Chapter 1: The Hospital Panic
The hospital corridors echoed with hurried footsteps. Arjun and Maya rushed their baby on a stretcher, panic written across their faces. Both were sobbing, the little one losing blood rapidly. Doctors shouted orders as the stretcher moved into the ICU.
Arjun and Maya stood frozen outside, holding each other's hands, hearts pounding in unbearable tension.
Cliffhanger:Would their baby survive? The machines beeped relentlessly, echoing their helplessness.
Teaser:Next chapter: A confession that will shake everything…
Chapter 2: A Confession That Shook
Ten years earlier, in college, Arjun and Maya were classmates. Good friends, yet Arjun had harbored feelings he never voiced. In the 3rd year of B.Tech, after two years of silent longing, he finally decided to confess.
Arjun: "Maya, are you free?"Maya: "Hmm, maybe not now, Arjun, but in an hour I will be free. By the way, what's the matter?"Arjun: "I wanted to discuss something important with you. I'll be waiting near the canteen, come soon."Maya: "Okay."
Her mind raced with questions. Why did he say it was important? Family issue? Something else?
At the canteen, Arjun gestured for her to sit. His eyes were almost pleading.
Maya: "Now, tell me, Arjun, what's so important?"
Arjun's hands trembled. Sweat dotted his forehead. He leaned in, whispering:
Arjun: "Maya… I MADE A MURDER!!"
Maya's heart stopped. Was this a joke? Panic, disbelief, and a haunting tension filled the air.
Cliffhanger:Who had Arjun killed, and why?
Teaser:Next chapter: The drive to secrets—the truth begins to unfold…
Chapter 3: The Drive to Secrets
Arjun gripped Maya's hands and guided her to his car. Silence filled the journey. He drove towards the empty beach with the hilltop church, the breeze cool but the sky clear.
Maya: "Why are we here?"
Arjun stayed silent. Tension built with every passing wave. The beach seemed abandoned, the perfect backdrop for the confession.
Arjun: "This incident happened a few weeks ago, but the search operation started today."
Cliffhanger:The air thickened. What incident? What search?
Teaser:Next chapter: The mystery woman who changed everything…
Chapter 4: The Mystery Woman
Arjun: "A few months back, I met someone online… at first, casual, normal. Slowly, I thought I could trust her. We planned to meet at a café, but she never came. That night, she messaged me, explaining why she couldn't make it. I didn't think much… until that night changed everything."
Maya: "Who is she?"
Arjun: "She is connected to both of us, Maya."
Maya: "What?"
Arjun: "One of our childhood friends."
Maya froze, the cold realization creeping in.
Cliffhanger:A childhood friend? Alive? Dead? What secret links them now?
Teaser:Next chapter: The ghost of Sara—the past returns…
Chapter 5: The Ghost of Sara
Maya: "Sara? Are you serious?"
Arjun's face shifted. Eyes widened unnaturally for a second, stuck in a memory. Maya's blood ran cold.
Arjun: "That night… I went for a casual walk near the park. I saw her, standing alone, using her phone. My jaw dropped."
Sara: "Why are you wasting time near me? I don't fall for these tricks."
The girl he saw—Sara—was the same one supposedly buried fifteen years ago.
Flashbacks haunted Arjun: a classroom, Sara chanting in dim light, collapsing, declared dead the next day. Yet now, she stood alive—or something like her.
Cliffhanger:How can she be alive? And why is she appearing to Arjun?
Teaser:Next chapter: The shocking revelation about their child…
Chapter 6: The Son's Name
Arjun gripped Maya's wrist, tears streaming.
Arjun: "Don't leave me, Maya. You're the only thing keeping me sane. Without you, she'll take me completely."
Sara (echoing): "Don't cry, Arjun… I won't do anything."
Arjun (choking): "What do you want from me? Why are you haunting me? We just spoke casually… then why are you inside my head every night?!"
Sara: "Remember what the whole class did to me?"
Arjun: "I… I AM SORRY!"
Sara: "Sorry doesn't pay. You have to do whatever I say."
Arjun froze, heart pounding.
Sara: "Your son will survive… His name will be AARAV."
Maya collapsed to her knees, cold to the bone. Arjun's eyes widened. The wind screamed louder, waves crashed, but neither could move. Sara's voice rolled inside their heads.
Cliffhanger:What does Sara want from them? And what will happen to their child?
Teaser:Next volume: Secrets will unfold, revenge will rise, and the buried past will haunt them…