Opened his loan repayment app. Paid ₹5,000. Scheduled the rest.
Los Santos would wait.
It restarted from 0%.
“One more night,” he whispered.
He clicked.
At 98%, the power flickered.
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Raj stared at the screen. Then at the faded GTA V wallpaper on his phone—a modded picture of Franklin and Chop walking into the Los Santos sunset. Then at his mother’s empty plate.