Madhavv
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They had always been best friends.
But that night was quiet. Too quiet.
Her phone rang. It was him.
I’m outside your house, he said casually.
Come out.
She froze. What? Now? Are you crazy?
Her heart raced. What if someone saw? What if her parents woke up?
He said softly, Just come out.
For a few minutes, fear and courage fought inside her. Then she stepped toward the gate, her thoughts racing. Taking a deep breath, she walked out of the compound, closing the gate behind her like she was stepping into something unknown.
He was waiting there, smiling as if nothing in the world could go wrong.
He looked at her, smiled softly, and said, I felt like eating ice cream.
She stared at him in disbelief. For this? You came all the way here and called me out? she scolded him.
He only smiled wider, and slowly, her anger melted into laughter.
Instead of starting the bike, they quietly pushed it forward for a few meters, laughing softly as if they didn’t want to wake the night. Then he started the engine, and they rode off to a small ice cream shop glowing under warm yellow lights.
Ice cream in hand, they rode again this time toward the paddy fields.
The moon was bright, spreading silver light across the fields. They sat there, speaking softly, their words blending with the gentle night breeze.
After a long silence, he spoke.
I think… I’ve loved you longer than I’ve known.
She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she looked at the moon, smiled gently, and said,
Some feelings don’t need loud words. You already know my answer.
He understood.
Under the bright moonlight, with melting ice cream and trembling hearts, friendship quietly turned into

But that night was quiet. Too quiet.
Her phone rang. It was him.
I’m outside your house, he said casually.
Come out.
She froze. What? Now? Are you crazy?
Her heart raced. What if someone saw? What if her parents woke up?
He said softly, Just come out.
For a few minutes, fear and courage fought inside her. Then she stepped toward the gate, her thoughts racing. Taking a deep breath, she walked out of the compound, closing the gate behind her like she was stepping into something unknown.
He was waiting there, smiling as if nothing in the world could go wrong.
He looked at her, smiled softly, and said, I felt like eating ice cream.
She stared at him in disbelief. For this? You came all the way here and called me out? she scolded him.
He only smiled wider, and slowly, her anger melted into laughter.
Instead of starting the bike, they quietly pushed it forward for a few meters, laughing softly as if they didn’t want to wake the night. Then he started the engine, and they rode off to a small ice cream shop glowing under warm yellow lights.
Ice cream in hand, they rode again this time toward the paddy fields.
The moon was bright, spreading silver light across the fields. They sat there, speaking softly, their words blending with the gentle night breeze.
After a long silence, he spoke.
I think… I’ve loved you longer than I’ve known.
She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she looked at the moon, smiled gently, and said,
Some feelings don’t need loud words. You already know my answer.
He understood.
Under the bright moonlight, with melting ice cream and trembling hearts, friendship quietly turned into







