It was dark inside, with small rays of fading sunlight falling from multiple crevices on the roof. The buys entered the cave with little lantern they had. Dhanush light it up, and hold it while taking the lead. They called for Lata, but still no answer. A slab of rock fell in distant, alarming them as they huddle up in fear.
"We shouldn't shout much, it echoes here and might affect the rocks overhead!" warned Dhanush as Sambhu and Lochan were cluttering near him.
"But we don't have time, it's getting darker' Lochan exclaimed, ' I want to go home."
"Don't whimper, we all want to go home. But first we need to find Lata." Sambhu retorted angrily.
Having said that, they entered deeper into the caves. A little farther and they would have reached the small temple of Goddess Sikhareswari. Now that even sun rays were not entering the region, they could only see directly in front of them from the tiny glow of the lamp they carried. The wooden temple came into view and they again bowed to the goddess. The cave went a little further but no one was allowed to go there. It was said that only the village priest can go there with little offerings but that too till a limited distance. There were stories about how few anti-socials went deep inside in search of treasures and were never to be seen again.
" We should return, Lata wouldn't have gone that far!!, complained Lochan, while pulling the hand of Sambhu.
" I also think so, Dhanush we should head back and search elsewhere" Sambhu backed Lochan.
"Lets go a little further,' Dhanush answered, ' We know Lata entered here and this is a straight path. I think she had went there."
So, the boys with no other option entered deeper into the cave behind the temple. They saw part of offerings. But most of them were rotten with foul smell, or half eaten by insects of that place. They hurriedly crossed it by closing their nose. As Dhanush brought the lamp in front and adjusted his eyes to the surroundings, he couldn't make the end of the paths. But there were signs of someone entering it. As there were tiny insects or other bugs crawling besides them.
They walked faster and faster with the hope of getting it over with. With calling Lata's name once in a while, they keep moving ahead.
"I think I heard a noise coming,' Sambhu whispered,' Could it be Lata?"
" I also heard it, but it's coming from above." Dhanush replied.
No sooner they had their little chat, hundreds of Bats came flying towards them. They ducked to take cover as they flew past them.
"I am telling you, we must return,' Lochan shouted,' I am going back."
Dhanush and Sambhu too were scared and decided to not go any further and wait till morning.
" Alright, let's go back to the temple." Dhanush said as they turned back.
But before they could take one step, they heard a tiny laughter. It was the one they heard everyday, it was of Lata's!!
" Did you here that?' Sambhu asked nervously,' It's Lata!."
"Yes, that means we were right. Let's go ahead." Dhanush decided.
As the boys entered further deep, with renewed hope of finding Lata, they became anware of their surrounding. And slowing a small haze started spreading behind them.
--- what happened next?---
"We shouldn't shout much, it echoes here and might affect the rocks overhead!" warned Dhanush as Sambhu and Lochan were cluttering near him.
"But we don't have time, it's getting darker' Lochan exclaimed, ' I want to go home."
"Don't whimper, we all want to go home. But first we need to find Lata." Sambhu retorted angrily.
Having said that, they entered deeper into the caves. A little farther and they would have reached the small temple of Goddess Sikhareswari. Now that even sun rays were not entering the region, they could only see directly in front of them from the tiny glow of the lamp they carried. The wooden temple came into view and they again bowed to the goddess. The cave went a little further but no one was allowed to go there. It was said that only the village priest can go there with little offerings but that too till a limited distance. There were stories about how few anti-socials went deep inside in search of treasures and were never to be seen again.
" We should return, Lata wouldn't have gone that far!!, complained Lochan, while pulling the hand of Sambhu.
" I also think so, Dhanush we should head back and search elsewhere" Sambhu backed Lochan.
"Lets go a little further,' Dhanush answered, ' We know Lata entered here and this is a straight path. I think she had went there."
So, the boys with no other option entered deeper into the cave behind the temple. They saw part of offerings. But most of them were rotten with foul smell, or half eaten by insects of that place. They hurriedly crossed it by closing their nose. As Dhanush brought the lamp in front and adjusted his eyes to the surroundings, he couldn't make the end of the paths. But there were signs of someone entering it. As there were tiny insects or other bugs crawling besides them.
They walked faster and faster with the hope of getting it over with. With calling Lata's name once in a while, they keep moving ahead.
"I think I heard a noise coming,' Sambhu whispered,' Could it be Lata?"
" I also heard it, but it's coming from above." Dhanush replied.
No sooner they had their little chat, hundreds of Bats came flying towards them. They ducked to take cover as they flew past them.
"I am telling you, we must return,' Lochan shouted,' I am going back."
Dhanush and Sambhu too were scared and decided to not go any further and wait till morning.
" Alright, let's go back to the temple." Dhanush said as they turned back.
But before they could take one step, they heard a tiny laughter. It was the one they heard everyday, it was of Lata's!!
" Did you here that?' Sambhu asked nervously,' It's Lata!."
"Yes, that means we were right. Let's go ahead." Dhanush decided.
As the boys entered further deep, with renewed hope of finding Lata, they became anware of their surrounding. And slowing a small haze started spreading behind them.
--- what happened next?---
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