C55 The Bullet That Almost Took Him

The morning Arjun left felt strangely quiet.

The mountains were still wrapped in pale mist as a military vehicle waited near the village road.

Dev leaned against the jeep scrolling through something on his phone.

Captain Meera Khanna stood nearby, speaking into a satellite communicator.

Arjun stepped out of the house with his duffel bag.

Aisha followed him to the gate