You are a saint, Shreya…

"I am not stupid!" Zeenath retorted puffing her cheeks. Shreya's lips twitched in amusement. She couldn't help but want to tease her some more.

But before Shreya could say anything in reply, her phone buzzed on her table.

"Just a second," Shreya excused herself.

Shreya frowned making her way to her table. After all, it was past midnight. No one should be calling at this hour. She had already talked to Charan and Akira anyways.

Her frown just deepened when she took the phone…

It had no number. She does not know anyone with a restricted number…

She attended the call and called out confused, "Hello, who is this?"

She could hear haggard breathing on the other end but nobody said anything for a long time. Just when she was about to cut the call, a raspy voice came through, "Shreya… this is me, Abishek!!"