₊˚ˑ༄ؘ  ᴍᴀʏʀᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴀɪꜱᴏɴ ᴅ'ᴇᴛʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʟɪʟʟɪᴀɴ ꜱɪɴɢʜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ.

「 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗱'𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗑 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 」

⸻⸻ 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙

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⸺❝ 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑎𝑥. ❞

❝ 𝐵𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑝! ❞⸺

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𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔.

The old legends said that everyone would find their 'Raison d'Etre', a person for which another would live and die for. Another half, if you will, a better half. A half that would bring out the better in them, an opposite that evened you out. 

Myra Carter had always wanted to find her 'Raison d'Etre'. It was a bittersweet hope that she knew wouldn't take her anywhere with finding that one person who would bring out the better in her, a person who would love her and care for her. She often worried that her wish would never come true and that she would be the only one in the world who hadn't found her 'raison d'etre'.

Lillian Singh wished that she would be the only one in the World who didn't get a 'Raison d'etre'. She desperately hoped for it, a hope that she knew would most likely never come true, but she didn't let the low probability stop her. This was the one hoax she'd entertain, the one thing for which she believed that miracles happened. She didn't want to end up like her parents, a fighting mess of a pair. She just wanted to be herself, be an individual who needed no one to look after her and love her.

And in the end, none of their wishes came true, but they found a miracle that they didn't recognize till it was too late.

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𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚.

Lillian Singh and Myra Carter were meant to fall from the moment they met. 

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⸻⸻ 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

All rights reserved under the International Copyright Conventions. No part of of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without permission from the writer. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either a product of the author's imagination or are used fictiously. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, incidents, and organizations is purely coincidental. 

⸻⸻ 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔

this book contains many triggering topics such as depression, self-harm, suicide, racism, misogyny, and non-graphic depictions of sex. sections of which trigger warnings are applicable shall be clearly marked, but i apologize in advance if, by some mistake, i skip a section. 

i shall like to add that there are emotions and thoughts that are so deeply inculcated into a character's personality and thought process that it shall be impossible to mark them out without covering the whole book. therefore, i shall like to ask you to proceed with caution. 

⸻⸻ 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔

tiffany, diana, aurora, ana, ari, abbi, angela, diya, dee, bree, val, zara, d.

and to you, for reading this!

⸻⸻ 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆

honestly, this idea has been echoing in my head for a while. it all started in a dream that i once had, but god it'll be so much fun to finally put this into words. i love this idea, myra and lillian are my babies and i love them beyond words. 

lillian is Indian, as you might have guessed, and myra is African-American. i expect no hate on these two, and if i see it, well, then you'll be muted and reported for good. 

a special message to all the homophobic and racist people reading this and barfing in disgust: please, leave. no one wants you here. this book is not a place for you to leave offensive comments, and if you intend on doing so, i advise you to leave while you can. 

i hope that you like my work, and i hope that you consider reading it! 

adhara here, over and out!