"Sometimes love doesn't die… it just waits.
And sometimes it bleeds… before it can live again."
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That night, after seeing Mohsin again… Avni couldn't sleep.
Every time she closed her eyes, memories flooded in.
His eyes. His voice. That goodbye.
She thought it was over.
She thought she'd buried everything.
But now, destiny was standing just two doors down — in the same hotel.
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While Avni was in the shower, Rohit opened her bag looking for the charger.
Something slipped out — her old diary.
It fell open to a page titled:
> "Rishi urf Mohsin — the lie I loved."
He stared.
Flipped the page.
There was a dried rose.
Tears-stained ink.
And one small photo — Mohsin and Avni together… smiling.
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When Avni came out of the washroom and saw the diary in his hands — she froze.
> "Rohit… woh—"
> "Yeh sab sach hai, Avni?" he asked softly.
She nodded slowly, guilt all over her face.
> "5 saal pehle... Mohsin se pyaar kiya tha.
Par usne jhooth bola. Religion... naam... sab kuch.
Main kabhi us jhooth ko maaf nahi kar payi."
> "Aur mujhe laga tha maine sab kuch bhool diya…"
Rohit didn't shout. He didn't accuse.
He just looked at her… and smiled gently.
> "Main tumhara past nahi badal sakta, Avni.
Par main tumhara present hoon.
Aur agar zarurat pade… toh tumhara sacrifice bhi ban jaunga."
She cried silently.
Not because he was angry —
But because he wasn't.
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💥 The Morning Chaos
The next morning, they were about to check out when screams filled the lobby.
Gunshots.
Panic.
Terrorists had entered the hotel.
Staff screamed. Guests ducked. Glass shattered.
And Avni — frozen in fear — couldn't move.
One of the masked men spotted her and raised his gun.
> "No!" Mohsin shouted from across the hallway and ran toward her.
He grabbed her hand.
Pulled her behind a sofa.
Shielded her with his body.
> "Main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga."
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But suddenly… the gunman aimed again.
This time — at Mohsin.
And from behind, Rohit ran forward and pushed Mohsin away.
> BANG!
A single shot.
Straight into Rohit's chest.
He collapsed.
Blood on the floor.
Silence in the moment.
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Avni screamed. Mohsin froze.
She held Rohit in her lap, crying uncontrollably.
> "Rohit! ROHIT!"
"Kya kiya tumne? Kyun kiya?"
Rohit, barely breathing, smiled weakly.
> "Usse zyada… tumse koi pyaar nahi kar sakta, Avni…"
> "Mohsin… woh sirf tumse pyaar karti hai.
Main bas uske zindagi ka ek pause tha.
Tum uska saath dena.
Woh toot chuki hai, Mohsin…"
He looked at Avni one last time.
> "Tum dono… ek dusre ke liye bane ho.
Aur main… sirf ek raasta tha."
And then… silence.
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The sound of sirens.
Police arriving.
Terrorists arrested.
But inside Avni's heart — everything had shattered.
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