Note from the author: For those new to the tale, visit https://www.launchora.com/story/twin-worlds for the 1st part.
Enjoy.
The account is not available.
Mornings are strange aren't they? Even the most hardcore thing done the previous night looks puny on mornings. And that morning had already played its magic on one section of my mind which was trying hard to make me believe to a more logical and dull theory as to what must had happened to Subham.
The account is not available.
Nope, it was not there. But how could it be, I saw it!
Did you really saw it?
I stood still. I wasn't mad. How could I ask myself that question? Almost on the verge of blowing away, I decided to move out towards reality a bit. I was still standing on the balcony. 6 a.m. Sun's rays were all over the sky painting it blue. 4th floor. I could see cars parked on the ground. I was quite tired. Last night was quite a stress.
The account is not available.
That wasn't reality, that towards which I was trying to go. The reality was inside my mind. The reality that my friend needed help. But then again, was that really reality I was thinking? Because then social sites have problems, maybe his account wasn't used for many days thus got deleted? That was more logical.
He isn't in any problem! I am just over-thinking it!
What about Ashi?
My mind had already started playing with me. Dragging me from confusion to logical explanations. I was dying just to know what was going on!
She is a fool. She is a fool!
Maybe Ashi had also flown away from Subham just like me? Maybe she just can't remember him? Many people forget me too, in fact many friends also. Quite logical. I was finally happy with myself.
My phone suddenly buzzed a little.
Notification is it?
It was an email. My boss had send it to me.
Check the files and prepare your report.
The email was enough for dragging me out of confusions of realities. I had the look at the email, the files were...THE EMAIL! A sudden memory grabbed my mind. That was my second email address made for official purposes. I had another too! Once I used it too much and Subham knew that address!
I tussled with my mind, trying to remember the password. Hands shaking with joy that I might me just an inch away from my friend, made it quite hard for me to type. And finally I could see my account popping up on the screen.
2 years. And the memories rained all over me.
I will find you Subham I promise I...
The words got stuck in my mouth trying its best to come out. There wasn't any new email from Subham. All my hopes were ruined.
Hopeless, I went on to log off the account when I suddenly realized something.
Spam(1)
I quickly opened the spam and found an email.
Sam MAN!! I LOVE YOU MAN!! I FINALLY AM HER FRIEND!!!!!!!!!! ^_^ MAN, I LOVE HER SO MUCH! SHE IS MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There were certain pictures too. It was Subham! But strangely the email address didn't belonged to him. Maybe a new one... That was all I could tell myself at that moment.
There were 3 photos. Must had been taken from his mobile, kind off selfies. Subham and Ashi. The photos were oddly taken. But again they were selfies so maybe, it was fashion. All the photos had strange spots and stripes all over them as if something had scratched it, trying to destroy it.
Come on its digital media! You can't scratch digital media.
Filters, frames anything of such kind, they aren't unusual to the society. People love them.
In the third photo there was something rather interesting on the background.
Ashok Nivas.
A name written on a structure that resembled a big gate. It was definitely his apartment's name. All of a sudden the page started to refresh. My heartbeat stopped as I saw the email getting deleted.
Spams will get deleted every 1 years 6 months.
Swallowing the environment I stood still. For a moment I couldn't move. Then I remembered the time limit I had set on the removal of the spams once. Back then I had never thought that it could be so crucial to me.
I was trapped again. Again with only determination in my hands. But still I hold the determination tight as I made my mind to figure out the mystery of Ashok Nivas.
To be continued...