Life didn't pause after the wedding.
The lights came down. The music faded. People went back to their routines as if nothing extraordinary had happened.
Aria did the same.
Days passed. No calls. No messages. Just the quiet return of usual life.
One evening, her phone vibrated.
An Instagram notification.
Arav had posted a story.
It was a short clip—from their performance. Just a few seconds. The turn. The pause. The almost-smile.
He had tagged her.It was a short clip—from their performance. Just a few seconds. The turn. The pause. The almost-smile.
He had tagged her.
Aria watched it twice before reposting it on her own story.
She typed slowly.
It feels incomplete.
She stared at the screen, wondering why her heart felt heavier than it should.
A notification appeared again.
Arav had repliedEvery coin has two sides.
It depends on which side we choose to see.
She didn't rush this time.
She wrote back what felt true.
The second side is better than the first—
because it's real.
The first is only imagination
Somewhere else, Arav read her words and smiled quietly.
Somewhere else, Aria locked her phone and looked out of the window
Nothing had been said.
And yet—
Everything had