The Apple I Couldn't Buy

The Apple I Couldn't Buy is a deeply personal, heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows a young student who, after narrowly missing admission to a prestigious IIT, ends up in a private college. Struggling with feelings of failure and inadequacy - amplified by his inability to afford an iPhone - the protagonist slowly finds belonging, friendship, and meaning in an unexpected group of students, all bonded by their shared economic realities and cracked Android screens.