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Chapter 23 - The Writer No One Finds

Scene 1: Ayaan Discovers the Writer

The office was quiet, but the internet was not.

Ayaan sat at his desk, looking at a screen his assistant had just turned toward him.

"This is the writer everyone is talking about," the assistant said.

On the screen—

Mahi's story.

Millions of reads.

Endless comments.

Clips shared across platforms.

Even celebrities had started mentioning it.

Ayaan scrolled once.

Then stopped.

"…Simple," he said.

The assistant nodded.

"Yes. But people are calling it powerful."

Ayaan leaned back slightly.

"Power doesn't need complexity."

That line stayed.

He looked at the screen again.

For the first time—

this wasn't just content.

It felt like something real.

Ayaan's Decision

"Find the writer," he said.

The assistant paused.

"They are completely anonymous."

Ayaan replied calmly,

"Nothing stays hidden forever."

But for a brief second—

he didn't sound fully certain.

Scene 2: Café – Quiet Secret

At the café, Mahi stood behind the counter as usual.

Nothing about her looked different.

But everything about her life had changed.

Anaya sat across, watching her.

"You're officially too famous now," she said softly.

Mahi shook her head.

"I'm still here."

Anaya smiled.

"That's the scary part."

Mahi looked at her.

"…Scary?"

Anaya leaned forward slightly.

"No one knows who you are. That makes you powerful… and mysterious."

Mahi didn't respond.

She didn't feel powerful.

Just… careful.

Scene 3: The "Hidden" Feeling

Online, people were guessing.

Creating theories.

Some said the writer was a celebrity hiding their identity.

Some said it was a group of writers.

Some even called the writer "ghost-like."

Mahi read one comment earlier:

"It feels like this writer exists everywhere but nowhere."

She closed her phone after that.

Because it felt too close to the truth.

Scene 4: Kriti's New Chaos

At home—

Kriti entered dramatically.

"I have news."

Ayaan didn't look up.

"Unnecessary."

Kriti ignored him.

"That mystery writer is now richer than me without doing anything."

Ayaan replied,

"They are doing something."

Kriti sat down.

"Okay, but still unfair."

She leaned forward.

"If I write something, will I become famous?"

Ayaan:

"No."

Kriti blinked.

"That was very fast."

Ayaan looked at her.

"You don't finish anything you start."

Kriti gasped.

"That was personal."

Scene 5: Funny Punishment Again

Kriti stood up.

"I will prove you wrong."

Ayaan:

"You will prove me correct."

Kriti grabbed a notebook.

"I am writing a story right now."

Mahi quietly watched.

This was going to be chaos.

Kriti started writing dramatically.

Then stopped after two lines.

"This is boring."

Ayaan closed his file.

"Exactly."

Kriti pointed at him.

"You distracted me."

Ayaan replied calmly,

"You distracted yourself."

Silence.

Kriti sighed loudly.

"Fine. I quit."

Ayaan stood up.

"You will not quit. You will complete one page."

Kriti's eyes widened.

"What? Why?"

Ayaan:

"To understand effort."

Kriti dropped onto the sofa.

"This house is a training center."

Scene 6: Ayaan & Anaya – Quiet Connection

Later that evening, Ayaan stopped by the café again.

Anaya was there.

She looked up.

"You're becoming a regular."

Ayaan sat down.

"That is not intentional."

Anaya smiled.

"It never is."

A small pause.

Then she said,

"Have you read that famous story?"

Ayaan looked at her.

"Yes."

Anaya's expression changed slightly.

"And?"

Ayaan thought for a moment.

"It feels… honest."

Anaya nodded slowly.

"That's why people like it."

Ayaan added,

"I want to meet the writer."

That line hit differently.

Anaya didn't react immediately.

Just took a sip of her coffee.

"Some people are better… not found," she said.

Ayaan looked at her.

"For what reason?"

Anaya smiled slightly.

"Maybe they don't want to be seen."

Ayaan didn't reply.

For once—

he didn't have a clear answer.

Ending Scene

That night—

Kriti was still complaining about her "forced writing punishment."

Mahi sat in her room, her story reaching places she had never imagined.

And Ayaan stood by the window again.

Thinking.

Not about numbers.

Not about fame.

But about something simple—

A writer who didn't show themselves.

And for the first time—

he wasn't just curious.

He was interested.

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