"Dhanush, are you alright?" Lata and Sambhu asked in unison as they try
to hold him.
Dhanush was visibly in pain with face of grimace. It took a while for Dhanush to calm down as Lata gently patted his back while Lochan gave water to him to drink. Parvati was standing there with a worried look.
" It's fine, I am feeling good now." Dhanush tried to ease the tension.
"What happened,' Sambhu asked, 'why did got the headache."
"I remembered, why we were here!" Dhanush answered as he look around.
Everyone were shocked while Parvati looked curious. They all wanted to know the feeling of something missing and the sense of Deja vu, they felt while entering this place.
"Really, then tell us about it." Lochan asked. He was now panicking.
"Everyone first be calm while I speak.' Dhanush said, 'We came here to search for Lata, actually we should have been behind the temple of Sikhareswari inside the cave.
"But this is not the that cave. There is no temple here, and the interiors are also different." Sambhu protested.
" Why were you searching for me? I never got lost!" Lata complained. She was confused of this sudden explanation.
"I don't know about that. But there must be a reason for this. We have to think about it together." Dhanush advised as they all became silent.
They don't know what to make of it. Dhanush was not lying even if evidence show otherwise. Also everyone in there heart knew he might be telling the truth. It was only Parvati who was silently observing everyone as they were sitting there.
" Don't worry friends, there should be a way out.' Parvati tried to cheer them up, 'there must be something that you are seeing, look around, there might be clue somewhere!"
" Parvati is right, if Dhanush is right then we must find a way to return to the village." Sambhu joined in.
Everyone started searching around even in the dark. Thankfully it was noon with sunlight helping them out. Dhanush remembered how they entered the cave in seach of Lata and went deeper behind the temple. They heard the laughter of Lata, pursued it but got fainted in between.
" That's right, we must be behind the temple. There should be way going more deeper in front.' Dhanush said, 'Parvati, do you know any such path?"
Parvati denied any such knowledge. But suddenly there was small laughter as if they had heard before, everyone looked up. Lata had a look of amazement as she spoke.
"I think I know about this place." Lata said.
" I was following a squirrel, then a rabbit, then a bird and before I know it I was inside the cave.' Lata was telling as if possessed, 'then everything become warm and bright, I felt so happy!"
"Lata, what are you saying, where are you looking?" Dhanush asked frantically.
He shook her shoulder and Lata became herself. She had tears in her eyes. Lata had a good sheltered life but she had lost her mother when she was young.They never knew that she would be lonely or seeking of warmth. But the face she was showing, happy tearful face that even they didn't knew about.
Dhanush started wondering, what if logic didn't work here. What if it's something magical or work of a spirit. Then where are they, did they got teleported to another place, or an illusion was created to fool them? But again the same question came into his mind.....even if it is an illusion they are seeing, then what is Parvati doing here?? He looked at Parvati, the same innocent face with questioning eyes, as if even she had no ideas about the whole situation.
Dhanush started using his brain to maximum. He needed an answer as he knew, there must be worried parents waiting for them in their home.
----- to be continued----
Dhanush was visibly in pain with face of grimace. It took a while for Dhanush to calm down as Lata gently patted his back while Lochan gave water to him to drink. Parvati was standing there with a worried look.
" It's fine, I am feeling good now." Dhanush tried to ease the tension.
"What happened,' Sambhu asked, 'why did got the headache."
"I remembered, why we were here!" Dhanush answered as he look around.
Everyone were shocked while Parvati looked curious. They all wanted to know the feeling of something missing and the sense of Deja vu, they felt while entering this place.
"Really, then tell us about it." Lochan asked. He was now panicking.
"Everyone first be calm while I speak.' Dhanush said, 'We came here to search for Lata, actually we should have been behind the temple of Sikhareswari inside the cave.
"But this is not the that cave. There is no temple here, and the interiors are also different." Sambhu protested.
" Why were you searching for me? I never got lost!" Lata complained. She was confused of this sudden explanation.
"I don't know about that. But there must be a reason for this. We have to think about it together." Dhanush advised as they all became silent.
They don't know what to make of it. Dhanush was not lying even if evidence show otherwise. Also everyone in there heart knew he might be telling the truth. It was only Parvati who was silently observing everyone as they were sitting there.
" Don't worry friends, there should be a way out.' Parvati tried to cheer them up, 'there must be something that you are seeing, look around, there might be clue somewhere!"
" Parvati is right, if Dhanush is right then we must find a way to return to the village." Sambhu joined in.
Everyone started searching around even in the dark. Thankfully it was noon with sunlight helping them out. Dhanush remembered how they entered the cave in seach of Lata and went deeper behind the temple. They heard the laughter of Lata, pursued it but got fainted in between.
" That's right, we must be behind the temple. There should be way going more deeper in front.' Dhanush said, 'Parvati, do you know any such path?"
Parvati denied any such knowledge. But suddenly there was small laughter as if they had heard before, everyone looked up. Lata had a look of amazement as she spoke.
"I think I know about this place." Lata said.
" I was following a squirrel, then a rabbit, then a bird and before I know it I was inside the cave.' Lata was telling as if possessed, 'then everything become warm and bright, I felt so happy!"
"Lata, what are you saying, where are you looking?" Dhanush asked frantically.
He shook her shoulder and Lata became herself. She had tears in her eyes. Lata had a good sheltered life but she had lost her mother when she was young.They never knew that she would be lonely or seeking of warmth. But the face she was showing, happy tearful face that even they didn't knew about.
Dhanush started wondering, what if logic didn't work here. What if it's something magical or work of a spirit. Then where are they, did they got teleported to another place, or an illusion was created to fool them? But again the same question came into his mind.....even if it is an illusion they are seeing, then what is Parvati doing here?? He looked at Parvati, the same innocent face with questioning eyes, as if even she had no ideas about the whole situation.
Dhanush started using his brain to maximum. He needed an answer as he knew, there must be worried parents waiting for them in their home.
----- to be continued----
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