1- THE GIRL WHO KNOW TOO MUCH!!

The rain had started just before sunset, turning the quiet streets of the small town into shining reflections of dim streetlights. The wind moved slowly through the trees, making the branches whisper softly in the darkness. Most people had already gone inside their homes, closing their doors and windows to escape the cold evening. But Naina was still sitting by the window of her room, staring at the empty road outside. She had always been the kind of girl who noticed things others ignored. Small details, strange behaviors, quiet whispers—nothing escaped her attention. Her mother often laughed and told her, "You know too much for your own good." At the time, Naina never thought much about those words. But tonight, they would start to feel very real. Her phone suddenly buzzed on the desk beside her. She looked down and saw a message from an unknown number. Naina frowned. She rarely received messages from numbers she didn't recognize. Curious, she opened it. The message was short. "Stop asking questions." Her heart skipped for a moment. Questions? What questions? She stared at the screen, confused. Before she could think about it, another message appeared. "You're getting too close." A cold chill moved down her spine. Too close to what? She quickly typed back, "Who is this?" The message showed as delivered, but no reply came. Minutes passed in silence. The rain outside grew heavier, tapping against the glass like impatient fingers. Naina felt uneasy, but she tried to ignore it and told herself it was probably a stupid prank. The next morning at school, everything felt strangely tense. The hallways were crowded with students talking and laughing, but Naina couldn't shake the strange feeling from the night before. Her best friend Aarav noticed immediately that something was wrong. "Why do you look like you didn't sleep at all?" he asked while they walked toward their classroom. Naina showed him the messages on her phone. Aarav read them slowly, his expression turning serious. "Maybe it's just someone messing with you," he said, though he didn't sound very confident. Naina wanted to believe him. But something else had already happened earlier that morning. When she walked past the staff room before class, she heard two teachers arguing inside. Their voices were quiet, almost whispers, but she could still hear parts of the conversation. "We can't let anyone find out," one of them said nervously. "If this comes out, everything will be ruined," the other replied. Naina slowed her steps, listening carefully. Then the door suddenly opened. Both teachers looked directly at her. Their expressions changed instantly, like they had been caught doing something wrong. They stopped talking the moment they saw her. Naina quickly walked away, pretending she hadn't heard anything, but the strange feeling in her stomach only grew stronger. Later that afternoon, she stayed back in the classroom to finish some work. Most of the students had already left, and the hallway outside was quiet. As she packed her bag to leave, something fell from beneath her desk. It was a small black notebook. Confused, she picked it up. It didn't belong to her. Slowly, she opened the cover. Inside were several pages filled with notes. Names, dates, and times were written everywhere, as if someone had been carefully recording something for weeks. Her eyes stopped on a sentence written in red ink across the middle of one page. "If the truth comes out, none of us are safe." Naina felt her heartbeat grow faster. This wasn't normal. Someone had been hiding something. And somehow she had just found the evidence. That evening while walking home, the sky was already turning dark again. The streets were quiet and almost empty. As she turned the corner near her house, Naina suddenly felt a strange sensation, like someone was watching her. She stopped and slowly looked around. The road behind her was empty. But a black car was parked near the end of the street. A person was sitting inside the driver's seat, barely visible through the dark glass. The moment Naina looked in that direction, the engine started. The car slowly drove away. Her phone buzzed again. Her hands trembled slightly as she opened the message. It was from the same unknown number. "I warned you." Another message appeared immediately after. "Stop digging." Naina stood frozen on the sidewalk. Her heart was racing now. This was no prank. Someone knew what she had seen. Someone knew she had the notebook. And whoever it was clearly didn't want the truth to be discovered. But there was one thing that person didn't understand about Naina. Once she started asking questions, she never stopped until she found the answers. Even if the truth was dangerous. Even if it meant uncovering secrets that were meant to stay hidden forever. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing in the world isn't a criminal or a weapon. Sometimes it's simply a girl who knows too much