"ONLY YOU"
Epilogue
"Some people become your first friend...
Some become your first love...
And some unknowingly become both." 🤍
"Do you know what the funniest thing about one-sided love is?"
"You don't fall in love in one day..."
"You fall... every single day."
The first day he annoyed me...
The second day I hated him...
The third day...
I wanted him to become my friend.
And somewhere between all those little fights...
My heart quietly forgot how to belong to anyone else.
He was busy solving equations...
While I was busy memorizing every little thing about him.
The way he smiled after winning an argument...
The way he scratched his neck when he lied...
The way his eyes disappeared whenever he laughed...
But I had already memorized the entire story called...
"𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?"
Because how do you explain...
That someone can become your favorite place...
Without ever holding your hand?
Sometimes...
Loving someone...
Means watching them walk ahead...
Even when every part of you wishes...
They would turn around.
I kept walking behind him.
Not because he asked me to...
But because my heart never learned another direction.
There were days...
When he was standing only inches away...
Yet he felt farther than the stars.
I smiled.
He smiled.
But neither of us knew...
How many words were trapped between those smiles.
A classroom.
One bench.
Hundreds of memories.
Thousands of stolen glances.
Millions of feelings...
That never became words.
If desks could speak...
They would've confessed before I ever could.
I always wondered...
"What if..."
What if he looked at me...
The way I looked at him?
Would the universe have been kinder?
Or...
Would fate still make me wait?
Then one day...
He finally turned around.
Not because I called him...
But because...
For the first time...
I stopped following.
And that's when he realized...
Home...
Had always been walking beside him.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 .......
Chapter 1:"The New Troublemaker"
"𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭........
𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧.𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭"
(A bright Monday morning.)
(Children running around the school playground. Some are chasing each other while others are eating snacks. The school bell hasn't rung yet.)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
(Clapping her hands.) "Everyone! Settle down! Settle down!"
(The classroom slowly becomes quiet.)
(7 years old. Sitting on the first bench. Quietly coloring in her drawing book.)
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Muttering to herself.)
"Almost done..."
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
(Runs into the classroom while breathing heavily.)
"Adhyaaaaa!!"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Startled.)
"Ishita! Don't shout!"
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
(Excitedly jumping.) "Guess what?"
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"A new student is coming today!"
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"So?!"
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
(Places her hands dramatically on her waist.) "What if he's handsome?"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Rolls her eyes.) "We're seven."
(The entire class laughs.)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
"Children...Today we have a new classmate."
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
"Please come inside."
(Everyone turns toward the door.)
Tiny footsteps echo through the classroom.
A little boy walks in with messy black hair, bright curious eyes, and a school bag that looks almost bigger than him.
He isn't nervous.
He isn't shy.
Instead...
He's looking around the classroom as if he's inspecting his new kingdom.
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Grinning.)
"Hello."
"I'm Reyansh."
(Half the girls wave happily.)
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
(Whispering to Anaya.) "He looks cute."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Without even looking properly.)
"Hmph."
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
"Reyansh, go sit beside Adhya."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Looks at Adhya.) "Okay!"
(He happily walks toward the empty seat beside her.)
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Drops his bag with a loud THUD.)"Hi!"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Keeps coloring.) "Hi."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"What are you drawing?"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"A flower."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"It looks like broccoli."
(The whole class bursts into laughter.)
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Freezes.) ".........."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Trying not to laugh.) "Oops."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Glares at him.) "It's NOT broccoli!"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"It is!"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"It isn't!"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"It is!"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"It isn't!"
(The classroom becomes silent.)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
"Reyansh...This is your first day....Please don't trouble your classmates."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Scratches the back of his head sheepishly.) "Sorry..."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Crosses her arms.) "Hmph."
(A few minutes later...)
The teacher starts writing on the blackboard.
The classroom becomes quiet.
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Looks down.) "My crayon!"
(Her favorite pink crayon is broken into two pieces.)
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Holding the broken crayon.)"...Oops."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Stands up instantly.) "YOU BROKE IT!!"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"I was just checking if it was real."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"Why would you CHECK MY CRAYON?!"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"I don't know..."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Almost crying in frustration.)"You're the worst!"
(The entire class goes silent.)
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Feels a tiny bit guilty.) "...Sorry."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Turns away angrily.) "I don't want your sorry."
Everyone is happily eating together.
Except...
One little girl.
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"Come eat."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"I'm not hungry."
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"you are still angry?"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"He broke Pinky."
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"........."
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
"your named your crayon?"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"Of course."
𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧 (𝐅𝐋 𝐛𝐟𝐟)
(Ishita sighs dramatically.)
Meanwhile....
Across the classroom...
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Quietly looking toward Adhya.)"I didn't mean to make her cry..."
His new school...
His first day...
And somehow...
He had already made an enemy.
Children rush outside.
Parents wait near the gate.
Adhya walks home while holding her broken pink crayon tightly.
She doesn't look back.
Reyansh watches her leave.
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Softly.) "I'll buy her a new one tomorrow..."
Little did he know...
That one broken crayon...
Would become the beginning of a friendship...
A friendship that would quietly grow into a love story neither of them could have imagined.
"𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬.......
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞." 🌸
𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫
𝐡𝐞𝐲𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝
𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫
𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨
𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫
𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠
Chapter 2 – "A Very Bad Apology"
The classroom buzzed with laughter as children settled into their seats.
Adhya entered with her arms crossed, still upset about yesterday.
The moment she looked at the bench beside hers...
A brand-new pink crayon box was lying there.
On top of it was a tiny note written in messy handwriting.
"𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐘: 𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Trying not to smile.)"...Killing?"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Grinning proudly.)"I bought her whole family this time."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Puffs her cheeks.)"I don't forgive you."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
"Why?"
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
"Because you called my flower broccoli."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Trying to hold back a laugh.)"...It still looked like broccoli."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Glares at him.) "Teacher!!"
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Quickly covers her mouth.)"Shhh! Don't complain already!"
The entire class burst into laughter.
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
(Looking at them.)"Reyansh! Hands to yourself."
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Immediately lets go.)"Sorry, Ma'am."
During art period...
The teacher asked everyone to draw a garden.
Aarav secretly peeked at Anaya's drawing.
Reyansh Kapoor (ML)
(Whispers.) "This one... actually looks like a flower."
𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (𝐅𝐋)
(Hides a tiny smile.) "Of course it does."
For the first time...
She didn't look at him with anger.
She looked at him...
With just a little less annoyance.
Maybe...
The new troublemaker wasn't completely impossible after all.
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