“Last Seen At 2:17 AM”
"The Message"
The classroom group chat was unusually active that night. Notifications kept popping up one after another, lighting up Aanya’s screen in the dark.
She lay on her bed, half-awake, half-scrolling, trying to adjust to yet another new school, new people, new everything.
Her phone buzzed again.
Rohit
Maths test postponed 😎
Megha
I CAN FINALLY SLEEP 😭
Rohit
Yeah teacher said next week
Megha
Best news of the day
Aanya smiled faintly. It was small, but it felt nice being included.
She hesitated for a second… then typed.
Aanya
Btw I’m still new here so idk what’s going on half the time 😅
Megha
Don’t worry I’ll help u
Aanya stared at the messages a little longer than necessary. Megha had been kind since day one. Maybe that’s why something felt… off.
Earlier that day, she had noticed it.
Every time Rohit entered the classroom, conversations dipped. Not silent—but careful.
Like people were choosing their words.
📱 Private Chat – Aanya & Megha
Aanya
Hey can I ask u something
Aanya
Why does everyone act weird around Rohit?
There was a pause.
A long one.
The typing indicator appeared… then disappeared.
Came back… then vanished again.
Aanya
It doesn’t feel like that
Megha
Just don’t ask too many questions ok
Aanya frowned.
That didn’t answer anything.
She locked her phone and turned to her side. The room was quiet, the kind of quiet that makes your thoughts louder.
Just as she was about to close her eyes—
Her phone vibrated again.
Aanya’s brows furrowed. She didn’t recognize it.
Still… she opened it.
Aanya sat up immediately.
Her sleepiness vanished.
The reply came almost immediately.
Too fast.
Unknown
you’re asking the wrong person
This time, there was a pause.
Longer than before.
Unknown
Check your class group
Aanya stared at the screen.
Her fingers hovered over it.
This didn’t feel like a prank anymore.
Still…
She opened the group chat again.
And scrolled up.
part-2
Older messages began to load.
Then gaps.
“This message was deleted”
“This message was deleted”
Her heartbeat slowed… then quickened.
Something wasn’t right.
And then—
She saw it.
A name.
One she had never seen before.
No profile picture.
Just a name.
📱 Private Chat – Aanya & Megha
Typing…
Stopped.
Online…
Offline.
Aanya swallowed.
Her room suddenly felt colder.
Aanya’s fingers trembled slightly.
Aanya
What happened to her
The reply came slower this time.
Aanya stared at the message.
Then at the name again.
Riya.
It felt unfamiliar.
But also… strangely heavy.
Another message appeared.
Unknown
You’re already involved
The typing bubble appeared.
Stopped.
Appeared again.
Unknown
You just don’t remember
She read the message again.
And again.
Somewhere deep inside, something felt wrong.
Not new.
Not sudden.
Her phone screen dimmed slowly in her hands.
But she didn’t move.
Outside, everything was silent.
Inside—
Something had just begun.
end of the episode -1 "The Message "
"The Truth Isn't Deleted Yet"
Aanya didn’t sleep.
Every time she closed her eyes, the same words echoed in her mind—
you’re already involved
It didn’t make sense.
She had just joined this school. She barely knew anyone. So how could she be “involved” in something that happened last year?
Morning came too fast.
Her room felt dull in the daylight, but the uneasiness from last night hadn’t faded. If anything, it felt worse.
Her phone was still in her hand.
The chat with the unknown number was open.
No new messages.
Just silence.
She didn’t feel like going to school.
So she didn’t.
A few minutes later, her phone buzzed again.
Megha
Bro where are u today 😭
Aanya stared at her own message.
It looked normal.
Everything looked normal.
But it didn’t feel normal anymore.
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