NEHA
PART TWO
The USB was plugged into my laptop. The data was loading, and meanwhile I just couldn’t even tell if I was breathing or not. I mean of course I was taking in oxygen, but it felt like my heart wasn’t there.
Two minutes, and whatever was awaiting me, would finally be loaded.
One minute.
10 seconds.
Loaded.
I adjusted the earphones in my ears. They felt too heavy all of a sudden. Or maybe it was just me.
There was an audio file. An audio file?
I hit play.
‘It has just been a year and two months,’ a voice said. My eyes widened. It was Mehru’s voice.
‘Mehru,’ said Ilyas, and my heart—if it was beating earlier clearly skipped beats this time. There was a long pause. ‘This behavior has to stop. I am married now. And I am quite happy with my wife.’
Who would send me
