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“I’m going to my relatives’ place this evening,”
she said quietly. “Just for a few days. I need to… step back. Breathe.”
He nodded slowly. “I get it.”
She looked down at her hands, then at the floor.
Her voice broke slightly when she said, “I don’t want to be angry with you. ”
"I don’t even know if I am angry. ”
“But I do feel… misplaced.”
Abhi leaned forward, elbows on his knees.
His voice was steady, but laced with quiet hurt.
“You were never misplaced. You made things lighter, warmer. Being around you… never felt like background.”
She blinked a few times.
Then gave a small, sad smile. “Don’t say sweet things now. I’m trying hard not to cry.”
He didn't say anything.
But he didn’t look away either.
Then, slowly, carefully, she stood. “I should go.”
He rose too.
She walked to the door
Opened it halfway.
Then paused.
Without turning
She said, “I liked being part of your days. Even if it was brief.”
And then she left.
This time, he didn’t follow.
But he stood in that silence for a long while
Letting her absence echo deeper than her presence ever had.
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she said quietly. “Just for a few days. I need to… step back. Breathe.”
He nodded slowly. “I get it.”
She looked down at her hands, then at the floor.
Her voice broke slightly when she said, “I don’t want to be angry with you. ”
"I don’t even know if I am angry. ”
“But I do feel… misplaced.”
Abhi leaned forward, elbows on his knees.
His voice was steady, but laced with quiet hurt.
“You were never misplaced. You made things lighter, warmer. Being around you… never felt like background.”
She blinked a few times.
Then gave a small, sad smile. “Don’t say sweet things now. I’m trying hard not to cry.”
He didn't say anything.
But he didn’t look away either.
Then, slowly, carefully, she stood. “I should go.”
He rose too.
She walked to the door
Opened it halfway.
Then paused.
Without turning
She said, “I liked being part of your days. Even if it was brief.”
And then she left.
This time, he didn’t follow.
But he stood in that silence for a long while
Letting her absence echo deeper than her presence ever had.
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End of Chapter - I
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