The first meeting

Chapter 2: From Texts to Reality is coming soon… 👀

Aarohi finally agrees to meet Kabir in real life.

But will their connection feel the same beyond the screen?

Or will everything change in just one moment?

Sometimes, what feels right online doesn’t stay the same in reality. Stay tuned 💫

📖 Chapter 2: From Texts to Reality

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I reached the café earlier than I should have.

Which was strange… because I’m never early.

But today didn’t feel like a normal day.

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I checked my phone.

No new messages.

No “I’m here.”

No “on my way.”

Just silence.

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Maybe he’s not coming.

The thought came suddenly—and stayed.

And for some reason… it bothered me more than it should have.

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“Relax, Aarohi,” I whispered to myself.

“It’s just a meeting.”

Just a meeting.

Then why does it feel like something more?

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The café was calm.

Soft music. Low conversations. Cups clinking.

Everything felt normal.

Except me.

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I kept looking at the door.

Once.

Twice.

Again.

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And then—

He walked in.

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For a second, everything paused.

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Kabir looked… real.

Not like the version in my head.

Not like the one behind a screen.

Better.

Messy curly hair.

A little chubby.

Glasses slightly slipping as he looked around.

Simple.

Comfortable.

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His eyes found mine.

And he smiled.

Not a big smile.

Just a quiet one.

The kind that doesn’t try to impress… but still does.

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“Hi,” he said, sitting across from me.

“Hi,” I replied.

And just like that…

it got awkward.

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A few seconds of silence.

The kind that stretches longer than it should.

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“So…” he said.

“So…” I repeated.

We both laughed.

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“Okay, this is weird,” he admitted.

“A little,” I smiled.

“Online we talk so much… and now—nothing.”

“Yeah,” I said softly, “real life feels different.”

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But slowly… it started to settle.

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“Coffee?” he asked.

“Less ice?” I teased.

He paused… then laughed.

“Okay, that’s impressive.”

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And just like that—

something shifted.

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The awkwardness faded.

The conversation returned.

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We talked.

About random things.

About Goa.

About how different everything feels when you’re actually here.

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I watched him while he spoke.

The way he thought before answering.

The way he didn’t interrupt.

The way he listened.

Actually listened.

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And I realized something.

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He was the same.

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Not just in texts.

But here.

In front of me.

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And that scared me.

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Because when something feels this easy…

it usually doesn’t stay.

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“Glad we met,” he said suddenly.

I looked at him.

“Me too,” I replied.

And I meant it.

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But somewhere inside…

a small voice whispered—

Don’t get used to this.

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🔥 Ending Hook

Something about this didn’t feel casual anymore…

But was I ready for what comes next?

Stay tuned for Episode 3.

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