At around 6:00 a.m., the morning silence shattered. š„
Both Yugh and Anisa received phone calls almost at the same moment. The voices on the other end were formal, careful, and heavy with urgency.
There had been an accident. ā”
Their partners were involved.
Nothing more was explained.
Panic replaced sleep. Without fully processing the words, both rushed out, driven by fear more than reason. The location they were given led them to the heart of the city, near the mountains, a vast cliff hidden behind layers of mist. š«
Below it lay a crushed car.
As they got closer, recognition struck like a blade.
It was Zayan's car. š
The vehicle had fallen deep into the ravine, twisted beyond repair. Police officers, ambulances, and a small group of locals surrounded the area in grim silence. Nearby, two bodies lay on the ground, carefully covered with white sheets, only their faces visible.
Anisa felt her legs weaken. Yugh stood frozen, unable to move. š¬
The medical examiner completed the initial examination, and as the bodies were being prepared to be lifted into the ambulance, a sudden gust of wind passed through the valley. The white sheets shifted slightly.
What Yugh and Anisa saw in that moment was something their minds refused to accept. šµ
The hands of the two bodies were tightly intertwined.
Time seemed to stop.
Whispers rose among the gathered locals.
"They must have been a couple," someone murmured.
"Looks like they were together till the end," another added. š£
Every word pierced deeper than the cold morning air.
Anisa turned away, her chest aching, while Yugh's eyes remained fixed on the sight, his heart breaking into pieces he could not collect.
Soon after, both of them were guided into the ambulance along with the bodies. The doors closed with a heavy thud, sealing grief, shock, and unspoken truths inside. š„
As the ambulance moved toward the hospital, sirens cutting through the fog, neither of them spoke.
Because some truths arrive too suddenly,
and once seen, they can never be unseen.š¤