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Chapter 57 - The blame game

INT. AHAAN'S APARTMENT – MUMBAI – NIGHT

The lights are off.

Rain taps softly on the windows,

but there's no emotion left in the air.

Ahaan stands in front of a mirror.

Wearing a crisp black shirt, buttons undone at the top.

He stares at himself.

Eyes colder.

Voice sharper.

The grief replaced by stone.

He adjusts his collar.

AHAAN (to himself, hard):

"She left.

She made her choice."

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INT. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY – BRIEFING ROOM – LATER

Ahaan walks in — the entire department turns silent.

No smile.

No emotion.

Just raw focus.

He throws a file on the table.

AHAAN (flat):

"Next mission. Assign it to me."

V.O. (nervously):

"You're not cleared yet. Your mental file—"

AHAAN (cold):

"I don't need your clearance.

I need a damn target."

The others shift, uncomfortable.

He's not the same man anymore.

He's faster.

More brutal.

He hasn't missed a shot in weeks — but he doesn't speak to anyone unless necessary.

They say heartbreak breaks people.

Ahaan turned his into a weapon.

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INT. GYM – MIDNIGHT

Ahaan punches the boxing bag.

Again. Again. Again.

His knuckles bleed through the tape.

Mishri watches from afar, hidden in the dark.

She sees it:

The anger

The rage

The hollow behind his eyes

She whispers to herself:

MISHRI:

"She loved you more than life…

and now you're punishing her for surviving without you."

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INT. AHAAN'S BALCONY – EARLY MORNING

Ahaan stares at the city skyline.

He finishes his black coffee and crushes the cup.

Then, bitterly mutters:

AHAAN:

"She was weak.

She didn't stay.

She didn't fight."

His hands shake — not from anger…

but from the war inside his chest.

The war between love and resentment.

And right now?

Resentment is winning.

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