After that day... I started avoiding Riya.
Not because I didn't like her…
but because I was beginning to feel her too deeply.
Every time she was near…
something inside me changed.
It felt like my heart already knew her…
but my mind refused to accept it.
One day, I was sitting alone in the library.
There was silence all around…
just the faint sound of pages turning.
But inside me…
the same questions echoed again—
What is all this?
A dream… or reality?
And then…
Riya came and sat in front of me.
I was slightly startled.
"Why are you avoiding me?" she asked directly.
There was a hint of anger in her voice…
and a touch of pain.
I lowered my gaze,
"It's nothing like that…"
She said softly,
"Don't lie… I can feel it."
Her words hit me deeply.
Because the truth was…
she could feel exactly what I was hiding.
I gathered some courage and said,
"Riya… if I tell you something strange…
will you trust me?"
She looked at me for a moment…
then nodded gently,
"Yes… if it's you, I will."
My breathing grew heavier…
Slowly, I started telling her everything—
My dreams…
her laughter…
our conversations…
And every moment…
I had lived with her… without even knowing her.
She listened silently…
There was surprise in her eyes…
fear…
and maybe… a hint of truth.
When I finished…
there was nothing but silence between us.
Then she said softly,
"This… can't be just a dream…"
I looked at her,
"What do you mean?"
She looked straight into my eyes and said—
"Because…
I've seen you too."
The ground beneath me felt like it disappeared.
"What…?"
She whispered,
"In my dreams…
I've seen you before…"
At that moment…
all my questions became even deeper.
Because now…
this was no longer just my truth…
it had become ours.