**Setting:** A small, sun-drenched cafe in downtown Alborn. Paper fans decorate the ceiling, and the smell of spiced chai fills the air. Selvi sits at a corner table, her hand trembling as she wipes a speck of dust off her camera lens. She looks disheveled. **Hunter:** *(Approaches the table cautiously, hands clasped behind his back)* "Excuse me? I saw you photographing the street festival earlier. My name's Detective Hunter. I was wondering if you saw anything... strange around the festival?" **Selvi:** *(Startled, she drops her cloth. She looks up, eyes wide with terror)* "नहीं... नहीं. वहां कुछ बोला नहीं गया। किसी को भी नहीं दिखा।" *(No... no. Nothing was said there. No one was seen.)* **Hunter:** "Excuse me? I don't think you understood. Did you see anyone suspicious?" **Selvi:** *(Her breathing quickens. She waves her hands frantically in the air)* "उसने मुझे जाने दिया नहीं। उसने मुझे एक कुत्ते जैसा लगा। डर... असली डर था।" *(He didn't let me go. He made me feel like a dog. Fear... real fear.)* **Hunter:** *(Frowning, unsure of her meaning)* "You saw a dog? Or maybe you mean someone didn't look like a dog?" **Selvi:** "पिल्ला... नहीं, वो बड़ा था। वो फैकल्टी में था।" *(Boy... no, he was big. He was in the faculty.)* **Hunter:** "Faculty? You're a student here?" **Selvi:** "हाँ... हाँ। लेकिन अभी... अभी वह वहां नहीं है। मैंने अपना कैमरा उठाया और चली गई। यह कहानी बोलने योग्य नहीं है।" *(Yes... yes. But now... now he is not there. I picked up my camera and left. This is not a story to be told.)* **Hunter:** "Miss, look, I know this seems sudden. I just need you to stay put. I just need to confirm..." **Selvi:** *(Her phone buzzes loudly on the table, startling her. She flinches)* "फोन... बंद कर दीजिये। मुझे बस... मुझे बस चुपचाप चलना है।" *(Phone... turn it off. I just... I just need to go quietly.)* **Hunter:** "Whoa, easy now. I'm not arresting you, I just need to ask a few more questions." **Selvi:** *(She stands up abruptly, knocking her chair over)* "मुझे आपको यकीन नहीं है। उसके पास अंधेरे से भी बड़े आंसू हैं। आँखें... आँखें जो मुझे उस सफेद गुलाब में भी दिखाई दे रही हैं।" *(I don't trust you. He has tears bigger than the dark. Eyes... eyes that I can see even in that white rose.)* **Hunter:** *(Raising his hands)* "Okay, okay. I'm sorry, I'm leaving you alone. Stay safe." **Selvi:** *(She grabs her camera and bag, running out the door without looking back)* **Hunter:** *(Staring after her, reaching into his pocket for his phone)* "Fine. Just great. Right on cue, too." **[Hunter’s phone buzzes. He sighs, checking the display.]** **Hunter:** "I have to go. Come on, let's move." **[Hunter turns to walk away, casting one last worried glance toward the cafe door.]** **Hunter:** "..."