The Cost of Wanting: Some Dreams Don't Fade. They Wait...

By Sheetal kansal gupta

How much does a dream really cost?

For Shubhra, it begins with a pair of pink sandals displayed behind a glass window in Connaught Place beautiful, expensive, and impossibly out of reach.

At twenty-four, she is balancing a modest salary in Noida, family responsibilities in Lucknow, and the quiet pressure of becoming the person everyone depends on. Every month is carefully divided between survival, sacrifice, and duty. Dreams were always something she learned to postpone.

Until one ordinary evening changes everything.

What begins as a simple desire slowly becomes something much bigger a test of ambition, resilience, and self-worth. Determined to earn what once felt impossible, Shubhra pushes herself harder than ever before, only to discover that some dreams demand more than money.

They demand sacrifice.

The Cost of Wanting is a heartfelt and deeply relatable story about middle-class struggles, family, ambition, emotional resilience, and the silent battles people fight while trying to build a better life.

For anyone who has ever stood outside a glass window wanting more, this story is for you.

Some dreams don't fade. They wait.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7B6Q2Z1
• ISBN13: 9798180695819
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"