Teddy_Groot
"Stay with me...."
"I am," she whispered, brushing his hair back gently.
"I'm not going anywhere."
That night-
he was just a stranger dying in the dark.
And she was just a girl who chose to stay.
Badrinath Thakur had everything.
Power. Control. Distance.
But never... warmth.
Until her.
He searches for her not out of curiosity-
but because something in him
refuses to forget her.
When he finds Aparajita,
he doesn't tell her who he is.
He just... stays.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" she asked one day.
He smiled softly.
"I wish you did."
Moments become habits.
Habits become feelings.
And somewhere in between-
he falls.
Quietly. Completely.
With him, she feels safe.
With her, he feels human.
But truth waits.
And when it comes-
it breaks the one thing he never meant to risk.
Her trust.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked, tears in her eyes.
His voice was barely a whisper.
"Because I didn't want to lose the only place I felt real."
Some love stories aren't loud.
They're soft...
fragile...
and unforgettable.
Because sometimes, love begins-
with someone who stayed...
and ends with someone who couldn't.
**** *This is my first book, please ignore my mistakes, I will post chapters every Tuesday and Saturday from now on.Please do vote and comment so I can improve. Thank you, Happy Reading *****
#1 in #vanished -- 24/03/2026
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