College had just gotten over and Maruva had returned home a couple of hours ago. In the evening at 5:30, she had received a call from Raksha’s landline. Since the two of them had been together just a few hours ago in college, Maruva was surprised to see the call.
She had picked her phone up, “Why baba landline?”
Uttam had said in a grim voice, “Hi Maruva, it’s Uttam here.”
“Hi Uncle. How are you?”
“I’m fine. Could you come to my house now, I want to speak to you.”
Maruva had been puzzled, “Uncle ……now?”
“Yeah, it’s an emergency.”
“Okay, Uncle. I’ll start immediately.”
“Don’t tell Raksha. She is out shopping with her mother.”
“Okay uncle.” She was concerned since Uttam’s voice had shivered and he was obviously worried.
Maruva immediately started after disconnecting. She was in her
