Salim bhai was completely changed after returning from the haveli that night.
He couldn't sleep at all. The same horrifying scene he had witnessed inside the haveli kept replaying in front of his eyes again and again.
Morning came…
His wife, Salma, tried to wake him up.
"Get up… aren't you going to the shop today?"
But Salim bhai remained silent.
After a pause, he said softly —
"I'm not feeling well… I won't go today."
Salma assumed it was just exhaustion, so she didn't insist.
But it wasn't just one day…
Two days passed…
Then three.
Salim bhai neither went to the shop, nor did he eat properly, nor did he talk much to anyone.
A man who had opened his shop every single day for the past 25 years—seeing his shop remain closed continuously was something unusual for the villagers.
People began coming to ask —
"Salim bhai, is everything alright?"
"Are you unwell?"
Every time, Salim bhai gave the same answer —
"I'm just a little unwell… I'll be fine in a few days."
But he never told anyone the truth.
It was the fourth day.
Around 12:30 in the afternoon.
Suddenly, a voice echoed through the village loudspeaker from the temple —
"Listen carefully, villagers…
We have just received information that Salim the tailor has slaughtered a cow inside his house…
and that he is also keeping the meat of a calf there!"
The announcement spread across the entire village.
For a moment, everything seemed to freeze.
And then…
People began stepping out of their homes.
The same people who, until yesterday, trusted Salim bhai completely… who believed him to be an honest and kind man—suddenly felt anger and hatred rising within them.
Within minutes, 10–20 people started moving toward Salim bhai's house.
Then slowly, the crowd kept growing.
Voices began shouting —
"This is an insult to our faith!"
"He must not be spared at any cost!"
Soon, a crowd of nearly 90–100 people had gathered outside Salim bhai's house.
Among them were some unfamiliar faces—people who didn't seem to belong to the village.
And then…
That furious crowd charged toward Salim bhai's house.
On that day, it wasn't just a house that was attacked—
It was 25 years of trust that was shattered…
A trust whose breaking would change the village forever.
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