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Seven years before...
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I sat at the school cafeteria, the place where we usually did homework after class. My toes couldn't stay still, my heartbeat raced like a steam engine. I was nervous-more nervous than I'd ever been.
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From my first day in school until now, Anu had been the one who understood me fully. She was more than a best friend - she was family. Whenever she adjusted her hair and smiled at me, I saw my late elder sister in her. She never gave up on me, not once, and she knew exactly how to lift me whenever I was down.
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Everything I achieved was because of her - the leader of the prefects, captain of the basketball team, top scorer in my batch, president of the Tamil Society. She pushed me to believe in myself, to show my skills, to take every step forward.
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But yesterday... everything changed.
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After school, as always, we walked together until the Mamak shop, sharing stories of our day. She was in Arts, I was in Science - but those conversations were the best part of my life. As we were about to go home, she asked me to wait at the bus stop. When she returned, she held a box in her hands, her face pale, nervous.
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She made me promise not to interrupt. "Listen until the end," she said, "and tell me your choice tomorrow."
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I opened the box. Inside was a glass bottle filled with colorful paper stars, Polaroid photos of us, a plastic red rose, a KitKat, a silver watch... and a letter.
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And then she said the words that froze me.
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"I love you, Shan. From the first day I saw you on the field, I had a crush. After knowing you, I fell for you. I know you have questions, but please-don't ask now. Go home, think, and tomorrow give me your answer. Whatever you decide, I will respect it. I won't leave you."
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She held my hands. I had no words. We walked home in silence, and that night I read her letter, full of love written from her heart.
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And now, here I was in the cafeteria, waiting for her. My heart thudded louder with every step she took towards me. She sat across from me, her hands trembling. I closed my eyes for a moment - and the first face that came to my mind was hers.
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When I opened them, I looked into her eyes and said:
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"I love you too, Anu. And I will be with you forever."
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That was my first promise to her.
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Present day...
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I returned to the safehouse and told Ashwin about my findings. He was shocked - and he too realized the truth: Anu might be Naaga's next target.
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From the first day I became Steel Tiger, we had kept track of our families, knowing they could be in danger. Ashwin checked Anu's tracker. She was in Penang. Last I knew, she had taken a job as a teacher in a secondary school there.
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I immediately contacted another true friend - Sunstar, a superhero in Penang. He was the closest to her. Without hesitation, he agreed to check on her and report back.
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I wanted to leave for Penang at once, but Ashwin stopped me. "Naaga is still here. If you go, you might walk into his trap," he said.
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Reluctantly, I stayed. But my heart was already with Anu.
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and then Add to home screen.