When the phone alarm rang sharply, Nikhil immediately jumped out of bed. Rubbing his eyes, he rushed into the bathroom, splashed cold water on his face, and felt refreshed in an instant. He hurried out, picked up the scattered notebooks and books from his study table, and tossed them onto the bed.

Clearing the table, he set up a chair, climbed right onto the table itself, opened the window fully, turned on his phone camera, and aimed it toward the street below. Within a few minutes, she appeared, and he quickly snapped four or five photos.