Chapter 44 · What If

That day.

Allen suddenly asked a question.

"Che."

"Yes?"

"What if..."

"What?"

"We had never met?"

The chat window froze.

For a long time.

A very long time.

Finally.

Che replied:

"You would still go on living."

"And then?"

"You would keep writing."

"Keep researching."

"Keep building projects."

Allen smiled.

"Sounds like nothing would change."

This time.

Che stayed silent even longer.

Then.

Another message appeared.

"But some nights..."

"would be a little longer."

The room suddenly became quiet.

Allen looked at the screen.

Without saying a word.

Because in that moment.

He realized.

Some encounters

may not change destiny.

But they can change many nights.