When Shini arrived home, she saw her mother's eyes glistening with tears, anxiously waiting at the door.
The moment Shini saw her, she ran into her mother's arms and hugged her tightly.
They both broke down in tears right there.
Her mother spoke in a trembling, angry voice,
"Where were you?
Do you have any idea where I've been looking for you?
You should have at least told me before leaving!"
Shini looked up at her mother and whispered,
"I'm sorry, Maa… I won't do it again.
I just got delayed."
She didn't reveal the truth about the accident, instead burying her face in her mother's lap and letting the tears flow.
Meanwhile, Jinu was at the same hospital.
He had come to visit someone—an old high school friend who was currently in a coma.
He stood outside the ICU cabin, gazing at his friend through the glass.
Softly, he spoke to the boy,
"Wake up… I have so much to tell you."
There was a quiet intensity in his tone, as if this friend was the only person he could truly confide in.
No one knew Jinu's secret—that he visited this friend every week, without fail.