Episode 1 – First Glance

Subah ka waqt tha… halki si thandi hawa chal rahi thi.

School ke gate ke bahar students ka usual shor tha—hassi, baatein, aur naye din ki energy. Har taraf excitement thi, jaise har koi apni chhoti si duniya mein busy ho.

Lekin in sab ke beech… ek ladka bilkul alag khada tha.

Aarav Sharma.

White shirt thodi si wrinkled, bag ek shoulder par latka hua… aur aankhon mein wahi usual calm silence. Uske chehre par koi khaas expression nahi tha, lekin uski aankhon mein ek alag hi kahani chhupi thi.

Uske haath mein ek sketchbook tha—jisme woh duniya ko apne tareeke se capture karta tha.

Jahan log baatein karte the, Aarav observe karta tha.

Jahan log haste the, Aarav un moments ko quietly feel karta tha.

“Log kehte hain silence boring hota hai… par Aarav ke liye, silence hi uski asli duniya thi.”

Bell bajti hai 🔔

Aur ek hi pal mein… sab log class ki taraf daud padte hain.

🏫 Classroom – 11th Grade

Students apni apni seats par baith rahe the, kuch last minute homework complete kar rahe the, aur kuch bas gossip mein busy the.

Aarav apni usual seat par jaakar baith gaya—window ke paas. Usse waha baithna pasand tha, kyunki waha se aasman clearly dikhta tha. Kabhi kabhi woh clouds ko dekhte hue apne khayalon mein kho jata tha.

Teacher class mein enter karti hain.

“Good morning, class.”

“Good morning, ma’am…” sab ek sath bolte hain.

Teacher thoda rukti hain, phir smile karti hain.

“Today, we have a new student.”

Class ekdum quiet ho jata hai.

Door dheere se khulta hai…

Aur waha khadi hoti hai—

Miyu Takahashi.

Soft brown hair, halka sa nervous smile… aur aankhon mein ek ajeeb si softness. Jaise woh strong bhi hai… aur thodi si fragile bhi.

“Hi… I’m Miyu. Nice to meet you all.” 😊

Class mein halki si whispering shuru ho jati hai—

“Kitni pretty hai…”

“New girl hai kya…”

Lekin Aarav?

Woh bas usse dekh raha tha.

Pehli baar… uski aankhon mein thoda sa change aaya.

Jaise kisi ne uski black-and-white duniya mein ek halka sa color bhar diya ho 🎨

“Okay Miyu,” teacher bolti hain, “you can sit there… next to Aarav.”

Class ke kuch students dheere se hansi rokne ki koshish karte hain—

“Lucky guy…” koi bolta hai.

Miyu dheere se Aarav ke paas aakar baith jati hai.

“Hi…” woh softly kehti hai.

Aarav thoda sa awkward ho jata hai.

“…Hi.”

Bas ek word.

Aur phir silence.

⏱️ Lunch Break

Sab log apne groups mein busy hain… lekin Aarav usual tarah se akela baitha hai, apni sketchbook ke saath.

Uska pencil chal raha hai… bina rukhe.

Page par dheere dheere ek face ban raha hai…

Miyu ka.

Door se Miyu usse notice karti hai.

Woh uske paas aati hai.

“Tum draw karte ho?” woh curiosity se puchti hai.

Aarav thoda sa surprise ho jata hai.

“…Haan. Bas thoda.”

“Can I see?” 😄

Aarav ek second hesitate karta hai… phir sketchbook uski taraf badha deta hai.

Miyu ke aankhon mein ekdum se chamak aa jati hai.

“Wow… yeh toh main hoon!”

Woh softly muskura deti hai—ek genuine, warm smile ☀️

Aur us moment mein…

Aarav ke dil mein kuch halka sa feel hota hai.

Kuch naya. Kuch ajeeb.

Lekin… accha.

🌅 Ending Scene

School khatam hota hai.

Aarav ghar ki taraf chal raha hota hai… lekin aaj uske steps thode slow hain.

Jaise woh kuch soch raha ho.

Kuch jo woh samajh nahi pa raha.

Dusri taraf—

Miyu sky ki taraf dekhte hue dheere se bolti hai:

“Maybe… this place won’t be so lonely anymore.”

Halka sa hawa ka jhonka aata hai… aur dono ek hi waqt par aasman ki taraf dekhte hain.

Jaise unke beech koi invisible connection ho.

Us din kuch change hua tha…

Na Aarav samajh paaya… na Miyu.

Lekin shayad—

ye sirf ek normal “first meeting” nahi tha.

To be continued… 💫

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