Seen At 2:17 AM
Character Info
(Aarav Mehta
Age: 23
Personality: Calm, sarcastic, emotionally guarded
Occupation: Software intern
Secret: He never deletes chats… even the painful ones)
(Nila Roy
Age: 21
Personality: Honest, impulsive, emotionally intense
Occupation: Psychology student
Secret: She’s running from someone who knows her too well)
(Unknown Contact (“?”)
No profile. No messages.
Just a silent presence—
watching every word, knowing far more than it should.)
Aarav Mehta
Sorry, wrong number.
Unknown (?)
I checked twice.
This is the number.
Aarav Mehta
Then you’re definitely texting the wrong person.
Unknown (?)
Maybe.
But you replied.
Unknown (?)
Same.
That’s why I’m still awake.
Aarav Mehta
Insomnia club?
Unknown (?)
More like overthinking association.
Aarav Mehta
Lifetime membership.
Aarav Mehta
Aarav.
And before this gets weird—how did you get my number?
Nila Roy
I …
didn’t mean to
Aarav Mehta
That’s reassuring.
Nila Roy
I sent a message to someone who stopped replying months ago.
Nila Roy
He changed his number.
You didn’t.
Aarav Mehta
Ah.
Ghosts usually don’t warn before leaving.
Nila Roy
Do you ever miss someone who’s still alive?
Nila Roy
Then maybe this wasn’t a mistake.
Aarav Mehta
Or maybe it was.
And we’re just lonely enough to pretend it isn’t.
Nila Roy
If you want, I can stop texting.
Aarav Mehta
If I wanted that…
I wouldn’t be typing.
Nila Roy
Then stay.
Just for tonight.
Aarav Mehta
Fine.
But don’t ask questions you’re not ready to hear answers to.
Nila Roy
Promise you won’t disappear without saying goodbye.
Aarav Mehta
I don’t disappear.
I stay longer than I should.
Online… But Hiding
Nila Roy
Are you still there?
Aarav Mehta
Yeah.
Just wondering why silence feels louder at night.
Nila Roy
Because daytime lies to us.
Aarav Mehta
That was deep for 2:31 AM.
Nila Roy
Pain doesn’t sleep.
Aarav Mehta
Neither do people who pretend they’re fine.
Nila Roy
So… what are you pretending about?
Nila Roy
I’m pretending I don’t check my phone hoping he texted.
Aarav Mehta
How long has it been?
Nila Roy
Long enough to forget his voice.
Nila Roy
Short enough to still feel it.
Aarav Mehta
That’s the worst phase.
Nila Roy
You sound experienced.
Aarav Mehta
I archive chats instead of deleting them.
Feels less like betrayal.
Nila Roy
I reread old messages.
Then I hate myself for smiling.
Aarav Mehta
We’d make a great support group.
Nila Roy
Do you ever type a message and delete it?
Aarav Mehta
All the time.
Especially “Are you okay?”
Aarav Mehta
Because sometimes people aren’t ready to answer.
Nila Roy
Then don’t ask.
Just stay.
Aarav Mehta
You’re good at this.
Nila Roy
Psychology student.
Understanding people is easier than fixing myself.
Aarav Mehta
What are you running from, Nila?
Nila Roy
Someone who knows me too well.
Aarav Mehta
That’s dangerous.
Nila Roy
So is trusting strangers at night.
Aarav Mehta
True.
But strangers can’t hurt you the way familiar people do.
Nila Roy
Unless they become important.
Aarav Mehta
Don’t make me important.
Nila Roy
Too late.
You replied twice.
Aarav Mehta
😐
That’s a low bar.
Nila Roy
Still crossed it.
Aarav Mehta
Why me though?
Nila Roy
Because you didn’t ask for explanations.
You listened.
Aarav Mehta
Listening is easier than fixing.
Nila Roy
I don’t want fixing.
I want honesty.
Aarav Mehta
Then here it is.
I’m afraid of attachments.
Nila Roy
I’m afraid of being forgotten.
Aarav Mehta
Looks like we’re both scared.
Nila Roy
Maybe fear is the connection.
Aarav Mehta
Or the warning.
Nila Roy
Aarav…
If we stop talking tomorrow—
Aarav Mehta
Because I just saved your contact.
Nila Roy
That’s… oddly comforting.
Aarav Mehta
I’ll be right here.
The One Message He Shouldn’t Have Seen”
Nila Roy
Aarav… are you awake?
Aarav Mehta
Couldn’t sleep.
Nila Roy
Same.
My phone keeps lighting up.
Aarav Mehta
Someone texting?
Nila Roy
No.
That’s the scary part.
Nila Roy
I feel like someone’s reading our chats.
Aarav Mehta
That’s paranoia talking.
Aarav Mehta
Did you ever save my number?
Aarav Mehta
Under what name?
Nila Roy
...
"Aarav (Don’t Get Attached)"
Aarav Mehta
Wow.
That hurts and fits.
Aarav Mehta
I told you already.
“2:17 AM.”
Nila Roy
Promise me something.
Nila Roy
If I disappear…
don’t look for me.
Aarav Mehta
That’s not fair.
Nila Roy
Neither is the truth.
Nila Roy
I can’t say it here.
Aarav Mehta
Nila, you’re scaring me.
Nila Roy
Someone else has access to my phone.
Nila Roy
Not physically.
Digitally.
Nila Roy
That’s what I’m running from.
Unknown Contact (?) added to the chat
Unknown (?)
Interesting conversation.
Unknown (?)
You shouldn’t be talking to strangers at night, Nila.
Aarav Mehta
How do you know her name?
Unknown (?)
I know more than you think.
Nila Roy
Please leave him out of this.
Unknown (?)
Too late.
He already read the message he wasn’t supposed to see.
Unknown (?)
The one she deleted.
Unknown (?)
"She was never texting the wrong number."
Aarav Mehta
What does that mean?
Unknown (?)
It means you were chosen.
Unknown (?)
Check your archived chats, Aarav.
Aarav Mehta
…
How do you know I archive chats?
Unknown (?)
Because I’ve been watching you longer than she has.
Nila Roy
Aarav, listen to me.
Whatever happens next—
Unknown (?)
Now it’s just us.
Unknown (?)
Someone making sure the story continues.
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