Behind The Mask - ‎? Behind the Mask – Episode 7: “Heartbeats in the Silence” ‎✍️ by TheSilentPen

After hearing that one sentence…

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‎“She’s not from this school.”

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‎Aliya’s heart broke silently.

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‎She didn’t cry.

‎She didn’t say anything to anyone.

‎But something inside her… changed completely.

‎Life didn’t stop.

‎School didn’t stop.

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‎Soon, it was time for 9th-grade exams.

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‎Everyone got busy with studying, revision, books…

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‎Except Aliya.

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‎She was there —

‎physically present,

‎but mentally somewhere far away.

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‎Aliya didn’t smile much anymore.

‎She didn’t talk a lot.

‎She stopped laughing like she used to.

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‎Farah said one day:

‎“Aliya… you’re not like before.”

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‎Aliya smiled softly and replied:

‎“Just tired.”

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‎But in her heart, she whispered:

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‎“I’m tired… of dreaming about someone who was never mine.”

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‎9th class exams came.

‎Aliya gave every paper on time,

‎but her mind… was always thinking of him.

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‎And then —

‎10th grade started.

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‎In 10th class, everything felt normal again.

‎Miss's lectures, Farhan’s jokes,

‎Farah’s random laughs.

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‎Zayan was still there too.

‎But now…

‎Aliya didn’t even look at him.

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‎She didn’t sit in the front row anymore.

‎She didn’t draw flowers in her notebook.

‎And… she didn’t smile at all.

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‎Then one day… something strange happened again.

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‎Aliya was walking near the staffroom.

‎She heard Zayan’s voice inside.

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‎He was talking to Miss.

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‎Zayan said:

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‎“Miss… I used to like someone.”

‎“But she got engaged to someone else.”

‎“I was just timepass for her.”

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‎Miss:

‎“I’m so sorry, Zayan.”

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‎Aliya stopped.

‎She heard it all.

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‎Her heart… felt confused.

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‎She was happy that girl left.

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‎But at the same time…

‎she felt bad for Zayan.

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‎Because now…

‎both of them were heartbroken.

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‎That night, she wrote in her diary:

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‎“I see him every day…

‎but today, I saw the emptiness in his eyes.”

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‎“Maybe now he’ll understand…

‎what silence really means.”

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‎To Be Continued…

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‎Two hearts...

‎both broken…

‎and one silent connection begins. 💔

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