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The evening was fading, and a soft golden hue was spreading across the sky.
In the garden, Gul and Ehsan sat facing each other on a bench.
The air was quiet, yet in both their hearts restless words longed to escape.
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Gul took a deep breath, as though gathering the strength to lift a heavy stone.
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> “Ehsan… we should meet one last time, and… today is that day.”
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Ehsan looked at her in surprise—
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> “One last time? What do you mean?”
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Gul lowered her gaze, nervously twisting the bangle in her hand.
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> “I’ve been hiding something from you… I thought maybe time would make it easier… but time has only brought the truth closer.”
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Her voice trembled slightly.
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> “My parents have arranged my marriage elsewhere, Ehsan… and I cannot change their decision.
For them, this isn’t just a match, it’s… a matter of our family’s honor.”
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Ehsan’s breath grew heavy.
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> “So you… will just walk away? Everything we dreamed of, the promises we made—”
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Tears welled in Gul’s eyes, though she didn’t let them fall.
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> “Promises… sometimes in love they are meant to be broken, not kept—so the other person can live, even if it’s without us.”
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She slowly stood, came close to Ehsan, and held his hands.
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> “You will always be the one who painted my life in the most beautiful colors… but the colors of my fate were written for someone else.”
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Ehsan couldn’t say a word. He just looked into her eyes—eyes still filled with love, but no longer his.
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Gul gently let go of his hands, turned away, and walked off.
Ehsan’s gaze followed her until she disappeared into the mist.
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Her fragrance still lingered in the air… but Ehsan knew, now it would only bloom in his memories.
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After Gul left, the garden bench was empty, but to Ehsan it felt as if her shadow still sat there.
He would walk the same path every day, glance at the bench, and quickly look away—
as though shutting his eyes could make the pain vanish.
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Days passed… but for Ehsan, time seemed frozen.
Friends’ laughter at college, classroom noise, tea shop chatter—
everything became just background sounds while his mind wandered elsewhere.
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The nights were the longest.
He would sit by the window, staring at the sky for hours, as if searching for Gul’s face among the stars.
Sometimes, he almost felt her presence whisper—
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> “Ehsan… are you alright?”
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But the moment he blinked, the room would be empty again.
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He buried himself in books—not to study, but to keep his thoughts busy.
Coffee tasted bitter now, and rain no longer brought peace—because the first time he saw Gul, she was walking in the rain.
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People said, “Ehsan has changed.”
But in truth, he hadn’t changed—he had just locked away a room inside his heart… a room whose key he had lost.
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Sometimes, looking in the mirror, he would think—
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> “Maybe Gul has forgotten me…
And me? I’m still standing there, that day, at that bench…”
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While recounting his past, Ehsan’s voice choked.
The words stuck in his throat… only a deep sigh escaped.
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Zoboriya watched him for a while—his face, which seemed cold and strong on the outside, but was broken within.
Her eyes grew moist too.
She couldn’t help it—his pain felt like it had seeped into her own heart.
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She asked softly—
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> “Then… you never saw her again?”
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Ehsan shook his head, with a faint smile—
but it was the kind of smile that hides old wounds.
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> “No… Zoboriya.
She just came… left her fragrance… and went away.
After that… I was left searching for that scent in the wind.”
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For a moment, the room was silent.
Outside, snow was falling, but between them there was a season where there was neither warmth nor cold—only stillness and dampness.
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Moisture still lingered in Zoboriya’s eyes.
She was about to say something when Ehsan looked at her—
a glance that held affection, yet also boundaries.
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> “Zoboriya… you mean a lot to me.
More than you can imagine.
But… only as a friend.”
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Zoboriya’s face froze for a moment—
as if she had heard an unexpected answer…
but there was no complaint in her eyes.
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She smiled faintly,
“Sometimes, friendship is deeper than love, Ehsan.
Because friends… don’t promise to leave.”
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Hearing her words, Ehsan lowered his gaze—
perhaps finding comfort in the fact that the distance between them would be shaped not by misunderstanding, but by understanding.
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Outside, the snow had stopped.
In the sunlight streaming through the window, their shadows were close… yet still, in their own places.
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Ehsan’s eyes were still lost in the mist of the past.
Zoboriya leaned slightly closer and, in a soft tone, said—
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> “Ehsan… I can promise you that I will never leave you.
You are the first… and the best friend I’ve ever had.”
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Her words were like a cup of warm tea in cold weather—
flowing straight to Ehsan’s heart.
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He smiled faintly, but his eyes still held a trace of moisture.
“In friendship, promises are precious, Zoboriya.
And I… will never forget yours.”
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A silence settled between them—
but it wasn’t heavy.
It was a silence of trust, slowly taking root.
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Through the window, sunlight now filled the entire room,
and Ehsan felt… perhaps the season was truly about to change.
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Ehsan looked at Zoboriya for a few moments—
as if searching for certainty in her eyes.
Then he took a deep breath and spoke in a quiet voice—
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> “Zoboriya… Gul didn’t betray me.
She left because she had no other choice.”
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Zoboriya frowned slightly, “What do you mean?”
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Pain flickered in Ehsan’s eyes—
“Her family was in terrible condition… her father was ill, her younger siblings were still studying.
And… her uncle arranged her marriage to a wealthy man.
She told me, ‘Ehsan, if I refuse… my siblings will end up on the streets.’
Her voice trembled, but… there was only helplessness in her eyes, not hatred.”
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Ehsan’s throat tightened.
“She was crying when she said—
‘Living without you will be like death for me, but… maybe this is my fate.’”
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Zoboriya’s eyes filled with tears.
“So you didn’t try to stop her?”
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Ehsan lowered his gaze, “I wanted to… but I saw the weight she carried on her shoulders.
I thought… if I truly loved her, letting her go would be the greatest proof of my love.”
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For a while, the room was silent.
Then Zoboriya reached for his hand and said—
“Your past has stayed with you, Ehsan… but I promise, your future will never make you feel alone.”
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Ehsan looked at her—
and for the first time, a small spark of hope glimmered in his eyes.
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