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Between Screens and Heart

AaradhyaSingla
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Synopsis
Neel Sharma and Shanaya Rajput are college rivals who can't stand each other. He's the quiet, mysterious loner. She's the loud, popular extrovert. They compete over everything-grades, debates, poetry competitions-and avoid each other at all costs. But online, it's a different story. Neel chats as Akanksha Oberoi, a sweet, gentle girl who helps him express emotions he can't show as himself. Shanaya chats as Arnav Seghal, a confident, bold boy who lets her be fearless without judgment. Both are hiding behind opposite genders, creating fake identities to be the people they wish they could be. One sleepless night at 11:47 PM, they both click on the "Unknown Chat" feature of Silent Speaks, a social media app. They're randomly matched. They talk. They click. They become best friends-anonymous best friends who understand each other like no one else does. As "A" and "S," they share everything: their fears, their dreams, their frustrations about the people they can't stand at college. The cold, distant boy who thinks he's better than everyone. The loud, annoying girl who's always in the spotlight. Neither realizes they're talking about each other. To each other. When they discover they attend the same college, suspicions arise. When they're forced to partner up for a debate competition, walls start crumbling. And when the truth finally comes out-that A is Neel, and S is Shanaya-they must face an impossible question: Can the connection they built in the dark survive the light of day? A story about identity, vulnerability, and finding love in the most unexpected place: behind a screen, with the last person you'd ever expect.
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Chapter 1 - Prologue: The App Introduces Itself

Hi, I am a social media app—yes, that kind of app where stories unfold in blue bubbles and typing indicators. You know the drill: people create fake IDs to troll others, sometimes to hide their identity, sometimes just to be someone else for a while.

But among all those fake IDs, there were two that seemed made for each other—a perfect match in the strangest way possible. Like all great stories, this one has a male and a female character: Neel Sharma and Shanaya Rajput. They were like north pole and south pole—opposite, yet somehow drawn together.

One thing they had in common? Neither liked meeting people physically. They preferred the glow of screens, the comfort of conversations without faces. They talked to family, friends, even strangers—but always online.

Oh, you're wondering which social media app I am? Let me introduce myself properly: my name is SILENT SPEAKS. I'm like the others—global interaction, safe and secure chatting where personal information stays protected. That's my thing.

But let's get back to the point. Guys!

Another thing Neel and Shanaya had in common: they both maintained two accounts each—one main, one fake (and ironically, the fake ones were more active). These were the threads connecting their separate worlds.