Continuing from my first story:
After receiving a frantic call from Barsha, Neha reached her room only to find Barsha missing and room was disheveled and disorganized.

" Barsha!! Where are you," Neha had been frantically calling while searching the room. There was no sign of her. Nothing is stolen, yet in the bedside table lies the "ring" that Akash had gifted her. It was a fiery red opal, which Barsha never took out of her finger, so it felt odd. Neha secretly considered it as reason of all recent bad luck that fallen over to Barsha. But even her casual mention made Barsha angry as she didn't believe in superstitions.

Neha felt powerless, so she remembered his friend who is a lawyer. She wanted to get his opinion before going to police.

" Hello Rakesh, Neha here," Neha said with a weak voice.
" Hello Neha, long time no see,' Rakesh answered, ' is everything alright?"
" No, Barsha is missing, and I don't know what to do." Barsha told him everything, from recent changes in Barsha behaviors, morning call about hallucinations, and her doubts about the ring.
" Neha, Neha, there is no such thing as bad luck,' Rakesh comforted her, ' I am a friend in police, I will bring him,...