chapter 6
Chapter 6 — The Beginning of Distance
Something changed after that.
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Not suddenly.
Not noticeably.
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But enough.
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Kavya stopped asking questions she already knew the answers to.
Stopped waiting in places he never arrived.
Stopped holding space—
for someone who never filled it.
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And Aarav…
noticed.
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Not immediately.
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But slowly.
In fragments.
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The coffee on the table—
only one cup now.
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The lights—
turned off earlier than usual.
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The silence—
different.
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Colder.
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He didn’t understand it.
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Didn’t question it.
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But he felt it.
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For the first time—
something in the house had shifted.
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And it wasn’t something he controlled.
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Kavya stood in front of the mirror that night.
Adjusting her earrings.
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She looked the same.
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Calm.
Composed.
Unbothered.
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But something behind her eyes…
was no longer waiting.
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And that—
was where everything truly began.
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End of Chapter 6
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