The encounter
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Chapter 1: The Encounter
It was a hot summer afternoon when Arjun first saw Maya. She was walking down the crowded roadside, a confident young woman with long hair flowing in the breeze and a smile that drew attention. Arjun, captivated by her presence, couldn't resist approaching her. He introduced himself with a shy smile and nervously asked if they could be friends. Maya, glancing at him with cold eyes, politely but firmly declined before walking away without looking back.
Months passed, but Maya remained in Arjun's thoughts. One day, he decided to try again, convinced that persistence was key. This time, he spotted her in a small café. Arjun gathered his courage and approached her once more, this time with flowers and a heartfelt confession. But Maya’s response was harsher than before—she picked up her cup of hot milk and, without hesitation, splashed it in his face. Humiliated and boiling with anger, Arjun watched as she left without a second glance.
The humiliation festered in Arjun's mind. He began to drown his rage in drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. Friends and family drifted away as he spiraled deeper into darkness, and soon, only one thought remained—revenge.
Five years later, Maya had moved on, far away from her past. Now married with two young boys, she lived a quiet life in London. Her husband was a drunk, absent and detached, his attention focused on a new woman he'd secretly been seeing. Maya didn’t know that her past would soon catch up with her.
For five years, no one saw Arjun—he had disappeared from the world, and whispers said he had delved into dark arts, searching for a way to get his revenge. When rumors began to spread that a strange, disheve.led man had arrived in London, people hardly paid attention. They didn’t know what had drawn him there, or the darkness that had consumed him.
But soon, everyone would find out.
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