| xlix: the cabin in the woods |

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"You're a dream

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"You're a dream. Like everything else." ― Kelly Creagh

" ― Kelly Creagh

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Mumbai, India

Searching for that one particular, half-burnt cabin was difficult. Everyone was divided into teams as we were accompanied by a member of the police squad. "Remember, there are leopards in the jungle so if there's an emergency, raise the alarm," I announced over the wocky tocky. A string of 'yeses' had followed and I, along with Pranav, Aditya, Chirag and an officer walked deeper into the jungle.

The tension was palpable. None of us had imagined ourselves being in the jungle again. The sun was shining, the humidity was high and all of us were sweating profusely.

"Do you think we would find anything here?" Chirag asked me.

"Not really," I answered, evading a tree branch that came in my way.

The rest of the people who were following me had stopped. Even there was silence from the wocky tocky.

I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at them. "What?" I asked, looking at them.

"What are you saying, Akanksha?" Aditya asked, looking bewildered.

Ah, these punks.

I closed my eyes and sighed, "Use some logic, Adi. We are finally searching up this place after eight years. Do you think the killer would have left all the evidence for us to find it? What I am saying is that there are high chances that we won't find anything, but if we do, that would be the first big mistake conducted by the killer. Not only that, today eight big forest searches are being held all over India. If we find something common, it would help us set up a link with all the cases," I emphasised on my last words.

The people who were hearing me mumbled an 'oh' and resumed their searches. I and the rest of my team too had resumed the search.

The search went on and on, for about two hours, but no luck. None of us knew how deep they had walked in.

"It's almost half-past twelve. How did you even stumble upon that place years ago?" Pranav mumbled behind me. I shrugged, internally asking myself the same question.

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