It has been a week since the death of Soniya and Rajni. But they were not the only deaths. Sheha, Sonal, Kajal, Ushma, Pooja, Nandini, Chahat and Komal. Eight girls died after Soniya and Rajni in the hands of the same serial killer. All were brutally murdered.

         As the number of deaths were increasing so as the tension in every family was rising. Girls were not allowed to go out of the house after 7:00pm. But even with the high rate of security give by the police, deaths were still taking place.

        Everyday I went to college only to see one more photo added to the ‘We Miss You’ wall. These things were too much for me to take.

        But Urja was able to comfort me. She was my hope. She was so strong that I always thought that she could bear every problem in this world. She was a fighter. Despite her father being an alcoholic bastard she knew how to pull herself together and make a new story for every scar she had. Only I knew the real reason behind them.

        “Hey Akanksha! What are you thinking about?” Urja asked me in a confused tone.

       “About the deaths Urja.” I replied.

         “I know they are depressing. Mona invited us to her house tonight for a sleepover. We will also be watching a movie. Let's go there, it will be a refreshment for us.” Urja said getting exited.

        “Have you dropped your brain somewhere?” I scored her. I mean seriously, does she have a death wish? I hated my life but I hated the idea of death more than my life.

       “Hey relax, it will be fun and safe. Besides she invited you as well so, I am not hearing a no.” Urja said in a promising tone and I knew that I won't be able to win this argument against her.

        I agreed after seeking permission from my parents with great difficulty and hearing a lot of insulting words from them.
                           ****
      I was sitting in Mona's bed with Urja almost sitting on my lap and everytime a creepy music played in the television Mona would hide her face behind my hair. So the conclusion was, I was watching a horror film with two very brave personalities.

        “Akanksha, are you not at all scared?” Mona questioned with wide eyes. But before I could answer Urja interrupted.

        “She loves creepy things.” Urja said.

        “I will turn into a ghost after my death and will scare the life out of you two!” I said in my iconic scary tone and chased the two hysterically laughing girls.

        We switched off the T.V after the movie got over and Mona said that we could have been very good friends if I would not have been so introverted and under- confident. I nodded at her sentence.

       Everyone wanted to change me, no one accepted me just the way I was. I turned towards Urja as her phone rang.

        “Hello- hmm..Hmm.- Okay, I am coming” Urja said and place her phone inside her bag.

       “Akanksha, Mona, I am so sorry for betraying you but I have to go home.”

       “NO!!! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT TIME IS IT?! ITS 10 pm. I AM NOT LETTING YOU GO AT THIS HOUR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE!!” I scolded her at the top of my voice. She cannot risk her life like this. I am too selfish to loose her.

      “Akanksha, don't think negative. Nothing will happen to me.” Urja said but her eyes were showing a different emotion- fear- she was scarred. With that she left the house.

       I have never seen her fear anything. I just hope that she reached home safely. But still I was unable to calm my pessimistic thoughts.

           Author's Note:
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