“Stopped you from what?”
“Rohan.”
The police traced the syndicate through the internet café’s CCTV. Within a week, three men were arrested. Nikhil returned from Thailand, pale and apologetic, and checked himself into a rehabilitation center. Rohan’s phone remained on the family plan, call barring now permanently enabled—not to hide a lie, but to block unknown numbers and rebuild trust. call barring
Meera’s anger curdled into ice. She pulled out her own phone. “We’re calling the police. Right now.” “Stopped you from what