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Chapter 8

Author: Chhavi Gupta
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-08 13:07:36

Roohi's POV

The memories kept coming, each one painting a picture of a boy who had been everything to me—my best friend, my protector, the center of my universe.

Middle school brought new adventures, but some things never changed. Vihan’s teasing, his protective streak, and those circles he couldn’t seem to stop drawing on my back—they were as constant as the rising sun.

It was in middle school when I realized my feelings for Vihan weren’t just the fleeting crushes that came and went like passing seasons.

It wasn’t just a crush anymore. It wasn’t just the way my stomach fluttered when he smiled or the way my heart raced when he drew those stupid circles on my back. It was deeper than that.

It wasn’t about his mischievous grin or his endless charm, though those things didn’t help my cause. It was the way he made me feel safe, like the world couldn’t touch me as long as he was around.

It was a quiet realization, the kind that settles deep in your chest and makes itself at home. I di
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