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So, whom did you kill? Your father? GOD interrupted Raja. As usual, GOD was emotionless. He wasn’t interested to know about Raja. All he wanted to know was “Whom did Raja Kill? And why?”

“I didn’t kill anybody, I didn’t,” Raja screamed and cried. “Don’t tag me as a killer.” He howled.

“I didn’t, you said, you killed someone, you idiot,” GOD shouted to prove his point.

“Ohh! Now you are lying too!” said Elango to Raja. Elango came in support of GOD.

Raja’s scream dominated the place. He cried, but nobody knew the reason for it. Some thought he was crying out of physical pain, some thought he was crying out of regret. Everyone concluded as per their wish.

“Can we all be polite.” Preash hushed.

“What’s the point to be polite here?” Sweety asked in an irritated tone

“He is suffering, can’t you see?” Preash said

“Everybody is suffering Preash, can’t you see that,” Sweety took up a fight with Preash.

“Are you all able to, see? Am I the only one who is blindfolded?” Asked Gomathi. Her fear now leapt. She felt better when everyone around her was in the same condition as her, but when she felt it was different for someone, she couldn’t bear it.

“Hey cool Gomathi, it’s dark here, you can’t see anything even if your blindfold is removed.” Said Sweety again in irritation.

“But why? Why my eyes are tied? Why only me?” Gomathi vented out her fear.

“So, your problem is, not the blindfold, why only you? Is your problem, right” The spooky voice which was out of the dark for a while came into the presence. The laugh of the spooky-voiced person dominated and within a second the scream of Raja took the lead. Others were silenced.

“Preash, please say it to my mom, please. I beg you. Please, say her, I love her, say her everything she wants is under the cage” Raja cried and begged one last time.

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