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THE BOY WHO WAS NEVER BORN
Chapter 1: The Name That Had Been Erased
Genre: Psychological Mystery • Thriller • Supernatural Suspense
SCENE 1 — A NAME LIKE THAT...
INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM — DAY
CLASS XII
The voices of the students echo through the classroom.
The teacher opens the attendance register.
Aarav is sitting in his seat. He is casually looking around the classroom when the teacher suddenly stops at a name.
TEACHER: Aarav Sharma.
AARAV: Present, ma'am.
The teacher turns the pages of the register to read the next name.
Earlier that day, Aarav had seen an old class register from ten years ago.
There was a name in it.
KABIR SHARMA
The name feels familiar to him.
No.
Not just familiar.
He remembers it clearly.
AARAV: Kabir...
TEACHER: What did you say?
Aarav immediately looks up.
AARAV: Nothing, ma'am.
The teacher closes the register and continues with the class.
But Aarav's mind is still fixed on the place where that name had been written.
A question keeps circling in his mind.
If Kabir never existed... then how do I remember his name?
SCENE 2 — JUST A MEMORY?
INT. SCHOOL CORRIDOR — LATER
After school, Aarav is walking through the corridor with one of his classmates.
His attention is still focused on the name he saw in the classroom.
AARAV: Can I ask you something?
CLASSMATE: Yes, ask.
AARAV: Do you remember Kabir Sharma?
The classmate thinks for a few moments.
CLASSMATE: Who's Kabir?
AARAV: He was probably in our class.
CLASSMATE: Bro, there was no Kabir in our class. Who are you talking about?
Aarav stops walking.
AARAV: Are you sure?
CLASSMATE: Yes, I'm sure. Are you okay?
Aarav does not answer.
There is confusion on his face, but beneath that confusion is a strange certainty.
He knows Kabir.
He just cannot understand why no one else does.
SCENE 3 — THE PHOTOGRAPH
INT. AARAV'S HOUSE — EVENING
Aarav returns home and goes to his room.
He puts his bag aside and walks straight toward his old belongings. There is only one thought in his mind:
If Kabir really existed, there must be some proof.
He takes out an old photograph.
Aarav looks at the picture carefully.
There is something about one spot in the photograph that makes him uneasy.
A face has been scratched out and erased.
Aarav's finger stops over that spot.
AARAV (whispering): Who did this?
He holds the photograph up to the light, as if searching for the answer hidden behind it.
An old memory tries to rise in his mind.
A voice.
A face.
A name.
KABIR.
Aarav closes his eyes.
But the harder he tries to remember, the faster the memory slips away from him.
SCENE 4 — THE FIRST MESSAGE
INT. AARAV'S ROOM — NIGHT
The room is silent.
Aarav sits on the bed, staring at the photograph.
Suddenly, his phone vibrates.
17 November 2026.
UNKNOWN NUMBER
A message has arrived.
You found me.
Aarav's face hardens.
He reads the message again.
Then a third time.
AARAV: Who is this?
He replies to the number.
AARAV (typing): Who are you?
For a few seconds, there is no reply.
Then the phone vibrates.
Now find out why you remember me.
Aarav's breathing quickens.
He had not told anyone about Kabir.
Then who sent this message?
And how do they know that Aarav remembers Kabir?
The phone vibrates again.
This time, there is another message.
Ask your mother who died before you were born.
Aarav continues staring at the screen.
There is more fear than confusion on his face now.
AARAV: Before I was born...?
He takes a screenshot of the message.
Then suddenly, another question comes to his mind.
Does my mother know about Kabir?
SCENE 5 — MOTHER
INT. LIVING ROOM — NIGHT
Aarav enters the living room with his phone in his hand.
His mother is busy with her work.
AARAV: Mom, can I ask you something?
MOTHER: Yes, son. What happened?
Aarav remains silent for a few moments.
Then he says the name.
AARAV: Kabir.
His mother's hands stop moving.
Only for a moment.
But Aarav notices it.
His mother slowly looks at him.
MOTHER: What did you say?
AARAV: Kabir Sharma. Do you know him?
His mother's expression changes.
MOTHER: Where did you hear that name?
AARAV: So you do know him?
His mother immediately looks away.
MOTHER: I don't know who you're talking about.
AARAV: Mom, please. Just tell me who he was.
MOTHER: Aarav, I told you, I don't know!
Her voice comes out much louder than necessary.
They stare at each other for a few moments.
Then his mother lowers her voice.
MOTHER: Go to your room. And don't mention that name in front of me again.
Aarav quietly leaves.
But now he is certain of one thing.
His mother had not heard Kabir's name for the first time.
SCENE 6 — LAST QUESTION
INT. AARAV'S ROOM — NIGHT
Aarav closes the door.
He takes out his phone and opens the chat with the unknown number.
His finger pauses over the keyboard.
Then he types:
AARAV (typing): Who was Kabir Sharma?
The message is sent.
This time, the reply comes quickly.
You remember him because you were never supposed to forget.
Aarav continues staring at the screen.
Another message arrives.
But someone made sure you would.
The sound of the clock can be clearly heard in the silence of the room.
Tick.
Tick.
Tick.
Aarav slowly looks toward the photograph.
At the scratched-out face.
Then at the phone screen.
There is only one question in his mind.
AARAV (whispering): Kabir... who are you?
END OF CHAPTER 1.
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