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THE NIGHT THAT FOLLOWED NIHALThe village of Kallumoodu slept early.Not because the people were disciplined — but because the night here watched back.No one walked outside after 9:17 PM.No one ever asked why.Except Nihal.---1. The ReturnNihal hadn’t been to Kallumoodu in twelve years.He returned after receiving a letter written in shaky ink, addressed only with:“Come home before the moon bleeds.”No sender.No date.The handwriting, however… it was unmistakable.His mother’s.She had died ten years ago.The bus dropped him near the old banyan tree — the same place where children used to whisper dares and run away screaming. The air smelled damp, heavy,