21-07-2025, 04:27 PM
1:30 AM – Back at 205
The house was cold now. Quiet. Still.
Ravi stepped inside. The lights were dim.
Her slippers were still by the sofa.
A faint scent of her perfume still hung in the corridor.
He walked past the living room.
Past the couch where she had sat.
Past the mirror that still had her reflection from an hour ago.
And into his room, where he closed the door softly.
The silence was too much.
He didn’t turn on music. He didn’t message anyone.
He just sat on his bed and let the weight of the night settle around him.
The saree.
Her eyes.
The almost-moment.
Gone.
All in one night.
The house was cold now. Quiet. Still.
Ravi stepped inside. The lights were dim.
Her slippers were still by the sofa.
A faint scent of her perfume still hung in the corridor.
He walked past the living room.
Past the couch where she had sat.
Past the mirror that still had her reflection from an hour ago.
And into his room, where he closed the door softly.
The silence was too much.
He didn’t turn on music. He didn’t message anyone.
He just sat on his bed and let the weight of the night settle around him.
The saree.
Her eyes.
The almost-moment.
Gone.
All in one night.
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