The next morning, I woke up with his message already waiting on my phone.
“Did you survive the overthinking?”
I stared at the screen for a few seconds before smiling.
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Maybe that was the dangerous thing about Kabir.
He noticed everything.
Even the things I tried not to show.
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“Barely,” I replied.
His response came instantly.
“Good. I’d hate to lose my favorite overthinker this early.”
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I rolled my eyes at the message, but my smile stayed.
And honestly…
that scared me a little.
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Because people shouldn’t become this familiar this quickly.
Right?
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The rest of the day felt strangely light.
Like my thoughts were quieter than usual.
Like somewhere between late-night conversations and shared silences…
something inside me had shifted.
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By evening, we met again.
This time, there was no awkwardness.
No nervous silence.
It felt natural.
Too natural.
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“You talk more in real life now,” Kabir said while walking beside me.
“Maybe I’m getting used to you.”
The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted them.
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Kabir looked at me for a second longer than usual.
“That sounds dangerous,” he said softly.
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I looked away first.
Because if I looked any longer…
I might actually admit that he was becoming important to me.
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We stopped at a small food stall near the beach.
“Please don’t tell me you’re one of those people who orders salad on trips,” he said seriously.
I laughed. “Relax, I’m normal.”
“Good,” he nodded. “That was a very important concern.”
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I laughed harder than I expected.
And maybe that’s what surprised me most.
Not the conversation.
Not the chemistry.
Just how easy everything felt with him.
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Later that night, we sat near the shore again.
The beach looked calmer today.
But my mind didn’t feel calm at all.
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The waves moved slowly under the moonlight while people around us laughed, talked, and lived in their own little worlds.
And somehow…
ours had started feeling real too.
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“Can I ask you something?” Kabir said quietly.
“Depends on the question.”
“Why do you act like you’re scared of this?”
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I stayed silent for a moment.
Because I didn’t know how to explain it.
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How do you tell someone that temporary things scare you the most?
That sometimes people become memories before you’re ready to lose them?
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“Because temporary things leave permanent damage,” I said finally.
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Kabir looked at me carefully.
Not with pity.
Not with judgment.
Just understanding.
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“Maybe,” he said softly.
“But that doesn’t make the moment less real.”
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That line stayed with me longer than it should have.
Just like him.
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And maybe that was the problem.
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I was starting to think about him even when he wasn’t around.
His texts.
His smile.
The way he listened when I spoke.
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It was becoming harder to remind myself—
that this trip had an ending.
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And the scariest part?
A part of me had already started wishing it didn’t
🔥 Ending Hook
Some people enter your life slowly…
And before you realize it, they become a part of your everyday thoughts.
Maybe Kabir was becoming that for me.
And maybe… that was exactly what I was afraid of.
Stay tuned for Episode 5 👀
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