Chapter 1:- The EndPart 1: Market ErrandThe afternoon sun pressed down like a warm hand over the neighborhood. Shadows stretched long and thin, and the narrow lanes leading to the market seemed to shimmer with the heat. Even so, the market itself was alive as always—colors, voices, and smells blending into a single, familiar chaos.Veer slipped into the flow of people, weaving between women balancing bags of vegetables, children tugging at their mothers’ hands, and shopkeepers calling out offers that overlapped one another. He held his phone close to his ear, his other hand steadying the strap of his college