C77 The Silence He Left Behind

The world felt muted.

I woke to an empty room. My heart kept pounding, but the space beside me was cold, untouched. Arjun was gone. Completely. No note. No message. Nothing.

It was like he had vanished from the world, and yet his absence weighed heavier than any presence ever could.

For the first time, I realized just how much of myself I had given him. How much of my days, my smiles