“Almost, Maybe, Never”
🌙 Tuesday – 11:05 PM
Private Chat: Kavya ↔ Sia
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
I asked him.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
He said we’re just friends. Like always.
Siya kapoor ( FL 3 )
I’m so sorry, Kavya.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
Don’t be. He’s not wrong.
Siya kapoor ( FL 3 )
But it hurts.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
It does. So I’ve decided... I’m done waiting.
📱 Group Chat: “Six Idiots 💥💬"
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
GUYS!!! New cafe just opened near campus.
Reyansh Mehta ( ML 2 )
They serve fries and sarcasm, count me in.
Siya kapoor ( FL 3 )
Count me in.
Ishaan Roy ( ML 3 )
I’m free.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
I’ll come.
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
Have work tomorrow. Might be late.
Reyansh Mehta ( ML 2 )
Lame. You’re always “working”.
Reyansh Mehta ( ML 2 )
Wait—who’s that tagging you in stories, Aarav?
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
Just a colleague. Chill.
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
Colleague? Or Col-league-with-potential?
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
Her name is Meher.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
(typing...)
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
Kavya deletes the message.
📍Wednesday – 5:45 PM – The Rusty Cup Café
The group gathers at a cozy corner. Kavya looks radiant in maroon. Reyansh hasn’t stopped checking his phone. Aarav walks in late... with someone.
Reyansh Mehta ( ML 2 )
Aye look who’s here… and not alone 😏
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
Guys, this is Meher. She’s interning at the firm.
Meher
(smiling): Hi! Heard a lot about you all.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
All good things, I hope 🙂
Meher
Aarav says you're like his second family.
Kavya’s smile freezes just a little.
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
(whispering to Sia): Aarav brought someone? Like… someone someone?
Siya kapoor ( FL 3 )
I don’t think he knows what that means yet.
Private Chat: Tanya ↔ Ishaan (under the table 😅)
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
Why is it so easy for some people to find love?
Ishaan Roy ( ML 3 )
You mean Aarav or Reyansh?
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
Both.
Ishaan Roy ( ML 3 )
Maybe because they don’t realize someone’s already waiting for them.
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
Yeah… maybe they’re blind.
Meher sits beside Aarav. Kavya watches how Meher gently taps his arm while talking. How he doesn’t move away. How he even smiles.
And just like that, something in Kavya starts to switch off.
Not anger. Not jealousy.
Just silence.
📱 Private Chat: Kavya ↔ Tanya
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
She’s sweet. Pretty too.
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
You’re prettier.
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
That doesn’t matter anymore.
Tanya Sharma ( Fl 2 )
You’re not giving up… right?
Kavya Yadav ( Fl 1 )
I’m not giving up.
I’m just choosing me now.
📱 Private Chat: Reyansh ↔ "Unknown Contact"
unknown girl
Don’t forget our rehearsal tomorrow, 3 PM.
Reyansh Mehta ( ML 2 )
Won’t. You looked amazing in that red dress, by the way.
Tanya, sitting right beside him, sees the name pop up on screen. She doesn't say a word.
📍Café Exit – 7:20 PM
As they leave, Meher turns to Aarav
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
Just friends. Since childhood.
Meher
Right. But she looked at you like she’s not “just” anything.
Aarav Malhotra ( Ml 1 )
(pauses): I never thought about it that way.
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