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It was early morning, around 7 a.m., when Rudransh's sleep finally broke because of the throbbing pain in his body. Groaning softly, he pushed himself up from the sofa where he had been lying all night and let his tired eyes wander around the room. The silence struck him first-there was no one around. For a brief second, he wondered if everything that happened last night had only been a strange dream. But just as that thought brushed his mind, his gaze fell upon a neatly folded note placed on the small table beside him. Curiosity flickered in his eyes as he reached out for it and unfolded the paper. The delicate handwriting instantly made his lips curve faintly upward.