**Voice Sheet – Selvi & Hunter** *Setting: A quiet café in Alborn, MN. Late afternoon. Selvi sits by the window, reviewing photos on her camera. Hunter enters, approaches her cautiously.* --- **Hunter:** (calm, direct) Excuse me. You’re the one taking pictures around town, right? Selvi? **Selvi:** (startled, looks up, speaking in Hindi, voice trembling) क्या आप मुझे छोड़ देंगे? मैंने कुछ नहीं देखा... वो रात... उस जगह पर... मैं सिर्फ तस्वीरें ले रही थी... मैं कुछ नहीं जानती। *(Translation: Will you leave me alone? I didn’t see anything… that night… at that place… I was just taking pictures… I don’t know anything.)* **Hunter:** (frowning, confused) I… uh… sorry. I don’t understand Hindi. Do you speak any English? **Selvi:** (wide-eyed, speaking faster in Hindi) मुझे नहीं पता कि आपको क्या कहना है! मैं एक छात्र हूँ, बस तस्वीरें ले रही हूँ… लेकिन वो आदमी… वो पेड़ के पीछे… मैंने सोचा था कि वो मूर्ति है… *(Translation: I don’t know what to tell you! I’m a student, just taking pictures… but that man… behind the tree… I thought he was a statue…)* **Hunter:** (growing concerned, tone softening) Hey… hey, it’s okay. I’m not here to scare you. I’m Detective Hunter. I’m trying to find out what happened during the festival. Did you see something that night? At the old orchard? **Selvi:** (shaking her head, clutching her camera) मेरी तस्वीरों में कुछ है… मैं डर गई थी… मैंने उसे डिलीट कर दिया... लेकिन शायद… शायद वो अभी भी वहाँ है… *(Translation: There was something in my photos… I got scared… I deleted it… but maybe… maybe it’s still there…)* **Hunter:** (leaning in slightly) You took a photo? Of what? Of someone? *(Before Selvi can respond, Hunter’s phone rings sharply. He hesitates, then answers.)* **Hunter:** (into phone) Hunter. … What? Where? … On my way. *(He looks back at Selvi, torn.)* **Hunter:** I have to go. But… can you stay here? Don’t leave town. I need to talk to you again. **Selvi:** (in Hindi, barely a whisper) आप मुझे सुरक्षित रखेंगे? *(Translation: Will you keep me safe?)* **Hunter:** (not understanding, but sensing the plea) I’ll come back. I promise. *(He exits quickly. Selvi stares after him, then opens her camera, hesitating before navigating to a hidden folder labeled “DELETED.”)* --- **[END VOICE SHEET]**