Well, it's simple. Anika Trivedi decided to let things go by writing what had happened a year ago; at Career Camps.
Filled with various feelings, all negative, she tries to keep distracting herself by staying busy. But when lockdown happens, she fi...
They say the world is full of opportunities. But they never say it is full of dangers too.
I didn't exactly faint. I just wrote that because my sister was snooping around, trying to read my entries. I just wanted to scare her and leave her hanging in suspense.
I had just blanked out for a moment. I woke up, finding three faces standing directly over me. Rubbing my temples, I tried to ease the headache which was slowly enveloping my senses. Biting back a groan, I stared at Adeela. I wanted her to apologize. I know that was wrong. But then again, I wasn't exactly in the right state of mind.
Adeela did apologize. She mumbled a small sorry, not meeting my eyes. I still stared at her, making sure she regretted what she just said. I know, I shouldn't have, but I just couldn't control myself.
Anyways, so Akash and Radhika kept staring at their shoes uncomfortable with all that sullen silence. I didn't care. Finally, Radhika began, "Assuming, San--she didn't write it, who did?" She glanced at Adeela and then at me, and continued, "Also, why would someone do this?"
Akash muttered, "Maybe to stall us. Or throw us off the trail. Confuse us?" He scratched his neck, thinking hard.
It is really weird how clearly I remember all of this.
Adeela's phone pinged. She immediately switched it on. We all looked at her, as her face drained of color.
She gulped, and quickly said, not wanting to delay the news, "The camp officially declared that Samjhana's death was a suicide."
My ears started ringing again. I pinched my wrist, trying to focus. I blurted, "But how? I mean, why would she jump into a river of all the ways. It just doesn't seem... possible."
Akash nodded, as he said, "I agree. It is really weird that instead of investigating they just ruled it out as suicide. And the letter also seems suspicious."
A faint rustling of bushes silenced us. We blinked hard, trying to see if anyone was out there, in the dark. Wind had died, so it was easy to hear every sound. The leaves rustled even more. Breathes drawn, we waited.
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