Aaliya never expected her world to shift because of one glance.
But the day she saw Arhan in school,
she knew life had begun writing something she wasn't allowed to read.
He wasn't the loud type, not the hero of the class—
just a boy with eyes full of understanding.
They never spoke.
Not once.
But sometimes feelings build without words.
She watched him from a distance.
She memorized the sound of his laughter,
imagined conversations they would never have.
And then one day—
he vanished.
Arhan left the school without goodbye.
Aaliya's heart broke without ever having been held.
She told herself he would return—
but hope felt foolish.
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