Chapter 102: The Final Homecoming

The plane touched down at the small airport outside Patna, and a wave of cheers erupted from the passengers on board. Rohan looked out of the window, his heart pounding as he saw the crowd gathered on the tarmac. Even from this distance, he could see the flash of cameras, the vibrant tricolor flags waving proudly in the air, and the excited shouts of people craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the returning hero.

He took a deep breath, his chest tightening with a mix of emotions. Pride, excitement, and—somewhere beneath it all—a pang of sorrow. He was finally home, back in the land that had shaped him, nurtured him, and propelled him to the pinnacle of sports. But there was an emptiness in his chest, a fear that no amount of cheering could dispel.