Sometimes the loudest part of a person is the silence they carry.
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It’s late evening. Rain tapping gently on windows. Mira sits alone in her rented room, curled up by the window, hugging a warm cup of tea. The room is dim, calm… too calm.
Tara(bestfriend)
Miraaaa... You alive or did you turn into a tragic poetry line again?
Mira(FL)
Alive. Just listening to the rain.
Tara(bestfriend)
To the rain or your playlist of regrets?
Mira(FL)
....Bit of both.
Tara(bestfriend)
Babe, it’s been 8 months. We’re gonna have to bury Kian and move on at some point.
Want me to throw a symbolic funeral? I’ll bring snacks.
Mira(FL)
It’s not about him.
It’s the way I feel after him.
Like I unlearned how to trust. Or breathe around people.
Tara(bestfriend)
Oof.
That hit harder than my breakup with Netflix.
Tara(bestfriend)
But seriously, you’re not broken, Mira. Just... rearranged.
And you know what helps? Real humans. Outside. In daylight.
Mira(FL)
Hard pass.
Tara(bestfriend)
Fine. At least go buy more coffee. You’ve been out for two days.
I’m not responsible if your soul dries up without caffeine.
Mira(FL)
...I’ll go in the morning.
Next morning. The rain has stopped. Mira wraps a shawl around her and steps out to a nearby bookstore café.
Door chimes as she walks in. Soft music playing. Shelves full of books. Quiet hum of coffee machines.
Ayan(ML)
(standing behind the counter, glancing at her softly)
You're... standing in front of the poetry section.
That means either you're sad or in love.
Mira(FL)
...What if it’s both?
Ayan(ML)
Then that’s the best kind of poem.
Bittersweet ones always leave the strongest aftertaste.
Mira(FL)
(half-smiles) You work here?
Ayan(ML)
I just hide among the books.
It’s peaceful. Less... performative.
Mira(FL)
I like that.
Their hands brush for a second. Mira pulls hers back quickly.
Later that day
Mira(FL)
(texting tara)...I met someone.
And he speaks like a sigh I didn’t know I was holding in.
Comments
Rajveer
very beautiful intro it seems as true based story
2025-06-23
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Harmanjot
♥️♥️
2025-06-24
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Sukhveer Dhaliwal
🫶🏻🫣
2025-06-23
1