Rafiul Quader Rubel

Ira grows up in the hollow of absence. A mother too distant, a father who never arrives. At university, she collides with Maruf, a grounded young man running a food cart to support his family. Their clashes soon give way to a quiet, unexpected tenderness. But when her estranged mother resurfaces, buried wounds threaten to undo everything. Through tears, uneasy reconciliations, and small acts of care, Ira learns that love is not an escape but a choice, a decision to stay, to show up. With a handful of balloons and a full heart, she chooses Maruf. Behind them, a still Ferris wheel glows in the dusk a silent promise that even when life halts, love endures.