CHAPTER 2: SECRETS DON'T STAY HIDDEN🌧️
"Tumne mujhe use kiya tha," Aastha ne seedha bola.
"Project ke liye, contacts ke liye… aur jab kaam ho gaya, tum gayab."
Ayaan ne aankhon se contact break nahi kiya.
"Tum sach jaanna chahti ho?"
"Ab kya bacha hai jaanne ke liye?"
"Jo tum dekh rahi ho, wo story ka sirf half part hai."
Aastha confused ho gayi.
"Matlab?"
Ayaan ne apni pocket se ek folded paper nikala aur uski taraf badhaya.
"Isse padho."
Aastha ne paper liya. Baarish ke droplets us par gir rahe the, par words abhi bhi visible the—
"If anything happens to me, tell Aastha the truth. She deserves to know."
Neeche signature tha—
Rhea.
Aastha ka dil ek second ke liye ruk gaya.
Rhea… uski best friend.
"Ye… ye tumhare paas kaise aaya?" usne halki si trembling voice mein poocha.
Ayaan ne deep breath liya.
"Because Rhea ne mujhe diya tha… us din, jab wo missing hui thi."