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Several days had passed. Life at the University was taking new turns. Lara and Anita were good friends now. They grew so fond of each other that they were always seen together...be it studying or practicing for play...or shopping.

That day when their usual classes were over for the day, both of them decided that they would stay till the evening in the library and work on a project. When their work got over, it was already dusk. The chirping birds were returning to their nests hurriedly, flapping their wings as fast as it could carry them. The sky was moving from reddish tint to the womb of darkness. The building was quiet, except for a few workers who were talking among themselves and closing up for the day.
They were moving out of the gate when Lara felt that someone was behind her. She turned around at once, but found no one. She stopped midway, her eyes in a desperate search for someone.

"Why are you standing here Lara? C'mon madam we are already late. Let's go now!" Anita said. "But...but I ....I think ....I think someone was here...Just a minute.." Lara was trying to convince her. "Yeah...yeah of course someone was here. But where's that person now? Vanished? Or...