1st Chapter

1st Part

Knock! Knock!

Feeling irritated and exhausted from the previous night, I chose to ignore the persistent knocking.

“Selung Didi!! Selung Didi!!" The knocks continued relentlessly.

Half-sleepy and half-pissed off, I dragged myself towards the door to open it.

There stood my cousin Sirjana, looking visibly stressed. "I've been trying to call you, but couldn't get through," she said.

Ignoring her, I lazily began to make my way back to bed. "What happened?" I asked, before flopping down onto the mattress.

Sirjana rushed over to me, grabbing my arm and pulling me upright.

“Aakash met with an accident a few hours ago,” she explained, her voice trembling with emotion.

Suddenly, a shock coursed through me, as if someone had slapped me.

My nerves jolted awake as Sirjana, tears streaming down her face, whispered, "He didn't make it.”

Suddenly, my legs turned to jelly, buckling beneath me. I felt as though I had plunged into a nightmare. Shock coursed through me, leaving me speechless.

As I looked around, the room seemed to blur with the faces of concerned aunties and cousins. Sirjana sat beside me, a steady presence amidst the chaos. With a gentle urgency, she whispered, “We need to get to the hospital. They're waiting for us."