The next day...
I reached college earlier than usual.
I don't know why… but there was a strange restlessness in my heart.
As if something was about to happen…
Or maybe… someone was about to walk into my life.
I sat in the classroom,
my eyes constantly drifting toward the door.
And then…
She walked in.
My breath stopped.
The same face… the same eyes…
the same girl who visited my dreams every night.
As she stepped into the classroom,
my world froze for a moment.
I couldn't take my eyes off her.
"How… how is this possible?"
I whispered to myself.
She was exactly the same…
just like in my dreams.
But there was one difference…
She didn't know me.
She came and sat near my desk.
My hands trembled slightly.
Gathering courage, I said,
"Hi…"
She looked at me and gave a soft smile,
"Hi."
That was it.
But inside me, a storm had already begun.
I wanted to tell her everything…
that I knew her…
that she had been in my dreams…
But I stayed silent.
Maybe she would think I was crazy.
After a moment, I asked,
"Are you… new here?"
She replied,
"Yes… it's my first day."
My heart skipped a beat.
First day?
Then how…
how had she already been in my dreams?
I slowly asked,
"What's your name?"
She smiled…
and said,
"Riya."
Riya…
The moment I heard her name, something inside me shattered…
or maybe… something finally connected.
Because…
I had heard this name a thousand times before…
in my dreams.