Arjun's eyes opened at 3:00 am midnight, His diary left open. Arjun left his bed and stand straight.
It feels like I am awake from when I sleep..
"Am unconscious during these hours?"
"No way"
Arjun opens his room's door and saw it's extreme dark outside.
Arjun frozen by seeing this darkness, the darkness frightened him a lot that his legs trembling.
His room is at 1st floor front to his older brother. And left to his room there is stairs, at this point between the room and stairs, there is extreme dark. (every night) As there is no way of light passage.
Arjun stretched his hand to the switch to turn on lights, standing on the same place.
LIGHTS TURNED ON!!!
He slowly moved back and closes door slowly. His heart slowed down beating and even his whole-body trembling.
DOOR CLOSED THUD!!
Arjun takes a deep breath and released.
"Oh! I defeated the dark monster."
Then suddenly his body got attentive that someone is behind him.
By gathering some courage, he turned rapidly and tightened his fist to attack.
But as he moved..
There is a sweet black baby Owl!?
"Oww! A baby Owl." Arjun's heart turned into a piece of sweet.
Arjun strokes on Owl's fur and baby Owl gets relaxed as he is also frightened, baby Owl didn't fly because he is injured. Baby Owl goes and sits on his opened diary.
"No baby, No! this diary is---"
Arjun stopped.
The sentence:- "One day, I'll become someone, they'll never forget."
The line from last night diary is opened which takes his attention and also that's why he stopped..
Arjun moved his head slightly to the clock on his table.
It's 3:30 am and dark outside. Today's Moon is looking like a white bulb.
After reading that statement he got some kind of motivation. Which change his mind.
Before:-
You're a looser I am good in nothingMy conversation skills are shitI am not good looking
Bla..bla..
And Now, for the first time he talks like that something good about himself.
"I am not a looser, I am not fu**ing ugly shit." Said with a powerful voice, this time his words has feelings in them.
I..AM..A WINNER ! (tears dropped)
This time the baby Owl is like a god messanger.
The small things made a big change in our life. And this time that small thing is baby Owl. And the big change is in Arjun's mind.
Arjun stopped crying, wipe away his tears. Makes a sip of water from water bottle.
Picked up Owl and said like he is talking to baby Owl.
"FROM TODAY ARJUN STOPS CYING LIKE A BABY FROM TODAY, IT'S MY TIME"
I clearly listened that day when I got less marks 69%. Many of students were laughing upon me and my situations, they can never understand what's going with me as they don't leave boundations like me.
AT ELLI'S (PRIYANKA) HOUSE
Priyanka typing messages for Arjun, and delete them again and again she is doing the same thing.
It's much late to message let him sleep peacefully..
Her phone's screen glowed in the dark. Her thumb hovered over the 'Send' button.
"Hey Arjun... I don't know if you're awake but..."
She stared at the message, read it again, and sighed.
Backspace. Delete.
Then typed again:
"I just wanted to say something... something that's been eating me from inside..."
Backspace. Delete.
Her eyes closed for a moment. The same thoughts played in her head like a broken record. Why didn't I show up on his birthday? Why didn't I wish him? Why did I let fear win that day?
"Why? Why didn't I go?" she asked herself now, again.
Her fingers hovered again on the keyboard.
"Arjun… I…"
Send
A moment passed. Then another.
She gasped. "Shit! I actually sent it—no no no—"
Just then, her screen lit up. A message popped up.
Arjun:
"You awake too?"
She froze. Her heart skipped a beat.
Arjun (typing...)
"What a coincidence. I was just thinking about you."
Another message followed.
"Actually… I thought you forgot about me."
Now Priyanka's eyes filled with guilt and emotion.
Priyanka:
"Arjun... I'm so sorry."
"I didn't mean to not come on your birthday. I swear. I was just… scared."
There was a pause. And then a reply came quickly.
Arjun:
"Scared? Of what?"
Arjun's Room – While Chatting
The baby owl had now dozed off, wrapped in a soft towel near Arjun's diary.
He stared at his phone, wondering what she meant by 'scared'.
The old doubts and insecurities began to crawl back.
"Maybe she didn't think I was worth her time?"
"Maybe she was just being polite all along."
But before the thoughts could consume him, her message arrived:
Priyanka:
"Scared that I'd make a fool of myself."
"Scared that I'd show you how much you actually matter to me."
"I have never been good at expressing things. But Arjun... I was thinking about you all day. Every minute."
Tears welled up in Arjun's eyes again—but this time, they were different. Not of pain. But of healing.
Arjun:
"You know… tonight I faced the darkest corner of my house."
"And the darkness inside me."
"It felt like I was alone. But then this little owl came into my room. And somehow, it was like... God sent a reminder."
"A reminder that even small things can change everything."
He clicked a photo of the baby owl and sent it.
Priyanka:
"Omg! So cute 😭💓"
Arjun:
"Yeah. I think he's my first fan."
"He sat on my diary like he owns the place."
Priyanka chuckled softly in her room, wiping her own tears now.
Priyanka:
"What was written in the diary?"
Arjun stared at the sentence again.
"One day, I'll become someone they'll never forget."
He took a deep breath.
Arjun:
"Nothing."
Priyanka:
"You already are someone unforgettable, Arjun."
He blinked at the screen, unsure how to respond. His hands trembled slightly—not from weakness now, but from emotion.
Arjun:
"I wanted to ask… why do you always delete your messages?"
Priyanka:
"Because my hands are cowards. But my heart isn't."
Flashback - The First Time They Talked Alone
It was 8 months ago. A debate competition. Priyanka had forgotten her notes backstage and was panicking. Arjun, usually quiet, walked up and offered his own outline.
"Use these. You'll do fine."
Priyanka had looked at him then, really looked. His eyes were kind. Quiet but strong.
"I don't even know your name properly," she had said nervously.
"Arjun," he'd replied. "The guy who sits at window first bench to you."
Since that day, something changed. She noticed him more. The way he waited for the teacher's nod before speaking. The way he helped juniors arrange chairs during events. The way he never tried to stand out, but always stood strong.
Back to Present
Priyanka:
"You've always been braver than you think."
"You didn't just share your notes that day. You saved me from a panic attack."
Arjun smiled, the memory warming him.
Arjun:
"You were so confident on stage though."
Priyanka:
"Because you believed in me for those 5 minutes."
Pause.
"I want to believe in you for a lifetime."
That line. That sentence. Arjun felt it hit his heart like a prayer.
Arjun:
"I'll remember this night forever."
"Not because I found an owl. But because... I found someone who sees me."
Priyanka:
"I'm sorry for missing your birthday. I really wanted to wish you."
Arjun:
"Wish me now."
There was a pause. Then a message came in:
Priyanka:
"Happy Birthday, Arjun. I wish you a life where every darkness ends with a light—like tonight."
"And I want to be part of that light... if you'll let me."
Closing Scene
The baby owl stirred a little. Arjun picked it up gently, opened the window, and watched as the first trace of dawn began to break the sky.
He turned back to his phone.
Arjun:
"From today, no more crying."
"Only flying. Like my little owl."
"Thank you... for seeing me, Elli."
Priyanka:
"Always."
The night passed, but left behind something magical.
A wounded owl, a reopened diary, an unsent message finally sent… and two hearts that finally spoke what they were hiding for too long.
To Be Continued...