And then there were none...

She waited there for another fifteen minutes. Nature's light was dimininshing by the minute. It was getting blurred. Sree couldnt see clearly any more. But she was certain about the fact that Swastika and the other boy hadn't left college yet. She thought for a moment and decided to take a circuitous route to the main gate of the college. The route that would demand her to cross the place where they were sitting. Though, that would also cause some explanations on her part about being alone in the college for so late. But she didn't care. For the first time that day, she had found her energy back. She took one last glance at that spot. Yes, they were still glued there.

She raced down the stairs. Skipping three at a time. It was pitch dark in the coridoors. She had to slow down and grope her way through. It took her 4 long minutes to reach the ground floor, an exact one and a half minute's loss. She walked out through the back gate and started walking towards the garden. It was hideous in there. The great boughs of the trees were like giant human arms closing in on her. She started cursing herself for walking down the garden at this time of the hour. Reasons unknown to herself, she took up a jog. She felt as if someone else was there behind her.

All of a sudden it started drizzling. Sree had to run. She wasn't far from the corner around which they were sitting. Adrenaline was pumping in her veins, desperate to make its presnce felt. Her heart was pounding like hell, almost threatning her to rip apart. She took a sharp turn round the corner. Ready for an encounter. But... But they weren't there!!! She was flabberghasted. Decidedly unhappy. Where could they go? The walk leading to the main gate was deserted. She felt heart-broken. She hated defeat. What puzzled her more was the fact that she had a weird feeling of being watched. She sweeped her eyes around the campus, atleast as far as she could see there wasn't anyone around. She shrugged her shoulders and started walking down the path with a heavy heart.

Another soul was also present in the college that day. Arushi... Time and again she had noticed Sree disappearing at the end of classes. Today she had decided to follow Sree...