My fingers trembled.
That one message—
"Do you still love me, Soumya?"
It felt like time had stopped.
Seven years…
And yet, her words still had the same effect on me.
I knew I shouldn't reply.
I knew it would only bring pain.
But my heart…
It never learned to let her go.
…
Without thinking anymore—
I typed.
"Yes."
Just one word.
But it carried everything I had buried inside me for years.
My breath became heavy as I stared at the screen.
Seconds passed.
Then—
Her reply came.
"I knew it."
My chest tightened.
"Why now?" I typed quickly.
"After all these years… why are you back?"
This time, there was a pause.
Longer than before.
As if she was thinking…
or hiding something.
Then finally—
"Because I never stopped loving you."
My heart shattered all over again.
I closed my eyes.
This wasn't fair.
Not to me.
Not to my wife.
And not to her either.
Then suddenly—
Another message popped up.
"Can we meet?"
My fingers froze.
Meet?
After everything?
After all these years?
This was wrong.
So wrong.
I looked at the door of my room.
My wife was in the next room.
Probably waiting for me…
like she always does.
And here I was—
Talking to a ghost from my past.
…
My phone vibrated again.
"Just once, Soumya."
"I need to tell you the truth."
Truth?
What truth?
What could possibly be left to say after seven years?
My mind screamed—
Don't do this.
But my heart whispered—
What if this is your last chance?
…
Slowly…
I typed again.
"Where?"
And the moment I hit send—
I knew…
I had just made the biggest mistake of my life.
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