Take a Chance on Me

Hi, I’m Sitara, and just for the record: I am this close to having it all figured out. Here’s where I am: 29, lawyer in a dead-end job, hopelessly in love with my colleague Nikhil (who sees me as a plus-one, not the one), and swimming in ideas to dig myself out of this hole—open a bakery, write that fantasy novel, start an upcycling business—without much follow-through. Instead, I go to work every day. Like a normal, well-adjusted person. I’m fine. Everything is fine . And then there’s Samar. Sworn enemy, permanent headache, and charming to a fault. Annoyingly, inexplicably always around Samar, who took one look at my carefully managed life and decided it was his problem to fix. But now I can’t stop wondering if he’s onto something. I’ve spent my whole life waiting to be chosen. But as it turns out, the only person who hasn’t taken a chance on me…is me.