2. “Almost-Confession”

2. “Almost-Confession”

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Days passed,
but the bond between Nil & Niki
kept growing like a secret garden
only they could enter.

Nil pretended to be calm,
but inside him, thoughts of Niki
moved like warm waves.
Every time her name popped on his screen,
his heartbeat betrayed him.
Why does she affect me this much…?
he asked himself, every single evening.

Niki was no less tangled.
She smiled at every silly message Nil sent,
saved every voice note,
and re-read their chats
when the world felt too loud.
But she hid it all behind emojis
and playful replies.

One evening,
they were talking like usual –
light teasing, soft jokes,
little sparks floating between the lines.

But then…
there was a sudden silence.
Not an awkward one.
A meaningful one.

Niki typed something.
Deleted it.
Typed again.
Deleted again.

Nil noticed the “typing…”
and his heart dropped a little.
Is she going to say something?

Finally she sent:
“Nil… can I tell you something?”

Nil’s fingers froze.
He replied,
“Yes… always.”

There was another pause.
Longer.
Deeper.

Niki exhaled and typed:
“Sometimes… I feel you understand me
even without me speaking.”

Nil read it three times.
He smiled,
but his heart raced.
Should he say it back?
Should he confess?
Should he risk everything?

He wrote the first honest thing
his heart whispered:
“Maybe… because I feel you
more than I admit.”

Niki’s breath caught.
She felt something warm rising in her chest.
Her fingers trembled.

For a moment,
it felt like this was it –
the moment they would finally say it.

But she softly replied:
“Nil… good night.✨
We’ll talk tomorrow.”

Because sometimes,
just before a confession,
the heart wants to breathe a little.

The words weren’t said.
But they were felt.
Deeply.
Undeniably.

& destiny?
It leaned back with a smile…
“…Not today.
But very soon.”