It had been ten days—ten long, silent days since Mannat had last been seen at school. The music room felt colder, emptier without her cheerful presence, and even the students seemed to sense the absence. Advay sat at his desk, pretending to focus on the document in front of him, but his mind kept wandering back to the missing music teacher. It was unsettling. No one knew where she had gone, not even the principal, who had simply shrugged when asked.