The Girl Inside His MindChapter One: The ObserverArif had always believed that silence was power.
While others laughed loudly in crowded classrooms, he sat in the corner, watching. Observing the way people smiled when they were lying. The way their eyes shifted when they were uncomfortable. The way their voices trembled when they were afraid.
People were easy to read.
Predictable.
That's why he didn't need friends.
Or at least… that's what he thought.
Until the day she arrived.
Her name was Nira.
No one noticed her at first. Not really. She walked into the classroom quietly, her footsteps soft, her expression calm. But Arif noticed something others didn't—
She wasn't looking around.
She was looking directly at him.
Not curious.
Not shy.
Certain.
That was the first time Arif felt something he couldn't explain.