No mercy

No Mercy

Devika goes missing on an ordinary morning.
No note.
No warning.
Just silence.

For three days, her friends-Divyaa, Ishaani, and Aarohi-search between hope and panic, while the system waits for time to pass.
When a body is finally found in a lake, the questions begin.

The police don't rush to conclusions.
The word rape doesn't appear immediately.
It comes later-
after injuries are examined,
after patterns are noticed,
after truth starts refusing to stay buried.

But before an arrest can be made, another story is presented to the world.

A powerful businessman's son, Aditya, is declared dead in a mysterious accident.
A burned, unrecognizable body.
A DNA report that matches.
A grieving father who turns tragedy into closure.

The case is closed.

Officially.

Divyaa, Ishaani, and Aarohi accept the truth-at least on the surface.
They mourn.
They move on.
They even plan a trip, like people trying to breathe again.

No one suspects them.
No one ever will.

Because some beliefs are performances.
Some silences are deliberate.
And some deaths... are only paperwork.

This is not a story about justice.
It is about what happens after the world decides the truth is inconvenient.

No mercy.
No noise.
No mistakes.

Because the most dangerous people
are the ones who know the truth-
and pretend they don't.