Chapter 1: The First Time(When everything was simple)

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I still remember…

I was just 6 years old.

I didn’t know what love meant…

I didn’t understand what friendship really was…

Life was just school, home, and small little moments of happiness.

And maybe that’s why…

that day felt so special.

I still remember that day so clearly… as if time chose to preserve that moment just for me. I was only six years old, lost in my tiny little world. The sun was soft, the air felt calm, and children were playing around without a care.

That day was my first day in that house.

New place… new surroundings… everything felt a little strange.

Mom was busy setting things inside, and I was getting bored…The place where I lived was quiet and a little different from the rest of the world. It was surrounded by walls on all four sides, almost like a small field of its own. Inside, there were only three houses—one of them was mine. It felt like a tiny world, peaceful and familiar.

What made it even more special were the nine litchi trees standing tall around us. In summer, their leaves would whisper with the wind, and the sweet smell of litchis would fill the air. That place held all my childhood memories

so I went straight up to the roof.

The wind was blowing softly, and the tin roof was making light sounds.

I was just looking around… when my eyes stopped at the house in front.

He was there.

Standing on his terrace.

Near the railing… completely silent.

No phone, no movement… just looking straight at me.

At first, I thought maybe I was imagining it…

but no—

He was actually looking at me.

I got a little awkward and looked away.

After a few seconds… curiosity made me look back again.

And this time—

“You’re new?” he asked directly.

I froze for a second.

That was too sudden.

I slowly nodded, “hmm…”

He kept looking at me for a few seconds, then asked,

“Name?”

"Name ? He asked again!

" Naaz..."I said in a small voice

He smirked a little… then said,

“I aabdal ,” we said casually.

“I’ll call you Olly.”

I frowned slightly. “Why?”

He gave a small smile and said,

“Just… suits you.”

There was a bit of attitude in his tone…

but somehow, it didn’t feel bad.

Then without saying anything else, he turned and walked away.

And I just stood there…

Heart beating a little fast… mind completely confused…

Thinking only one thing—

“This boy is a little strange…”

That was all that happened that day.

But somehow…

his first line —

the way he called me “Olly”…

stayed in my mind.That day ended like any other, but something inside me had quietly changed. I didn’t understand what it was, or why his smile stayed in my mind. Maybe it was nothing… or maybe, it was the beginning of a story I wasn’t ready to understand yet at that moment.

Maybe…

that was where everything began. 💔

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