In a world that remembers everything, what happens to the ones who are forgotten? Ayaan, a boy born on a date that exists only once every four years, learns early that life doesn't always play fair. From shared notes in coaching classes to heartbeats passed in silence, his coming-of-age unfolds through fragile friendships, quiet heartbreaks, and a love that arrives softly but leaves loud echoes. Set against the backdrop of Delhis lanes, hostel corridors, and lockdown loneliness, Echoes of Absence is not the tale of a hero-it's the diary of someone ordinary, who loved too deeply, waited too long, and wrote his story in the spaces left by silence. A lyrical, raw, and emotionally resonant journey through youth, loss, and the ache of growing up, this novel reminds us that sometimes, the greatest stories are the ones we never planned to tell.