At the same time, a lady came running to the place. When she saw the corpse she couldn't identify but when she observed the hands of the body she saw the name 'Astha' and she remembers that her daughter also had the same name tattoo on her hand. She cried out her name - 'Astha!' and continued saying 'My little flower, get up. Why you left us so early my dear daughter. Please come back Astha, forgive your mother, my darling I would have listened to their words at least. I am sorry my daughter, I am the reason for this and she started acting insane.
The whole city stood quite in the darkness and started leaving their homes when they buried the body. Astha's mother stood there like a lifeless with tears in her eyes. All she could say is the utterance of her daughter's name- Astha!

To be continued...
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