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Chapter 5 - The Truth She Hid

That night…

Ayaan couldn't sleep.

Rohan's face… his words… the way Meera looked at him—

Everything kept running in his mind.

"Why does it bother me so much…?" Ayaan whispered to himself.

But deep down—

He knew the answer.

The next evening, Ayaan reached early.

He needed answers.

Minutes later, Meera arrived.

But something was different.

She wasn't smiling the same way anymore.

"Ayaan… we need to talk," she said softly.

Those words felt heavy.

Ayaan forced a smile, "Sounds serious."

Meera looked down, avoiding his eyes.

"Rohan… he's not just a friend."

Ayaan's heart skipped a beat.

"What do you mean?"

There was a pause.

A long… painful silence.

Then finally—

"He was… my past."

Those words hit harder than anything.

Ayaan felt his chest tighten.

Past…

That single word was enough to break something inside him.

"Then why didn't you tell me before?" Ayaan asked quietly.

Meera looked at him, her eyes filled with something he couldn't understand.

"Because… I was scared."

"Scared of what?"

"Scared of losing this… what we have."

For a moment—

Neither of them spoke.

The air felt heavy.

Their hearts… even heavier.

Ayaan looked at her…

And for the first time, he realized—

He had already fallen too deep.

But the question was—

Was he ready to accept her past?

Or would it destroy everything before it even began…?

Will Ayaan accept Meera's past… or walk away from her? Comment your thoughts ❤️

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