"I know how to stop you," Tanzila said.
Tanvir looked at her.
"Tell me."
She shook her head.
"No."
"Then why say it?"
"Because I want you to understand."
"Understand what?"
Tanzila stepped closer.
Tears falling freely now.
"That I never stopped loving you."
Tanvir froze.
"And I never will."
She reached out—
Touching his face one last time.
"So I'll become the one thing you can't erase."
Tanvir's voice dropped.
"…What?"
Tanzila smiled softly.
"A memory."
And then—
She stepped forward.
Into him.
Light exploded—
Not outward—
But inward.