𝓣𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓼 : 𝒯𝒽ℯ 𝒯𝒶𝓁ℯ 𝓞𝓯 𝓜𝓪𝓵𝓱𝓸𝓽𝓻𝓪'𝓼

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She forced a small smile,hoping to soften the moment "how have you been?".

He Looked at her like her presence is annoying him.face was stoic like he didn't want her"fine".

The single word hit her harder than any angry outburst could have .

She swallowed hard,heart arching but keep going, trying to keep her conversation normal "it's been a long time".

He smirked bitterly "too long".

Her breath caught.his tone was casual but the way he said it stabbed her soul—like a reminder that she was nothing more than a stranger to him now.

She took a step closer and he stepped back like her presence is suffocating him"maybe we can start again..... slowly".

He glanced at her coldly "what do you want to start?".

His words was calm,but each one felt like a sharp knife piercing through her skin.she swallowed the lump forming inside her throat.

He turned and walked away leaving her there standing alone.her heart heavy and aching.

His footsteps faded down the hallway, leaving behind a cold emptiness that wrapped around her like a heavy cloak.she stood rooted to her place,her chest tight,tears threating to fall down.

For a moment,she wanted to call him back—to scream ,to beg to explain but her voice was caught somewhere deep inside,tangled with the fear that maybe He never want.

Her fingers clutched at her side as the words of his words lingered in her mind.

What to do you want to start

Those words echoed in her mind over and over.

Sharper than any insult,louder than any scream.they weren't just words —they were walls being shut by him .

She wiped a tear that slipped from her eyes,Biting her lip to stop more from falling.she didn't want him to see her like this—fragile, heartbroken, vulnerable.

Still she stood there —alone but unwilling to walk away.

Because some love didn't end with silence.
Because some hearts didn't give up even

His cold word faded into silence.she wiped her tears and took some deep breaths because sarthak is like a detective for them.he can't bear one tear from her and Ishita eyes.

With quiet footsteps she walked up the grand staircase, clutching the small package,she had brought.

The house was still but the echoes of those chaos stills running in air.

She reached at the door,sarthak told her to....

Knocking softly,she called out"sarthak".

He opened door slowly.a wide smile spread through his lips "come na yaar,why are you standing there?"

He pulled her inside the room .faint scent of Jasmine and sandalwood was lingering inside the room with medicine smell.she glanced around the room and her eyes fell on her ...