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A cavernous silence was lingering on the desolate and wet road. The night was still young and the tranquility of place, instead of offering peace was hinting at something else...something horrifying. Tenebrosity was what one could see till far.

The only thing implying a certain proof of life here was the continuous patter of rain drops on the ground. It was the result of quietude that this rhythmic sound of rain, which most often went unheard, could be glorified in this still night.

Soon, however, the specific pattern was broken by an approaching echo of a motor. It took a minute for the source of sound to appear in the scene, which was a Wagon Van making it's way while tearing apart this pestering stillness.

The streams of rays of headlight uncovered the surrounding hidden by the darkness as it passed through the road. The thin film of the water gathered on the road was sliced by the smoithly running tyres of the van.

Related to the darkness outside was the situation inside the van. Cathetine Wagner, a woman who just entered her thirties was tied, blindfolded and lying unconsciously on the floor of backside of the van. The shabby clothes on her body indicated her poor state.

Right beside her lied another lady, Rani Rajput, three years younger to her.

The inside of the van was dirty with the packets of chips scattered here and there. Two empty bottles of bitter Mari Vodka gently hit each other as the van sped up forward and produced tinkling noise once in  a while.

A pair of boots was accompanying the tied-up women and brought the light to the presence of other people inside the van.

It wasn't clear what worked as the trigger but eventually, Rani's eyelashes stirred before she slowly opened them and took in the surrounding. She wasn't alone, there was another person in same condition as her.

Rani was inquisitive as she whispered, not letting her voice to be louder than required. "Heyy...who are you?"

On the front side of the van, the driver took out his cigarette and was looking for lighter when he lost the control over the steering wheel. The van, as if guiden by unseen hands, moved towards the chasm while breaking the dike on the road side.

Rani collided with the unconscious Catherine because of the sudden jerk, causing Catherine to regain her consciousness with a start.

One of the boys was hut against the door and died right there.

Catherine was panicking as she yelled. "Help! Someone please help us!!"

The van slided uncontrollably on the road and produced terrifying screeching noise before stopping out of nowhere.

For a minute, there was a calmness similar to the one which always came before the storm.

They suddenly realised what it was. The van was hanging on the edge of the road, almost about to fall. Catherine was frightened as she screamed at the top if her lungs. Her voice was filled with pleading. "Is there anyone there?! Please help us!! Help!"

The van teetered on the edge like a see-saw for some time and increased the anxiety of it's alive passengers. Ultimately, it gave up and fell into the unknown, unseen depth waiting below.

Then, black.