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"Papa, you're here?" Shridha asked, her voice laced with a mixture of surprise and confusion.
"Beta, I need to talk to you about something..." Sarthak said, his gaze steady as he looked at her, but there was a certain weight in his words, a heaviness that seemed to hang in the air.
They were sitting together in a cozy café, Adhya beside Shridha. Sarthak had asked Adhya to bring Shridha along. Adhya had not shared with anyone yet, not even Sarthak, that Adhrika was alive. It was all a secret still. The three of them sat together in a private room of the café—somewhere in Mumbai. The entire restaurant had been bought by Sarthak for a short while, just for them.
"What's going on, Dii?" Shridha asked, concern flickering in her eyes as she turned to look at Adhya.
Adhya, who was just as lost and confused, didn’t have the answers either. She didn’t understand why they were there, what Sarthak wanted to tell them. She looked at Shridha, trying to offer some comfort with her eyes, but it didn’t seem to help. As much as Adhya tried to appear calm, she herself was uncertain, lost in a storm of unanswered questions.
Her gaze shifted to Sarthak, the man who seemed to have the answers, yet his face was unreadable. He looked a little solemn, almost distant, as if he was holding something back. Adhya couldn’t help but wonder why he had called them there. She couldn’t shake off the feeling that something big, something that would change everything, was about to unfold.
They sat there in silence, each with their own thoughts, a cup of tea placed in front of them. The room was empty, except for the three of them. Sarthak had made sure it was just the three of them, no distractions, no interruptions.
"I... I don't know either, Shree..." Adhya's voice was soft, almost a whisper as she looked at Shridha, her own confusion mirrored in her words. She wasn’t sure what to make of all this. Was it the calm before the storm? Or was it something else entirely?
"What do you mean, Dii?" Shridha asked, her eyes searching Adhya’s face, her tone filled with uncertainty. She didn’t know what was happening, but she felt that whatever it was, it was something important, something that might change their lives forever. She needed to know.
"Listen to me carefully, both of you... Neither of you knows why I called you here. There's a truth that both of you need to know, and it’s important for your lives." Sarthak said, his tone serious, as he looked at both Adhya and Shridha. A sudden wave of unease passed over both of them. They were confused, and the tension in the room seemed to grow thicker with each passing second. They glanced at each other, their eyes filled with worry—what was about to happen? What had Sarthak called them here for?
"What happened, Chachu?" Adhya asked, her voice trembling slightly as she looked at him, hoping for an explanation.
Sarthak looked at them both, and without a word, he reached out and placed his hand gently on Shridha and Adhya’s heads. His fingers ran through their hair in a comforting gesture, but something about his touch felt strange—almost too heavy. As his hand moved through their hair, tears suddenly welled up in their eyes. Neither of them understood why, but they felt an overwhelming flood of emotions that they couldn’t control. Sarthak’s actions made them even more anxious, unsure of what he was trying to convey. The concern on their faces was evident, and their unease only deepened as they exchanged glances.
