कहते हैं, "ख़ुदा ने इस जहाँ में सभी के लिए
किसी ना किसी को है बनाया हर किसी के लिए"
तेरा मिलना है उस रब का इशारा
मानो मुझ को बनाया तेरे जैसे ही किसी के लिए
कुछ तो है तुझसे राबता
कुछ तो है तुझसे राबता

Two months.

It had been two months since my high-school relationship ended, yet the memories clung to me like wet clothes. Every night felt heavy. Every morning felt slow. I tried to study, tried to keep myself busy, but the silence in my mind was louder than everything else.

Everyone said, “You’ll get over him.”
But no one tells you that in that process of getting over that person , you will start losing yourself... that how that person with whom you planned your future with , can suddenly becomes a shadow that lingers in every song , every quiet moment, every street.
So, when a stranger added me to a new random group chat, I didn’t resist.

The chat was wild- memes flying around, people flirting, some arguing, and others sending voice notes of them singing.
Honestly, it was just the distraction I needed.
I sent a quick message saying, "hey."
Suddenly, the focus shifted to my text, and a flood of messages arrived, asking who I was.
 I replied, "Chhavi from Delhi, 18."
Simple and to the point.
As soon as I wrapped up my intro, things went back to the usual madness.
 I didn't think anyone would really notice-why would they?
Then, out of the blue, someone wrote:
"Nice to meet you."
 It was from a guy named Yash.

I clicked on his profile out of basic curiosity.
His profile picture was a side-angle shot.
Sharp jawline.
 Clean lighting.
Too perfect to be real.

My first reaction?
“Pinterest se uthaya hoga.”
Because honestly, who looks like that in real life?

Weeks passed. Random chats, small jokes in the GC, nothing personal. He was just another username in a chaotic group.

Then came the evening I was bored ignoring the fact that i have a pending computer assignment which due the next day ....As I scrolled through Instagram stories, I stumbled upon his.

He had reposted a girl’s story.
Before my brain could stop me, my fingers typed:
Chhavi: Aapki gf h !?

I don’t know what possessed me.
Curiosity?
Maybe.
Or maybe I hated the idea of being left clueless again, like in my last relationship.

He replied almost instantly:
Yash: Nhi ... behen h
Short. Clear.

I didn’t text him again after that.
Not until i was panicking because of my stupid computer assigment.
I needed help and, for some reason, his name popped into my head, afterall he is a BCA student ....aur ek meri jaisi pyaari baachi ki help toh kr hi skte h.

I opened the chat, typed the message, and almost immediately panicked:Why am I asking a stranger for help?What if he thinks I’m dumb?What if he ignores me?
I unsent it.
Too late.
Yash: " Message unsend mat kriye..mujhe sab pata hota h..bataiye kya hua?"
My cheeks heated ~ not romantically, but out of total embarassment.
And that’s how it began ~ thirty minutes of honest, casual conversation:
> Him explaining his massive 100-page case file, doing research all day.
> Me whining about my stuck assignment and clueless classmates.
> Me teasing him: "Abhi bhi neend aa rahi h aapko?"
> Him: "Hnn yrr… case study likh raha hu. Assignment bohot saara h."
> Me: "ChatGPT se hojayega na?"
> Him: "Real-life case h…"

We laughed over our shared struggles. I bragged about finishing a 120-page eco file once; he calmly said he started his in the morning and was done by evening.
Chhavi: "Aachaa… aap hardworking ho… main aalsi hu naa."
Yash: "Nhi… main jyada aalsi hu."
Chhavi: "Toh dono hi aalsi h."
Yash: " us moment"

Later, when I complained about mail merge, he patiently explained every step. No frustration, no judgment — just calm, helpful, easy conversation.

I looked at my phone and noticed we had been talking for thirty minutes.
It felt just right-neither too long nor too short.
 I gave a small smile, shook my head at my thoughts, and returned to my task. It wasn't because I had any feelings for him~I didn't. Not at all.
But after weeks of feeling alone, my phone seemed less like a reminder of that loneliness and more like a bit of normal life.
And for now, that was enough.

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