I am pleased that my guess about Shaleen having been badly affected by brutal ragging seems almost sure to have been correct. It is a horrible practice, inherited from the British public school culture of sadistic bullying by the older boys, and it seems to have become so deep rooted here that it is impossible to eradicate.
The killer of the Minister need a medal, but of course no one is going to give him one! As I wrote earlier, I am surprised that it was left to Shaleen, writing under the pseudonym Arjun, to try and expose his real face, and that all the rest were singing hosannas to him. There should normally have been more exposures.
As for the rest, you are still filling in the gaps in the background, which is very necessary. I am sure we will move forward again very soon. So far, neither Rathod nor Aisha seems to have noticed that bit about the man who leered at her having been hurt in an accident, but then of course, neither would know that it was he.
Shyamala Aunty
hi all... I'm really happy with the responses for the story...



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