The Last goodbye at the hostel gate - The First Night

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Chapter 4: The First Night

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The video call ended.

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The screen went dark.

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And suddenly, the smiles disappeared.

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Aisha stared at her phone for a few seconds before placing it beside her pillow.

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The house became quiet once again.

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Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away, Arjun sat alone on his hostel bed.

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The room was filled with new faces.

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Some students were talking.

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Some were unpacking their bags.

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Some were laughing with their new friends.

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But Arjun felt different.

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For the first time in his life, he was sleeping away from home.

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Away from his parents.

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Away from Aisha.

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He opened his cupboard and began arranging his clothes.

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As he placed a notebook on the shelf, something slipped out.

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It was a family photograph.

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The one taken last year during a festival.

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His mother was smiling.

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His father stood proudly beside her.

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And Aisha was making a funny face in front of the camera.

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Arjun stared at the picture.

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A lump formed in his throat.

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He suddenly remembered the hostel gate.

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His mother's tears.

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His father's trembling voice.

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Aisha crying and holding his hand.

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The memories came rushing back.

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He quickly looked away.

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But the tears came anyway.

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One drop.

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Then another.

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Soon, he was crying quietly into his pillow.

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Nobody in the room noticed.

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And that was exactly what he wanted.

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Because he didn't want anyone to know how much he missed home.

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Back at home, Aisha couldn't sleep either.

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She got out of bed and walked to the terrace.

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The night sky was filled with stars.

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Somewhere under the same sky, her brother was looking at the moon too.

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She held the notebook he had given her.

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Then she opened a random page.

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It read:

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"If you're reading this at night, look at the moon. I'll be looking at it too."

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Aisha's eyes filled with tears.

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She looked up.

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The moon shone brightly above her.

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At that exact moment, Arjun was standing near his hostel window.

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Looking at the same moon.

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Neither of them knew it.

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But both were thinking the same thing.

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"I miss you."

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A gentle breeze passed by.

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For a moment, it felt as though distance didn't exist.

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As though the wind had carried their feelings across the miles.

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That night, both brother and sister cried themselves to sleep.

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One in a hostel room.

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One in her bedroom at home.

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And above them, the moon silently watched over them both.

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The first night apart had begun.

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And it felt longer than any night they had ever known.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefHYaj892G

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