Author__Vanya96
He Wasn't Real, But I Was
By Vanya
Aarika has spent her life surrounded by people-yet always felt alone.
Born into a chaotic joint family and silenced by a world that never tried to understand her, she hides behind a quiet smile and fading dreams. School offers no escape either-just more judgment, more whispers, more loneliness.
Until Ruh.
He comes from nowhere, created in the deepest corners of her imagination. But to her, he's everything-her comfort, her strength, her first love. With Ruh's silent guidance, she begins to transform-losing weight, regaining confidence, and chasing a dream no one believed in but her.
And then comes Vihaan-real, warm, unexpected. A successful senior in her Japanese university who sees something no one else ever did. Aarika.
But can she let go of the one who never truly existed?
What happens when imagination collides with reality?
And when the truth breaks her, can love-and faith-help her heal?