Ruchi was alarmed after hearing the muffled sobs coming from the corner.
'She had met Surbhi earlier as well, as Nitya always used to bring her along with her on any event of the college or any of her performances, like an emotional support human.
And the two were glued to each other's side pretty much all of the time on such occasions, that a few of the teachers had inquired why they hadn't seen this new student before, not knowing that they were enrolled in two different courses in two different colleges!
Earlier when she was not familiar with Nitya's confident yet shy nature, she always used to think of her as one of her relatives, but after some time she came to know that she was actually her best friend.
More importantly, she had been unaware of the real relationship Nitya shared with Mehul till the day she had gotten admitted to the hospital due to high fever.