"I love you, Amrita!" Advait exclaimed loudly.
"Advait, shhhh! Everyone's sleeping," Amrita whisper-yelled.
"Then admit it!" Advait urged, raising his voice.
Amrita sighed but smiled. "Fine! I love you too," she conceded.
Advait let out a triumphant yell and scooped her up, and Amrita laughed in his warm embrace.
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"The court acknowledges Mr. Advait Mehra and Mrs. Amrita Rao's 10-year marriage and their efforts to reconcile, and therefore, grants their divorce."
A single tear escaped Amrita's eye
Advait, closed his eyes in defeat
A heavy silence hanging in the courtroom and someone whispered, "They were supposed to make it."