CHAPTER36 [FLASHBACK CONTINUE]
Flashback Continues…
A whole year passed…
Aarohi never gave up.
Rejections, ignorance—everything stayed the same.
But her feelings didn’t.
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Next year…
Same college.
Same corridors.
But Aarohi was a little more mature now.
Still—
Her heart beat only for one name.
Vihaan.
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That day…
Vihaan was walking down the corridor like always.
Aarohi saw him.
Her heartbeat instantly sped up.
This time—
She didn’t stop herself.
She walked straight to him.
“Hii…”
(Hii…)
Vihaan paused.
Looked at her.
And for the first time—
He replied.
“Haan?”
(Yes?)
Aarohi froze.
Like time had stopped.
“Woh… main…”
(I… I…)
“Bas… hii bolna tha.”
(I just wanted to say hi.)
Vihaan looked at her for a moment.
Then asked—
“Kya naam hai tumhara?”
(What’s your name?)
Aarohi’s eyes lit up.
“Aarohi…”
(Aarohi…)
A small conversation.
Nothing big.
But for her—
It meant everything.
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Vihaan left.
And Aarohi stood there—
Smiling.
Shocked.
Happy.
“Usne baat ki… mujhse…”
(He talked to me…)
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Later…
During lunch break—
Aarohi gathered courage again.
She walked up to him with her tiffin.
“Yeh… tumhare liye…”
(This is for you…)
Vihaan looked at her.
Then at the tiffin.
For a moment—
Aarohi held her breath.
And then—
He took it.
Her heart skipped.
“Sach me…?”
(Really…?)
Vihaan didn’t say anything.
He just took a small bite.
And handed it back.
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For him—
It was nothing.
Just a bite.
But for Aarohi—
It was everything.
Hope.
A beginning.
A sign.
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That night—
Aarohi couldn’t sleep.
She just kept smiling.
Thinking again and again—
“Shayad… ab sab theek ho jayega.”
(Maybe… everything will be okay now.)
Days passed…
And slowly—
Things started changing.
Vihaan started talking to Aarohi.
Not much.
Just a little.
But for Aarohi—
That “little” was everything.
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“Hii…”
(Hii…)
“Haan bolo…”
(Yes, tell me…)
“Aaj lecture samajh aaya?”
(Did you understand today’s lecture?)
“Thoda…”
(A little…)
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Small talks.
Simple moments.
But Aarohi felt like—
She had finally reached somewhere.
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“Usne aaj khud mujhse baat ki…”
(He talked to me himself today…)
“Ab woh mujhe ignore nahi karta…”
(Now he doesn’t ignore me…)
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Her happiness had no limits.
She smiled for no reason.
Laughed more.
Dreamed more.
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She was falling deeper.
More attached.
More lost.
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For Aarohi—
Life started feeling perfect.
Almost like heaven.
Because the person she loved—
Was finally talking to her.
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“Jab tumhara pyaar tumse baat karne lage…”
(When the one you love starts talking to you…)
“…toh aur kya chahiye hota hai kisi ladki ko?”
(…what more could a girl possibly want?)
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She thought—
She had everything now.
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