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‘Which was?’ Hema asked, leaning forward in her curiosity.
‘Whether I had heard from Koyal.’
Hema looked at Surya with surprise.
‘That is very weird.’
‘It irritated me, to be honest. Why bring up something unpleasant that happened all those years ago? But then…’
‘Okay, this is freaking me out a bit,’ said Hema.
‘I know…’ Surya said slowly. ‘I asked her how she knew about Koyal in the first place and she never really gave me a proper answer…’
‘Hmm … then?’
‘So some days ago, I decided I should let her know about Koyal re-entering our lives.’
‘Oh! What did she say?’
‘Something very weird.’
‘Go on…’
‘She said she had something for Koyal.’
‘What?’
Surya nodded. ‘From Nili.’
‘Oh my God!’ Hema placed her hand on her heart in surprise. ‘That is spooky.’
‘And she posted it to me, with the request that it be handed only to Koyal.’
‘Do you have it now?’ Hema asked.
‘Do you know, this Atharv–Nili–Koyal story is deeper, more complex and a lot darker than you and I know,’ Surya said, nodding.
‘I agree,’ Hema said slowly. ‘Something about the way Koyal looks at Atharv, and to be fair, the way Atharv looks at Koyal too – it just breaks my heart, every bloody time, and I am left wondering why.’
‘I don’t like this, Surya,’ Hema said after a while.
‘I know what you mean. There is sadness.’
Hema nodded. ‘I can feel it. What do you think is in the package?’
‘Let me bring it here,’ said Surya. She got up, left the room and came back with a surprisingly small package.
Hema took the package and turned it around.
‘What do you think is in this?’ Surya asked.
‘There can only be one thing in this package,’ said Hema and Surya inched in closer.
‘A letter?’ Surya asked.
‘A letter,’ Hema said, nodding.
‘The only way the dead can speak,’ said Surya, staring at Hema.
