Subah unusual thi.
Na dhoop zyada thi, na hawa tez.
Jaise poora Varanasi kal raat ke incident ke baad thoda heavy feel kar raha ho.
School ke gate ke bahar students ke groups khade the. Sab ek hi baat discuss kar rahe the.
"Kal ka short circuit dekha?""Backstage pura smoke se bhar gaya tha!""Riya hospital gayi na?"
Aarav ne gate cross kiya.
Uska system unusually slow boot ho raha tha.
Loading Emotional Interface…Stability: 63%Pending Confession: 30% Remaining
Usne aankhen band ki.
"Kal complete karna…"
Naina ki awaaz phir se mind me echo hui.
🌫 Hallway Silence
Corridor me Naina khadi thi.
Par aaj woh hamesha wali energetic Naina nahi thi.
Aaj woh chup thi.
Uske stats flicker ho rahe the:
Happiness: 41%Stress: 78%Overthinking: 95%Trust: 92%
Aarav uske paas gaya.
"Riya kaisi hai?"
"Better," Naina ne halki si smile di."Minor burn tha. Doctors ne bola tension ki baat nahi."
Silence.
Kal raat ki barish jaise dono ke beech latak rahi thi.
Aarav ne dheere se kaha:
"Tum theek ho?"
Naina ne uski taraf dekha.
"Tum sach me pagal ho."
Aarav blink.
"Ky—"
"Inside smoke, girta beam, aur tum hero banne chale gaye."
Aarav ne thoda awkward sa scratch kiya.
"System calculation tha."
Naina ka expression thoda break hua.
"System tumhe protect karta hai ya risk me daalta hai?"
Woh line seedha uske processor me ghus gayi.
Critical Question Detected.
Aarav ne answer nahi diya.
💔 Rumor Storm
Lunch break tak ek naya problem aa gaya.
Students ke phones me ek video circulate ho raha tha.
Terrace ka clip.
Jahan Aarav aur Naina close khade the.
Confession wala almost moment.
Kisi ne door se record kar liya tha.
Caption:
"Fake relationship real ho gaya kya?"
Corridor me whispers start.
"Dekho dekho… ye dono."
Naina ka stress meter spike kar gaya.
Stress: 92%Embarrassment: 87%
Aarav ka system warning de raha tha.
Social Pressure Increasing.
Naina ne phone band kiya.
"Yeh sab unnecessary hai…"
Aarav serious ho gaya.
"Main handle kar lunga."
"Sab kuch handle karne ki zarurat nahi hoti."
Usne woh line itni softly boli… jaise woh sirf rumors ki baat nahi kar rahi thi.
🌧 Emotional Aftershock
School ke baad dono library me mile.
Aaj library unusual quiet thi.
Window ke bahar halki si baarish phir shuru ho gayi.
Rain arc officially restart.
Naina table par baithi thi.
Aarav saamne.
Koi funny line nahi.
Koi teasing nahi.
Sirf sach.
Naina ne pehle bola:
"Kal tumne jo bola…"
Aarav ka system freeze.
Resume Confession? Y/N
Usne deep breath li.
"Main—"
Naina ne uska sentence cut kiya.
"Main confused hoon, Aarav."
Stats:
Confusion: 99%Attachment: 100%Fear of Losing: 88%
"Kal raat jab tum smoke me aaye… mujhe laga agar tumhe kuch ho jata…"
Woh ruk gayi.
Aarav ne dheere se pucha, "To?"
Naina ki awaaz halki si tremble hui.
"Main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi karti."
Aarav ka heart rate spike.
System ne kuch unexpected kiya.
Screen blank.
Koi numbers nahi.
Koi percentage nahi.
Sirf ek line:
Emotion Cannot Be Quantified.
💢 Internal Conflict
Aarav ne aankhen band ki.
Uska poora identity system numbers par based tha.
Usne emotions ko safe distance se dekha tha.
Analyze kiya.
Predict kiya.
Avoid kiya.
Par Naina ke case me prediction fail ho raha tha.
"Main tumhe hurt nahi karna chahta," Aarav ne finally kaha.
"Tum already kar rahe ho."
Woh line soft thi… par heavy.
"Kaise?"
"Tum har cheez calculate karte ho."
Naina ne uski aankhon me dekha.
"Pyaar spreadsheet nahi hota."
Aarav ka processor overload.
Unknown Concept: Love Without Data.
🌊 Emotional Breakdown 2.0
Baarish tez ho gayi.
Library ki khidki par droplets fast hit kar rahe the.
Naina khadi hui.
"Aarav… mujhe tum pasand ho."
Silence.
World mute.
Uske stats:
Vulnerability: 100%Fear: 93%Hope: 97%
"Par mujhe numbers se compete nahi karna."
Woh line uske system ke core me hit hui.
Aarav ne realize kiya—
Problem confession incomplete nahi tha.
Problem yeh tha ki woh full commit nahi tha.
Woh half human, half calculator mode me jee raha tha.
🧠 System Glitch
Suddenly uski vision blur hone lagi.
Numbers random flicker hone lage.
Error codes rapid flash:
E-404E-EmotionalConflictE-TrustMismatch
Usne forehead pakda.
Naina ne notice kiya.
"Kya hua?"
"Bas… overload."
"Tum doctor ko dikhaoge ya nahi?"
Aarav ne weak smile diya.
"Yeh hardware issue nahi."
"Phir kya?"
"Main khud ka bug hoon."
🌧 The Real Fallout
Next few days awkward the.
Dono baat karte… par lightly.
Fake relationship officially end kar diya gaya.
Public announcement.
"Hum sirf friends hain."
Students ne drama enjoy kiya.
Par andar se dono empty feel kar rahe the.
Naina ke stats drop ho gaye:
Happiness: 34%Energy: 29%
Aarav ka system stable dikh raha tha.
Par andar silent crash ho raha tha.
🌌 Rooftop Realization
Teen din baad.
Aarav phir terrace par khada tha.
Same jagah.
Same railing.
Same sky.
System finally boot hua.
Screen par sirf ek line:
Emotional Stats Disabled.
Woh shock me.
Usne Naina ki taraf dekha—Is baar koi numbers nahi.
Bas woh.
Real.
Unfiltered.
Human.
Naina uske paas aayi.
"Tum theek ho?"
Aarav ne dheere se haan ki.
"Shayad pehli baar."
Woh confused si hansi.
"Tum ajeeb ho."
Aarav ne soft voice me kaha:
"Main numbers nahi dekh pa raha."
Naina blink.
"Good."
"Tumhe darr nahi lagta?"
"Lagta hai," Naina ne honestly bola."Par bina darr ke feel kaise karoge?"
Woh line final trigger thi.
💞 The True Confession
Aarav uske saamne khada ho gaya.
Is baar koi alert nahi.
Koi warning nahi.
Koi calculation nahi.
Sirf dil.
"Naina… main tumse pyaar karta hoon."
No glitch.
No error.
No freeze.
Sirf silence.
Phir—
Naina ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye.
"Haan bolne me itna time laga diya?"
Woh hansi aur royi ek saath.
"Aur agar main mana karti?"
Aarav ne shoulder shrug kiya.
"Phir bhi numbers dekhna start nahi karta."
Naina ne uska haath pakda.
"Finally human mode."
🌧 Closure of Rain Arc
Baarish phir start ho gayi.
Is baar heavy nahi.
Soft.
Calm.
Unke beech koi tension nahi.
Koi half confession nahi.
Koi incomplete sentence nahi.
System screen permanently blank ho chuki thi.
Aur Aarav ko pehli baar laga—
Shayad glitch Naina nahi thi.
Glitch uska fear tha.
🔥 Chapter End Teaser
Par story khatam nahi.
Next morning principal announcement karta hai:
"School ke tech lab me jo short circuit hua tha… woh accident nahi tha."
Aarav ka old system suddenly blink karta hai.
External Manipulation Suspected.
Kya kisi ne intentionally crisis create kiya?
Aur kyun?
Next Chapter:
Hidden Code Behind the Fire 🔥