ArShi: Silence That Burns! ✔️

The cell was cold.

Colder than any room Khushi had ever designed, walked through, or cried in.

The white walls around her were chipped - like her.
Silent - like her.
Judging - just like the world outside.

She sat on the stone bench, her back straight, spine stiff, eyes hollow.
The woman who once sketched dreams into concrete... now stared at nothing.

A jailor came and went. A tray of untouched food sat in front of her.

She hadn't spoken in 47 days.
Not to the police.
Not to the judge.
Not even to Arnav, the man who once promised her forever... and then broke her into pieces.

No one could understand why she stayed quiet.
Why she didn't defend herself.
Why she didn't fight the murder charges.

But Khushi knew why.

Because sometimes the truth...
hurts more than the lie you're accused of.

And sometimes, when your voice has been stolen by pain,
silence is all you have left.

But they were all wrong about one thing.

She hadn't gone silent because she was guilty.

She had gone silent because...

She saw her die!

Start date: 1/7/25
End date: 30/7/25

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