Pretend~S2~Chapter 42
The Cost of Goodbye Dev's grip on the steering wheel tightened as Meera rested against the seat beside him, her body shivering, her lips parted in silent sobs. Her eyes were wide open but vacant, a storm of terror swirling within. The headlights illuminated the empty road, but for Dev, it was the longest and darkest drive of his life. He kept glancing at her, swallowing his own anguish. The moment he had seen her on that road, torn and trembling, something inside him had broken. Meera—his Meera, the bright, talkative, sunshine girl—was now reduced to a shivering shell. He couldn't forgive himself for not protecting her. "We're almost there, Meera," he said gently, his voice trembling. "You're safe now. Just hold on." She didn’t respond, but a single tear rolled down her cheek. At Geet's Home, Geet was pacing in the hallway, clutching her phone like a lifeline. Abhi was half-asleep in her arms, murmuring softly. "Mumma, why is Meera Maasi not...