They ended up in different universities in the same city.
And somehow…
They never stopped talking.
It started casually.
"Did you reach home?"
"Have you eaten?"
"Send notes."
Then it became nightly.
2:17 AM conversations about life
Dreams.
Family trauma.
Future fears.
They talked about everything except the one thing that mattered.
Ethan never asked again.
And that silence?
It unsettled her.
Because she started waiting for it.
Waiting for him to try.
To fight.
To push.
But he didn't.
He respected her "no."
And respect feels very different from pursuit.