⏩ Shloka's POV :~ "You aren't going to your parents' house any time soon," I said, my voice tinged with a mixture of disappointment and frustration. The fact that she had considered staying away even longer, after already being gone for what felt like an eternity, was a blow.

The silence of the hallway accentuating the distance that had grown between us during her time away. The ticking of the clock in the living room seemed to mock the stillness between us.