Days turned into weeks…
but something didn't change.
That feeling.
No matter how normal life seemed…
no matter how much we laughed…
talked…
or tried to ignore it—
It stayed.
Riya.
She wasn't just someone I met anymore.
She was…
someone I couldn't explain.
One day…
we were sitting together in the library.
Silence around us.
Soft.
Peaceful.
"You know…" Riya said suddenly,
"I've been having strange dreams."
My heart skipped.
"Dreams?"
She nodded slowly.
"Not clear… not complete…"
She looked at me.
Her eyes searching.
"But in every dream…"
she paused—
"…you're there."
My breath caught.
"What kind of dreams?" I asked quietly.
She looked down.
Trying to remember.
"A road…"
"A loud sound…"
"And me…"
Her voice trembled—
"…losing you."
Silence.
Heavy.
I clenched my fists slightly.
Because somewhere deep inside—
I knew.
"I've been feeling it too…" I admitted.
Her eyes widened.
"You have?"
I nodded.
"Not dreams exactly…"
"But flashes."
She leaned forward slightly.
"Of what?"
I looked at her.
And said slowly—
"Of us."
For a moment…
neither of us spoke.
Because we both knew—
this wasn't normal.
"Do you think…" she whispered,
"…we had a past?"
I took a deep breath.
"I don't know…"
"But it feels like…"
I looked straight into her eyes—
"…we didn't end properly."
Her eyes filled with emotion.
"And now?" she asked softly.
I didn't answer immediately.
Because for the first time—
the question wasn't about the past.
It was about now.
I moved my hand slightly closer to hers.
Not touching.
But close enough.
"Now…" I said quietly—
"…we decide how this story goes."
She looked at my hand.
Then at me.
A small smile appeared on her lips.
And slowly—
she placed her hand over mine.
This time—
not accidental.
Intentional.
Real.
But the moment our hands touched—
A sudden sharp flash hit.
Stronger than before.
A voice.
That same voice.
"You broke the cycle…"
My eyes widened.
Riya gasped.
"You heard that too?!" she asked.
I nodded.
But before we could react—
everything around us flickered.
Just for a second.
Like reality itself…
glitched.
😱 FINAL LINE:
If the cycle ended…
then why is something still watching us?