Two months had passed, but for Arjun, time felt like an endless loop of despair. He still loathed himself and everyone around him, particularly Ishita. His days blurred into nights filled with alcohol and drugs, his only escape from the crushing reality that Preethi was gone.

One evening, as the effects of heavy drugs coursed through his veins, he staggered through the city, searching for a woman—any woman—to fill the void. But no one seemed to answer his desperate calls. Frustration mounted as he realized he was utterly alone.