🎧 System Log – Day 5
Life Interface – ActiveAttraction Level – 63%Emotional Dependency – GrowingWarning: User Ignoring Safety Protocol
Aarav ne aankhen kholi…Lekin aaj screen unusually quiet thi.
No pop-ups.No color spikes.Bas ek blank transparent layer.
Usne dheere se baith kar apne stats check kiye.
Happiness – 38%Anxiety – 71%Thought of Naina – 94%
"Ye system obsessed kyun hai…" usne halki si hansi ke saath kaha, lekin dil me halka sa bojh tha.
Kal se Naina school nahi aayi thi.
Aur jab se woh nahi aayi…System me ajeeb sa lag ho raha tha.
Jaise koi background app crash ho gaya ho.
🏫 School Without Her
Classroom usual tha.
Noise normal.
Kabir drama mode me.
Lekin Aarav ke vision me ek jagah blank thi.
Last bench.Uske bagal wali seat.
Wahan normally glitch text blink karta tha.
Aaj kuch nahi.
Empty.
Aur empty jagah kabhi kabhi sabse zyada shor karti hai.
Kabir ne pucha, "Tu thoda zyada chup nahi ho gaya?"
"Normal hoon."
"Tu har baar 'normal' bolta hai jab clearly normal nahi hota."
Aarav ne aankhen board par jama di.
Lekin andar…
Concern for Naina – 82%
Usne finally phone nikala.
Message type kiya.
Aarav: "Tum school kyun nahi aayi?"
Delete.
Phir likha:
Aarav: "Project complete karna hai."
Delete.
Phir bas phone lock kar diya.
"Why is this difficult…" woh mumbling karta raha.
🌧 Badal Jama Hone Lage
Lunch break ke baad sky dark hone laga.
Monsoon officially start ho chuka tha Varanasi me.
Hawa me mitti ki khushboo.
Aarav ke vision me sky ke upar thin glitch lines flicker hui.
Jaise system environment change detect kar raha ho.
Tabhi…
Phone vibrate.
Unknown number.
Aarav ne hesitate karke pick kiya.
"Hello?"
Dusri taraf se halki si familiar awaaz.
"…Aarav?"
Uska heart rate instantly spike.
Heart Rate – 129Voice Recognition – Naina Kapoor
"Tum?" usne thoda sharp tone me kaha.
"Sorry… main kal aur aaj school nahi aayi."
"Why?"
Chup.
Background me barish ki awaaz.
"Bas… thoda mood off tha."
System suddenly loud beep.
Emotional Distress DetectedProbability of Crying – High
Aarav ka throat dry ho gaya.
"Tum kahan ho?"
"Ghat par."
🌊 Ghat Scene – Rain Arc Begins
Aarav ne bina soche bag uthaya.
Kabir peeche se chillaya, "Kahan ja raha hai?"
"Project emergency."
Auto le kar woh seedha ghat pahucha.
Barish halki si chal rahi thi.
Ganga ka pani thoda upar.
Log kam.
Steps par Naina baithi thi.
White kurti halka sa bheeg chuka tha.
Hair chipak kar shoulders par.
Aaj uske upar glitch text usual se zyada unstable tha.
Blink.Fade.Blink.
Aarav dheere se paas gaya.
"Tum pagal ho? Itni barish me yahan kyun baithi ho?"
Naina ne bina dekhe kaha, "Tum aa gaye."
"Obviously."
"Obviously?" usne halka sa smile diya.
Aarav uske paas baith gaya.
System suddenly zoom-in mode me chala gaya.
Aur phir…
Jo usne dekha, uska dil ruk gaya.
Error text ke neeche ek nayi line visible thi.
Happiness – 0%
Aarav ka brain freeze.
"Zero?" usne dheere se repeat kiya.
Naina ne uski taraf dekha.
"Kya?"
"Kuch nahi…"
Lekin system clearly dikha raha tha.
Sadness – 93%Self-Worth – 21%Emotional Stability – Critical
Aarav ne pehli baar stats dekh kar panic feel kiya.
Usually woh sirf observe karta tha.
Aaj uska chest heavy lag raha tha.
💔 The Truth
"Tumne kabhi feel kiya hai…" Naina ne halki awaaz me kaha,"…ki tum kisi ke liye enough nahi ho?"
Barish thodi tez hui.
Aarav chup.
"Papa ko lagta hai main serious nahi hoon. Teachers ko lagta hai main distraction hoon. Friends ko lagta hai main overdramatic hoon."
Woh hansi… lekin fake.
Fake Smile – Detected
"Main bas loud hoon," usne kaha. "Lekin loud hone ka matlab ye nahi ki main strong hoon."
Aarav ne uski taraf dekha.
System flash:
User Emotional Response – Unstable
"Tum strong ho," usne automatically kaha.
"Tumhe kaise pata?" Naina ne seedha pucha.
Aarav ke paas answer nahi tha jo numbers ke bina ho.
Is baar woh stats nahi dekhna chahta tha.
Is baar woh bas dekhna chahta tha.
Insaan ko.
Glitch ko nahi.
🌧 Emotional Breakdown
Naina ne aankhon me aansu rokne ki koshish ki.
"Main thak gayi hoon happy act karte karte."
Us moment me Aarav ke vision me ek loud red warning aaya:
Emotional Stats – 0%Immediate Support Required
Aarav ka system pehli baar command nahi de raha tha.
Bas warning de raha tha.
Aur pehli baar…
Aarav ne bina calculate kiye react kiya.
Usne dheere se apna haath uske paas rakha.
Direct hold nahi kiya.
Bas paas.
"Tum act nahi ho," usne dheere se kaha."Tum confuse ho. Hurt ho. Aur shayad thoda lost ho."
Naina ne aankhen uthayi.
"Tum mujhe read kar rahe ho?"
"Is baar nahi."
"Phir?"
"Bas dekh raha hoon."
Barish tez ho gayi.
Aasman me glitch lines visibly crack jaisi lagne lagi.
Jaise environment bhi unstable ho.
Naina ne finally control chhod diya.
Aansu mix ho gaye rain ke saath.
"Main kabhi zero nahi thi…" woh toot kar boli."Phir aaj kyun lag raha hai ki main khali hoon?"
Aarav ka system silent ho gaya.
Numbers fade hone lage.
Screen blur.
Sirf ek cheez clear thi —
Uska khud ka stat.
Care – 100%
🌌 The Moment That Changes Everything
Aarav ne finally uska haath pakad liya.
Is baar consciously.
No act.
No pretend.
Real.
System me loud glitch sound.
Screen black for 2 seconds.
Phir ek naya interface open hua.
Manual Mode ActivatedEmotion Measurement – DisabledFeel Mode – Online
Aarav shock.
Ye feature kabhi nahi dekha tha.
Manual Mode?
Matlab numbers off?
Usne Naina ki taraf dekha.
Uske upar error text slowly dissolve ho raha tha.
Jaise system accept kar raha ho ki isko measure nahi kiya ja sakta.
Naina ne dheere se kaha, "Tum ajeeb ho."
"Tum glitch ho."
"Good."
Chhoti si smile.
Real wali.
System automatically show kiya:
Happiness – 7%Rising…
Aarav ne andar hi andar smile kiya.
Zero se seven.
Progress.
🌧 Rain Confession Lite
Barish me dono seedhiyon par baith kar chup the.
Naina ne pucha, "Tum hamesha mere paas aa jaoge?"
Aarav ka logical brain activate hone laga.
Risk. Attachment. Future pain.
Lekin Manual Mode abhi bhi on tha.
Is baar numbers nahi dikh rahe the.
Sirf feeling.
"Haan," usne simple sa jawab diya.
"Calculate karke?"
"Is baar bina calculate kiye."
Naina ne uska shoulder lightly hit kiya.
"Finally."
⚠ Final Glitch of the Chapter
Jaise hi woh dono khade hue…
Sky me ek bada sa white crack jaisa glitch dikhai diya.
Sirf Aarav ko visible.
System reboot hua.
New Core Update InstalledVariable Naina – IntegratedEmotional Stats System – Partially Unlocked
Aur sabse neeche ek line:
Warning: If She Falls Again, You Fall Harder.
Aarav ne aasman dekha.
Phir Naina ko.
Woh halki si muskura rahi thi.
Happiness – 12%.
Slowly rising.
Aur pehli baar…
Aarav ko laga shayad glitch problem nahi thi.
Woh solution thi.
🎧 End Log – Day 5
Attraction Level – 81%Emotional Attachment – HighSystem Control – WeakeningManual Mode – Preferred