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O bedardeya

Adi ran like a mad to the waterfall. He saw a kneeled down Abhi screaming Shalini's name, his face clarifying what kinda shock he got just now. The doctor fell down before reaching him. He couldn't feel his body, eyes became darker, only a name echoed in his ear again and again ---- Shalini.

Mayank and Darshan came running already. They couldn't ideate what happened recently while the witness wasn't in condition to answer. He leaned on Mayank's shoulder with an outburst of cry. Darshan jerked Adi harshly, but he seemed like a statue made of stone, eyes are still on the waterfall, whispering in half sense --- "Sha---lu.... ma--my bab--by..."

"Kya hua Shalu ko ? Bata Adi!" The doctor couldn't answer, but both Darshan and Mayank imagined the terror he faced. Mayu massaged Abhi's back to help him in breathing. When he becomes able to talk anyhow managed to say --"Maya..."

"Yes baby... don't fear... tell me, what happened ?"

"Sha---Shal..."

"Yes Shalini...kya hua usko ?"

"Sh..she jum--jumped from..." Abhi pointed at the waterfall with trembling finger. Now it's Mayank and Darshan's turn to be shocked.

"Ohhh Goddd...the waterfall is so high and deep..... anhhh... we can't even find her body"- Mayank panicked.

"Jumped ? Or you pushed her Abhi ?"

The couple stunned with Darshan's strange blame. Abhi wasn't able to talk, Mayank glared at him;

"What the fuck you're saying Daru ?"

"Saying exactly right! Abhi, weren't it you who said last night that you wished to kill the girl ? Weren't you angry on her ?"

"Shut up!!! Abhi aisa nahi kar sakta"

"Kiya hai Mayank! Kiya hai! Maine saaf suna tha, isne bola ki ye Shalini ko maarna chahta hai... aur ab apna khoish pura bhi kar liya"

"Abhi..." Mayank looked at his boyfriend with confused eyes, "did you tell that ?"

"Yeah... bu..but..."

"Isi ne Shalini ko giraya Mayank... Shalini ne iska insult ki thi, uska badla lane ki liye...... isne innocent look pe mat aana Mayank.... just think hum Shalini ke dad ko kya jawab denge ? Oh God! call the police as soon as possible" Darshan's eyes were burning with anger. Only one who has evidence that Shalini attempted suicide is dumb now.

"Stop you blathering fucker. Abhi can never do that"

Darshan strongly disagreed with Mayank and continuously blamed Abhi. As a result Mayank lost his temper and the two homies engaged in fight.

"Mayank stop.." Abhi pleaded but his weak voice couldn't reach at Mayank's ears. First witnessing a death then unconditional blame threw the innocent in unconsciousness. Now Adi's sense came back when he saw Abhi fainting on rockey field.

"STOP RASCALS!!" His shout made the fighting duo stop. He yelled on Mayank, "atleast look for your boyfriend!" Then again put himself in half-conscious state making sure that a worried Mayank ran and took fainted Abhi for tent in bridal style.

Darshan held him tightly, tried to console him as the doctor also about to faint. Neither the doctor nor Abhi were concerned about what happened in next few hours.

Police, rescue team, Shalini's father, local people all performed their duties. Hustling and bustling, vehicle noise, phone ringtones mixed up with the noise of waterfall. However it was so calm before sometime. The sun hid itself behind dark clouds, the nature what was such enchanting last night is now totally dismal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .