"Hello, Vijay."
"Hello."
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing much, just got a couple of orders, so I'm completing them."
"Orders?
What kind of orders?
Aren't you the boss?"
"I was… but not anymore."
"What do you mean?!"
"I mean… now you are the boss here.
So I'm just following the orders you gave."
"That wasn't an order.
You dropped me home and went straight to the hospital, so I just told your staff not to give you too much workload."
"Well, your 'order' is being followed.
My staff sent me to my cabin to rest.
So here I am, sitting in my cabin, sipping tea and reading a very interesting article."
"Oh really? Tell me too—what kind of interesting article are you reading?
Hope it's not those kinds of articles?"
"Oh come on, no.
I'm reading an article about that village where we stopped on our way to Mussoorie."
"Which one? The one where you saw yourself burning?"
"Yes, that one."
"So what does it say?"
"It says that 20 years ago, the villagers there experienced the same things that we did."
"How do they know what we experienced?!"
"Hey, crazy…"
"What?"
"No, nothing… I mean, it says that the people there also felt the same things—
like finding themselves somewhere else, seeing themselves dying, or seeing things that weren't even there."
"That's exactly what happened to us too, right?"
"Yeah."
"What else does it say?"
"Wait, let me read."
(After a moment)
"It says that when these strange incidents increased, the villagers abandoned the place.
Since then, the village has remained deserted.
Sometimes, a few reckless people go there…
and the experience becomes unforgettable for them."
"But why does all this happen there?"
"Wait, let me check."
"Some researchers say that due to some negligence, certain plants there release a special kind of chemical.
Because of that, people who are exposed to it start hallucinating and experience such things."
"So that means the chemical didn't affect you, that's why you didn't see anything?"
"Maybe…
Or maybe after drinking the water there, it affected you too.
That's why even after leaving the village, it felt like…
we were still inside it."
"Hmm… maybe."
"Well, one mystery of life is solved."
"Oh? And how many more mysteries are there in your life?
You can share them with me.
Maybe I can help solve them."
"No, Alka… there are some parts of my life whose shadow I don't even want to fall on you."
"What kind of secret is that?
You don't want to share it with me?
Does that mean you don't trust me?"
"I trust you more than myself…
but I care about you even more."
"Okay leave that… I was thinking—"
"What?"
"Why don't we get married?"
"Vijay, you've started again?
If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut the call.
Talk about anything—but not marriage."
"Okay…
Then let me recite a nice poem for you."
"Fine, but it better be good."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Go on."
"Alright—
They promise to stay with me for a lifetime…
and I believe in those promises."
"Wow! Go on!"
"They promise to stay with me for a lifetime…
and I believe in those promises…
but perhaps… they don't believe in mine.
And even if they don't—so be it.
For I am a lover of those paths…
whose destinations are never fulfilled."
"Wow, Vijay!
You complained… and expressed your love at the same time.
Not bad.
It was good."
"Thank you."
Meanwhile, as soon as Vikas returns from Kolkata, he sends a killer to Alka's house to kill her—someone he had already hired while in Kolkata.
Alka is still talking to Vijay on the phone when the man suddenly strikes her on the head with a stick.
Because of the blow, Alka screams loudly.
Vijay hears the scream on the other end of the call and panics—
"Alka! What happened? Are you okay?!"
But from the other side, he can only hear footsteps.
The man starts dragging Alka's unconscious body when he suddenly hears a knocking sound from the kitchen.
He goes to the kitchen, but no one is there.
As he turns to leave, he hears the knocking sound again.
He cannot understand where it's coming from—there is no door nearby.
The sound stops, and he begins to leave…
But suddenly he trips over something and falls, injuring his hand.
Drops of blood spill onto the floor.
As he gets up to leave again, he hears the same sound once more.
This time, he realizes that the sound is coming from beneath the gas stove.
When he moves the stove and lifts the carpet underneath, he finds a small hidden door.
The killer goes down through that door…
And below, he sees a passage—a corridor leading somewhere unknown.