truly known each other their whole lives, while they sipped their coffee.

Not even a year ago, he had still believed—truly believed—that he would never meet someone who could become so important in his life that he could imagine a stable, serious relationship. That changed when he g