A happy journey, regular activities, and then a mysterious disappearance. Dhanush and others had seen a lot for a day. They had been prepared for the dangers of the mountain and it's jungle. But never expected for it to come so suddenly. Lata, the youngest of them all, also being the dearest had disappeared and they had finally found some clue about her whereabouts inside the cave.
It was a dark inside the cave and they were scared. But because of the divine presence of the goddess in the temple and their belief brought them little relief they needed. Presently, they were walking deeper inside the cave from a small entrance behind the temple. They had a small lantern with them that provide the little luminosity they needed. While following the tiny voice of laughter, which could be of Lata's, they became oblivious of their surrounding.
Bat flew past them, tiny insect wriggling on the sides and fear of snake or other poisonous creatures had made them careful. The cave went deeper and deeper with no visible end, and the boys still went ahead with the tiny courage they mustered. But the fog that's forming overhead caught them unaware, as it slowly covered them.
" I don't feel well,' Sambhu said, ' We should take a break."
" I understand, but hang on a little as Lata might be waiting for us!" Dhanush replied as he turn is head towards Sambhu to answer.
To his surprise, Sambhu was on his knees and Lochan has fallen on his back. Dhanush hold Sambhu's shoulder to support as he called Lochan to stand but Lochan had fallen asleep. Tiny laughters were getting louder and louder and unmistakably they were of Lata's!!
"What is happening,' Dhanush shouted, ' Lata, where are you??" He couldn't even heard his own voice before he fainted.
Bhaiya... Dhanush Bhaiya.........DHANUSH BHAIYA.....
" What happened Lata?, ' Dhanush wake up in a fright.
As he look around, Sambhu and Lochan were seated in a awe. They were in some valley, full of flowers. Lata was holding Dhanush hand with worried look.
"You were sleeping for long, look Sambhu and Lochan too had woken up." Lata said with a smile.
"What were doing here, and where is this place? Dhanush asked bewildered as he hadn't seen this place and it was new to him.
"What are you saying Bhaiya, it's the same valley we come for our collections. And look, I have made a friend.' Late said as she introduced a little girl, 'Her name is Parvati, isn't she cute."
"Is it the same valley,' Dhanush wondered. He had a fuzzy memory and felt a loss of time, ' but why do I feel like forgetting something!"
"What are doing there sitting around,' Sambhu shouted, 'aren't you rested enough, let's play."
" Who are you ordering around, wait for me," Dhanush replied while letting go of the uneasy feelings.
They played while Lata was chatting with Parvati. They were plucking some flowers and making garlands. Parvati offered some fruits to them which they gladly accepted.
" So where are you from Parvati?' questioned Sambu as he took some berries.
"I live there, just behind that mountain,' signaling to the north.
" Oh, behind that mountain?, then you might also have visited the temple of goddess Sikhareswari, inside that cave." Lochan said.
"I don't know about any temple but it's very dark and lonely there in the cave,' Parvati answered nonchalantly, 'that's why I come here."
" What about your parents, what do they do?" asked Dhanush while showing his interest in the conversation.
" I don't have any, I live alone." Parvati beamed.
Dhanush was taken back from her reply. The feeling of unease stating coming back to haunt him. Something is not right, he was forgetting something....but what??
--------- to be continued -----
It was a dark inside the cave and they were scared. But because of the divine presence of the goddess in the temple and their belief brought them little relief they needed. Presently, they were walking deeper inside the cave from a small entrance behind the temple. They had a small lantern with them that provide the little luminosity they needed. While following the tiny voice of laughter, which could be of Lata's, they became oblivious of their surrounding.
Bat flew past them, tiny insect wriggling on the sides and fear of snake or other poisonous creatures had made them careful. The cave went deeper and deeper with no visible end, and the boys still went ahead with the tiny courage they mustered. But the fog that's forming overhead caught them unaware, as it slowly covered them.
" I don't feel well,' Sambhu said, ' We should take a break."
" I understand, but hang on a little as Lata might be waiting for us!" Dhanush replied as he turn is head towards Sambhu to answer.
To his surprise, Sambhu was on his knees and Lochan has fallen on his back. Dhanush hold Sambhu's shoulder to support as he called Lochan to stand but Lochan had fallen asleep. Tiny laughters were getting louder and louder and unmistakably they were of Lata's!!
"What is happening,' Dhanush shouted, ' Lata, where are you??" He couldn't even heard his own voice before he fainted.
Bhaiya... Dhanush Bhaiya.........DHANUSH BHAIYA.....
" What happened Lata?, ' Dhanush wake up in a fright.
As he look around, Sambhu and Lochan were seated in a awe. They were in some valley, full of flowers. Lata was holding Dhanush hand with worried look.
"You were sleeping for long, look Sambhu and Lochan too had woken up." Lata said with a smile.
"What were doing here, and where is this place? Dhanush asked bewildered as he hadn't seen this place and it was new to him.
"What are you saying Bhaiya, it's the same valley we come for our collections. And look, I have made a friend.' Late said as she introduced a little girl, 'Her name is Parvati, isn't she cute."
"Is it the same valley,' Dhanush wondered. He had a fuzzy memory and felt a loss of time, ' but why do I feel like forgetting something!"
"What are doing there sitting around,' Sambhu shouted, 'aren't you rested enough, let's play."
" Who are you ordering around, wait for me," Dhanush replied while letting go of the uneasy feelings.
They played while Lata was chatting with Parvati. They were plucking some flowers and making garlands. Parvati offered some fruits to them which they gladly accepted.
" So where are you from Parvati?' questioned Sambu as he took some berries.
"I live there, just behind that mountain,' signaling to the north.
" Oh, behind that mountain?, then you might also have visited the temple of goddess Sikhareswari, inside that cave." Lochan said.
"I don't know about any temple but it's very dark and lonely there in the cave,' Parvati answered nonchalantly, 'that's why I come here."
" What about your parents, what do they do?" asked Dhanush while showing his interest in the conversation.
" I don't have any, I live alone." Parvati beamed.
Dhanush was taken back from her reply. The feeling of unease stating coming back to haunt him. Something is not right, he was forgetting something....but what??
--------- to be continued -----
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