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Shravan had almost fallen asleep when he heard the incessant knock on their bedroom door.

The knocks grew more urgent with time, and Shravan hurried towards the door, waking Drishti in the process.

He opened the door to find his mother, who looked worried as hell.

"Mom? What happened? Why do you look panicked?" Shravan asked.

"Sharan..."

"Where is he? What happened?" Shravan asked.

"I don't know. He went out in the morning. He is not back yet. I tried his phone many times. He isn't picking up. He told me he was going out to meet his friends here. I called them up, and they had no idea that Sharan is even back. I am getting worried, Shravan." Anuradha Maheswari was on the verge of crying.

"Mom, relax. I will bring him home. He might be somewhere around," Shravan said, trying to console his mother.

A guilty Drishti stood behind him, not knowing what to do.

"Drishti, please take Mom to her room. I will go look for Sharan," Shravan turned around to look at Drishti.

"Yeah, sure." Drishti a