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Noori Qureshi

Abstract Others

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Noori Qureshi

Abstract Others

Rosy & Kinza Friendship Breakthrough

Rosy & Kinza Friendship Breakthrough

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Rosy and Kinza were friends, but not the kind people usually understand.

They didn’t build their bond through long conversations or shared secrets. There were no late-night talks that slowly pulled them closer. What they had didn’t grow step by step. It was simply there, from the beginning, like something that didn’t need effort to stay.

Sometimes, Rosy didn’t like that.

She liked clarity. She liked knowing why people mattered and where she stood with them. With Kinza, there were no clear reasons. Comfort came without explanation. Understanding arrived without being asked for. And that made Rosy uneasy.

There were moments when she wanted to talk about it. To ask why silence felt so full around Kinza. To understand why their friendship felt heavier than others even though they spoke less. But each time she almost brought it up, she stopped herself.

Because Rosy sensed something important.

Some things, once spoken about too much, begin to lose their shape.

So she didn’t complain. She didn’t question it out loud. She carried her discomfort quietly, believing that not everything needs to be understood to be real.

Kinza, in her own way, already knew this. She knew Rosy struggled with the quietness of their bond. She knew Rosy often tried to resist it. Kinza noticed the pauses, the hesitation, the way Rosy sometimes pulled back as if afraid of getting too close to something undefined.

Rosy feared that one day Kinza might notice her feelings and everything would change. What Rosy didn’t realize was that Kinza had noticed long ago. Not through words, but through care. Through consistency. Through the small ways Rosy showed up without meaning to.

But Kinza never said anything.

Because knowing doesn’t always mean speaking. Sometimes it means protecting. Kinza chose silence not because she was unsure, but because she didn’t want to disturb what already existed.

Sam was the only one who ever said anything about it.

“You and Kinza don’t talk much,” Sam once remarked, not accusing, just curious.

Rosy smiled faintly. “We don’t need to.”

Sam didn’t push. From the outside, it was clear that their friendship lived in a different place—one where words could only do harm.

There were days when Rosy wished the bond was simpler, easier to explain. Something ordinary. But ordinary friendships didn’t feel like this. They didn’t stay with her in quiet moments. They didn’t feel fragile in a way that made her careful.

So Rosy let it be.

She chose not to understand everything. She chose not to ask the questions that might ruin the balance. She chose silence, even when it felt uncomfortable.

Because somewhere deep down, Rosy knew this truth:

Some friendships exist not because they are explained, but because they are left untouched.

And sometimes, not understanding everything is the only way to keep something from breaking.



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