: The Rules of Sam

Chapter 1: A Man of Principles

Sam was a man molded by discipline. Raised in a strict household, he inherited a list—a mental ledger of qualities that his life partner must have. Same caste. Fair skin. A particular height. A demeanor of politeness and courage. These weren’t preferences—they were laws he etched into his identity. Sam didn't see them as constraints, but as a way to maintain the perfection he believed life needed to have.

Chapter 2: The Unlikely Spark

Then came her. Her name started with P—let's call her Priya. She wasn’t from his caste. Her skin was dusky and her height shorter than his desired measure. But there was something about her—maybe the way her eyes twinkled when she laughed, or how she challenged his thoughts, or simply the energy of youth. Whatever it was, Sam fell in love, not by choice but by emotion.

Chapter 3: The Proposal

Sam fought the attraction at first, tried to silence the voice in his head that whispered, "She’s not on the list." But love isn’t logical. He proposed. Priya, with no idea about Sam’s rules, accepted with joy. For her, Sam was the man she would do anything for. For Sam, Priya was the exception he never expected to make.

Chapter 4: Love in the Shadow of Rules

Four years passed. Their relationship bloomed. Priya became everything Sam didn’t expect—bold, beautiful, selfless, kind. Yet, Sam’s rules never left him. Every day he was reminded—by family, by the mirror, by his own voice—that Priya wasn’t who he said he would marry. The guilt ate at him. He wasn’t at peace.

Chapter 5: The Goodbye

One evening, Sam sat beside Priya under the moonlit sky and told her it was over. No scandal. No betrayal. Just a slow and cold goodbye. She cried, not because he left, but because she knew he still loved her—just not enough to defy himself.

Chapter 6: The Silence Between Them

Sam moved on. Or at least pretended to. He buried his feelings beneath the routine. Priya couldn’t. Her love wasn’t logical either. It was real, raw, and committed. She didn’t understand how someone who once loved her so deeply could walk away so easily. But Sam hadn’t walked away easily. He walked away obediently—to himself.

Chapter 7: The Crossroads

What should happen next?

• • Should Priya rise, rebuild herself, and let go of Sam completely?
• • Should Sam realize his error and fight against the rules he once worshipped?
• • Should Priya confront him and shake him out of his constructed idealism?.
• • Or should a new character enter—someone who sees Priya for all that she is?

You decide.

Because sometimes, the end of one story is the beginning of another, and love—true love—deserves to be fought for, 
      redefined, and set free from rules that chain the heart.