How time flies when we are with the right person, that you wish the time would flow slowly. Every second feels too brief, every moment too fleeting, as if the universe is rushing forward when all you want is to pause and stay in that warmth a little longer.

"You're staring." Nise scoffs. "dalam mimpi." Zayn smirks, leaning closer. "If you like what you see, just say so." "If I ever go blind, then maybe." Life in her hometown is full of chaos-friends who never stop talking, late-night drives with music too loud, and a certain someone who always gets under her skin. It's messy, imperfect, and slipping through her fingers faster than she'd like. Because some people pass through like waves. And some? Some stay long after the tide has pulled away. A mixture of English and Malay in this story.