13- Fingers Crossed

In the bathroom stall, River was sitting on the toilet seat and was crying her heart out. She was missing her friends. Keanu and the other one whose name was forbidden for her.

She could not let the name slip from her lips until and unless she wouldn’t cross the border.

“Keanu. You there?” She typed the message and sent it.

“Yes. I am here. You, ok?”

“No. I am not ok. I am missing you. I am missing all of you.”

“Oh, dear. My dear. Please don’t be upset. Your hard work will be wasted, love. Remember? You are the bravest among us. Please don’t do it. Control your tears. Control your emotions.”

“Will we ever meet in the future?”

“Yes. Once you will reach there. We will follow you there. We will definitely be together, love.”

Oh, Keanu. She smiled to herself and wiped her face. She stood up, flushed the toilet, and slipped her phone into her pants pocket.

The moment she opened the door, she was pushed back against the wall brutally. Someone hauled her and made her turn to face the