LOGINLaya remained inside her car for several minutes after reading the final message.The night you disappeared.The words kept echoing inside her head. She wanted to dismiss them, to believe it was just another misunderstanding, another meaningless piece of information. But deep down, something had already begun to crack.Because she knew the truth.She couldn’t remember everything about that night. She remembered Tiar. She remembered the hotel. She remembered the fear, the confusion, and the feeling that something had gone terribly wrong. But there were pieces missing, pieces she had never questioned because she had been too consumed by everything that happened between her and Tiar afterward.For months, she had focused on what she thought Tiar had done. She had never stopped to ask herself what had happened to her.When she finally returned to her apartment, she didn’t even bother changing her clothes. She went straight to he
Laya was still standing by the window when she heard footsteps outside her office.“Laya.”She turned and found Tiar standing there, slightly out of breath, as if he had come as quickly as he could after receiving her message.Without saying much, Laya opened the door and handed him the photograph she had received earlier.Tiar studied the picture before turning it over. His expression changed the moment he read the words on the back.“Where did you get this?” he asked.“A man gave it to me.”Tiar looked at her sharply.“What man?”“I don’t know. He left before I could ask his name.”For several seconds, neither of them spoke.Laya watched Tiar carefully. She had known him long enough to recognize when he was hiding something.“Do you know something about that night?”Tiar sighed and lowered the photograph.“After you left, I went back to the lobby because I
Laya returned to her desk and tried to focus on the computer screen. There was more than enough work waiting for her, but her mind kept drifting back to her encounter with Mike.It should have been nothing more than a coincidence. At least, that was what she wanted to believe. Yet somehow, his smile kept appearing in her thoughts. The way he had remembered her favorite drink. Hot chocolate. Such a small detail. Something even Tiar might have forgotten.Laya sighed and forced herself to concentrate. Then her phone vibrated.One notification.An unknown number.She stared at the screen for several seconds before opening it.You shouldn’t trust everyone who comes back into your life.Her heart immediately began to beat faster. She read the message again. No name. No explanation. Just one sentence that felt more like a warning than advice.Her mind immediately went to Mike.No.Laya slowly shook he
Laya had barely slept that night. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the photograph again. A picture of herself leaving work, taken from a distance by someone who had clearly been watching her. Then came the message. This started because of him. She still didn’t know who they meant. Tiar? Or someone who wanted her away from him? Laya picked up her phone and opened her conversation with Tiar. No new messages. They hadn’t spoken for days. Her eyes lingered on his name before she locked the screen. They were on a break. She didn’t want to break the distance they had agreed on simply because she was afraid. The next morning, Laya went to work as usual. She tried to convince herself that everything would be fine. But ever since she left home, she couldn’t shake
The hotel looked exactly the same as it had that night. Tiar stood outside the seventh-floor elevator, staring down the quiet hallway. A few days ago, this place had only held painful memories of his argument with Laya. Now, every corner felt like a piece of a puzzle he needed to solve. He took out his phone and opened the CCTV image he had received. The man in the dark jacket had stopped directly in front of Room 708. But what bothered Tiar wasn’t simply his presence. It was when he had appeared. Tiar asked the security staff to show him more footage from that night. At first, they refused, but after Tiar explained that the footage might be connected to a serious privacy violation, they eventually agreed to help. “Go back a few minutes before this man appears.” The footage played again. The hallway was empty. Then the elevator doors opened. A man st
The door finally closed.Tiar remained standing where he was, staring at the door Kamelia had just walked through. Her final words echoed in his mind.If that photo gets out, maybe your answer will change.Tiar clenched his fists.No.His answer would never change.He loved Laya.But for the first time, he realized that loving her might not be enough to protect her from people who intended to hurt her.He took out his phone and opened his conversation with Laya.There were no new messages.No greetings.No updates.Since they had decided to take a break, they had agreed to give each other space. Tiar hadn’t contacted her not because he didn’t want to, but because every time he saw her name, his fingers wanted to type something.Have you eaten?How was your day?I miss you.Please talk to me.But every message ended up being deleted.







