Riya aur Aarav ki love story ab officially start ho chuki thi. Dono ke liye har din ab aur bhi special ban gaya tha. Subah "good morning" texts se start hota aur raat "good night" calls pe khatam hota.
Lekin life hamesha perfect nahi hoti…
Ek din Riya ne notice kiya ki Aarav thoda distant behave kar raha hai. Na pehle jaisa messages, na woh same excitement. Riya confuse ho gayi. "Kya maine kuch galat kiya?" woh baar-baar sochne lagi.
Finally, ek din usne himmat karke Aarav se poocha, "Tum itne change kyu ho gaye ho?"
Aarav kuch seconds chup raha, phir bola, "Riya… mujhe tumse ek sach batana hai. Mere ghar wale chahte hain ki main higher studies ke liye doosre city chala jaun… jaldi."
Riya ka dil ekdum toot sa gaya. "Aur tum… chale jaoge?" usne halki si awaaz mein poocha.
"Main jaana nahi chahta… lekin yeh mere career ke liye important hai," Aarav ne kaha.
Kuch din dono ke beech silence raha. Calls kam ho gayi, messages bhi. Lekin feelings ab bhi wahi strong thi.
Aakhri din, jab Aarav jaane wala tha, woh Riya se milne aaya. Dono ek dusre ke saamne khade the, lekin words nahi mil rahe the.
"Main wapas aaunga," Aarav ne dheere se kaha.
Riya ne aankhon mein aansu ke saath smile kiya, "Main wait karungi."
Aarav ne uska haath pakda, "Promise?"
"Promise," Riya ne jawab diya.
Aur phir Aarav chala gaya… lekin unka pyaar wahi reh gaya — strong, real, aur waqt se bhi zyada powerful.
Ab unki story ek naye phase mein enter ho chuki thi — distance wala love… jahan dooriyaan thi, par dil hamesha paas the.