🧠 **Unknown Mind: Viyan’s Diary – Part 16: Remembering the Forgotten**
I stood before the mirror.
My hand trembled —
but only for a second.
And then...
**CRACK.**
The glass shattered.
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Silence followed.
But inside me, a storm broke loose.
Memories didn’t return gently.
They **rushed in** —
like water breaking through a broken dam.
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Flashbacks.
College corridor.
Rain.
Yalini laughing as we ran for cover.
Our fingers touched — and stayed.
I remembered the way she looked at me
the day before I shut her out.
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> “Why are you pushing me away, Viyan?”
I had no answer.
Back then…
I was drowning in fear.
Nightmares.
Dark thoughts.
The early signs of the storm in my mind.
So I let her go.
Not because I didn’t love her.
But because I didn’t trust **myself**.
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More images came.
A letter I wrote but never sent.
A photo of us torn and buried in my journal.
The day she left the city.
And her last words to me:
> “If you ever remember this love…
> don’t be afraid to come back.”
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I collapsed to my knees.
The broken mirror reflected a broken version of me —
but now, one that was finally **whole** in memory.
I whispered to myself:
> “I didn’t forget you, Yalini.
> I just… buried you to survive.”
And now I remember.
🖋️ — *Viyan*
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