Chapter 2: Unspoken Words – A Glimpse That Stayed

 After that day… something inside me changed.

The birthday function was over, but her presence lingered — like the echo of a song that refuses to fade.

I still remember her clearly...

That soft pink suit, her gentle smile, and those deep eyes — as if they held a thousand unsaid stories.

She didn’t even look at me properly at first… but I couldn't stop looking at her.

The next morning, I went out again — no reason, no plan. Just a strange hope... shayad ek baar aur dekh lu usse.

I walked by the same street where the party had happened. Every face looked familiar… but not hers.

She wasn’t there.

My heart sank a little.

The entire day, I couldn’t focus. I kept thinking — kaash number mil jaata. But I had something this time…

I knew her name.

Yes, I found out her name from a mutual friend. And just hearing it gave me a strange peace. But at the same time, the restlessness inside me grew stronger.

I still didn’t have her number… no way to talk, no way to reach out.

Just a name in my heart and a memory playing on loop in my mind.

I knew she had come from Shamli, and was connected to my friend’s family.

Itna hi toh connection tha... par dil ne use rishta maan liya tha.

Was it love? Or just a one-sided feeling?

Maybe… it was the beginning of something real.

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o be continued...