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Chapter 1 — The Ringing Phone
She sat in the corner of her dimly lit room.258Please respect copyright.PENANApIga3dCRpo
Her knees were pressed tightly to her chest.258Please respect copyright.PENANAlKsOwDeHlL
The world outside was quiet — but inside, everything was falling apart.
Her eyes stared at the phone lying a few inches away.258Please respect copyright.PENANAV13NVGracz
It looked harmless — just a small screen glowing in the dark.258Please respect copyright.PENANAv69VId1xlv
But for her, it was a monster.258Please respect copyright.PENANAs8jiuvBIyO
A monster that had swallowed her peace, her name, her life.
The ringtone began again.258Please respect copyright.PENANAP6yzrWSBH8
A soft chime that once made her smile — now felt like a siren from hell.
She bit her lip so hard that it bled.258Please respect copyright.PENANA3PoK3CIiyx
Her breath came out in broken gasps.
“Please… stop calling,” she whispered.258Please respect copyright.PENANAIwRAP4PkXe
“Please, just leave me…”
The phone kept ringing.258Please respect copyright.PENANA9admzGmUbu
It wasn’t just a sound anymore — it was her past calling.
And she couldn’t ignore it forever.
Three months ago, she was different.258Please respect copyright.PENANAhNB9wtAmX6
Hopeful. Bright. Alive.
She wasn’t anyone famous — just a girl who loved stories.258Please respect copyright.PENANATRbfOifc2f
She wrote every night before sleeping, dreaming of readers who might one day say,
“You have talent.”
Then one day, she received a message.
“Hi Author! Your story is so beautiful. I want to help you grow. I can build your reputation — make your name shine.”
His profile looked real.258Please respect copyright.PENANArwZvoKxkfN
His words sounded kind.258Please respect copyright.PENANA64f4kQbTNd
He spoke gently, using phrases that felt warm.
“You just need a good author profile. If you send your photo, I’ll design it for you — professional and classy. Trust me.”
She hesitated.258Please respect copyright.PENANAPDETdFDxh5
But his tone was soft, full of false care.258Please respect copyright.PENANAQyTfrA1XXB
So she clicked.258Please respect copyright.PENANAPVLNWRozL3
And sent it.
That one photo — sent in a second — became the last moment of her peace.
Days later, she saw her face — edited, disrespected, shared.258Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ag5qAoxaX
Her name was dragged under posts that weren’t hers.258Please respect copyright.PENANAt77lAArH8T
People she knew started whispering.258Please respect copyright.PENANA9RIj36rxAD
Even her own reflection began to look like a stranger.
She cried for hours.258Please respect copyright.PENANAk4wTGjyPKN
And then, his message appeared again.
“You want it gone? Pay 20,000 rupees. I’ll delete everything. It was just a mistake.”
Her fingers trembled.
“I don’t have money. Please… I trusted you.”
He replied,
“Then be ready. You’ll regret ignoring me.”
That night, she couldn’t sleep.258Please respect copyright.PENANAJbHe8UZcsc
The phone stayed beside her — glowing, ringing, haunting.
The same phone that once connected her to her dreams — now chained her to her worst nightmare.
The ringtone echoed again.258Please respect copyright.PENANAhtYgdFMCD0
Her breath stopped.258Please respect copyright.PENANAdmL8Ppznll
She reached for it slowly, shaking…
And just as she touched the screen—
the call ended.
To be continued…
(The story doesn’t end with a call — it ends with a choice.)
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