"I asked!" Parvati said cheerfully with twinkle in her eyes.
Dhanush and Lata were surprised by this sudden declaration. Parvati had come to meet them when they reached the entrance of cave. Although it was more of a teleportation rather than reaching by themselves.
Parvati was a spirit girl living in that mysterious place near the mountain. It was as if another dimension with strange and rare flora and fauna and was probably created by the resident diety goddess Sikhareswari for Parvati. Their group were first teleported here when they entered the caves of mountain Sikhareswar. Goddess Sikhareswari had brought them to meet Parvati and also be her friends. They all know about it but Parvati think herself as normal girl and had her physical appearance in this dimension. This is precisely why the kids fear to bring her outside as she might change to a spirit form, and the truth might hurt her.
Parvati was adamant, to visit the kid's village. She loved Lata as her best friend and Dhanush, Sambhu and Lochan too as her friend. She too wanted to visit their home even though she could feel the reluctance in the expressions of her friends whenever she brought up the topic.
"You asked ?" Dhanush was perplexed. He had no idea about how Parvati and the goddess communicate themselves but he presumed that it would take more time and before long Parvati might forget about it.
"What did she said? " Lata added, curious of goddess response to Parvati's request.
" She agreed.' Parvati continued, ' At first she denied it but then I cried, requested her sincerely and then she said with a smile, that it would be my decision. But Lata and you friends should agree to this as it would be your village I would visit."
" She also said something about secrets and truths" Parvati added.
The thing they all feared, to tell the truth to Parvati. Dhanush called everyone and signaled them for a meeting. Lata came hesitantly while Sambhu and Lochan came together as they were at loss of their words.
"Parvati, we will take you to our village but first you must bring some water for us, as I am thirsty." Dhanush told Parvati, so that it will give them some time.
"Now listen, how are we going to tell her?" Dhanush asked
"I think we will tell her directly as goddess want us to tell her." Lochan said.
Both looked towards Lata as it was her best friend. Lata was young but she cared for Parvati. So she answered,
" I think we must first warn her about dangers and prepare her for it and let her realize it herself . If anything happens, we would be with her." Lata was very calm about it.
Parvati came with glasses of water which they drank and then went for their play in the valley. Everything was normal as they played and ate together. Finally they decided to return together to the village.
Parvati was nervous as they reached the cave entrance. A magical passage opens whenever they return and it vanishes after the children were gone. Parvati at first searched for that passage but later decided to give up on it as it would be against mother Sikhareswari's wishes. She was like a mother to her and didn't know why she was revered as god. But this time was different, as she was going with her mother's permission. This time the passage will open for her too.
As they entered the passage, which came naturally on the right side of the wall, Parvati got excited and started running.
"Wait Parvati, let me come with you." Lata said as she tried to catch Parvati's hand. Dhanush too started running.
The path was short and they reached their side of cave entrance within few minutes. They could see the temple of goddess Shikhareswari and they all felt her presence inside. They prayed as they touched their both hands and bowed to the temple. And so, Parvati begin her journey to human world. A gentle wind flowed behind them as if goddess Sikhareswai was seeing them off.
As Parvati went out of the cave, a new land was there to welcome her. It was similar yet with a different feeling than the valley she was brought up in. She was beaming with joy, running with excitement. Her joy was transferred to other children too but it was short lived one.
"Hey look, that's a nice flower." Parvati said as she tried to hold that flower from it's base. But she couldn't as her hand passed through it as if nothing is there!!
"Why?' Parvati was silent as she panicked. Lata and others were standing with their shocked faces as they saw Parvati trying hard to hold even one flower.
"Oh god, not this soon.' Dhanush thought, ' at least give some time for us to prepare."
"Why? Why can't I hold this flower,' Parvati said as she stood and tried a nearby tree for support but again she passed though it!. She looked with her pleading eyes towards Lata.
"Parvati we need to tell you something," Lata said as she glanced towards Dhanush.
" You said that goddess Sikhareswai was saying about some secret or truth? Danush said with a grave expression."
"Yes yes, what about that..." Parvati was slowly understanding her situation and her friend's reluctance.
" Parvati, you are not a human but a spirit." Lata said while holding her hand. For some reason, they could touch her.
"What do you mean by spirit?" Parvati was confused. She didn't have much knowledge about the world.
"It means that you don't have a physical body. You can't touch or be seen normally by people." Dhanushsaid as a matter of factly.
"It means you are special." Lata added as she saw Parvati's panicked face.
And that's how the realization of the reality stuck Parvati. This was not the way she wanted to feel about the outside world. She didn't knew what to do anymore. She felt so cold and lonely with heart in pain. It was then she felt a warm feeling in her palms, Lata was holding her hands tightly.
----- to be continued----
Dhanush and Lata were surprised by this sudden declaration. Parvati had come to meet them when they reached the entrance of cave. Although it was more of a teleportation rather than reaching by themselves.
Parvati was a spirit girl living in that mysterious place near the mountain. It was as if another dimension with strange and rare flora and fauna and was probably created by the resident diety goddess Sikhareswari for Parvati. Their group were first teleported here when they entered the caves of mountain Sikhareswar. Goddess Sikhareswari had brought them to meet Parvati and also be her friends. They all know about it but Parvati think herself as normal girl and had her physical appearance in this dimension. This is precisely why the kids fear to bring her outside as she might change to a spirit form, and the truth might hurt her.
Parvati was adamant, to visit the kid's village. She loved Lata as her best friend and Dhanush, Sambhu and Lochan too as her friend. She too wanted to visit their home even though she could feel the reluctance in the expressions of her friends whenever she brought up the topic.
"You asked ?" Dhanush was perplexed. He had no idea about how Parvati and the goddess communicate themselves but he presumed that it would take more time and before long Parvati might forget about it.
"What did she said? " Lata added, curious of goddess response to Parvati's request.
" She agreed.' Parvati continued, ' At first she denied it but then I cried, requested her sincerely and then she said with a smile, that it would be my decision. But Lata and you friends should agree to this as it would be your village I would visit."
" She also said something about secrets and truths" Parvati added.
The thing they all feared, to tell the truth to Parvati. Dhanush called everyone and signaled them for a meeting. Lata came hesitantly while Sambhu and Lochan came together as they were at loss of their words.
"Parvati, we will take you to our village but first you must bring some water for us, as I am thirsty." Dhanush told Parvati, so that it will give them some time.
"Now listen, how are we going to tell her?" Dhanush asked
"I think we will tell her directly as goddess want us to tell her." Lochan said.
Both looked towards Lata as it was her best friend. Lata was young but she cared for Parvati. So she answered,
" I think we must first warn her about dangers and prepare her for it and let her realize it herself . If anything happens, we would be with her." Lata was very calm about it.
Parvati came with glasses of water which they drank and then went for their play in the valley. Everything was normal as they played and ate together. Finally they decided to return together to the village.
Parvati was nervous as they reached the cave entrance. A magical passage opens whenever they return and it vanishes after the children were gone. Parvati at first searched for that passage but later decided to give up on it as it would be against mother Sikhareswari's wishes. She was like a mother to her and didn't know why she was revered as god. But this time was different, as she was going with her mother's permission. This time the passage will open for her too.
As they entered the passage, which came naturally on the right side of the wall, Parvati got excited and started running.
"Wait Parvati, let me come with you." Lata said as she tried to catch Parvati's hand. Dhanush too started running.
The path was short and they reached their side of cave entrance within few minutes. They could see the temple of goddess Shikhareswari and they all felt her presence inside. They prayed as they touched their both hands and bowed to the temple. And so, Parvati begin her journey to human world. A gentle wind flowed behind them as if goddess Sikhareswai was seeing them off.
As Parvati went out of the cave, a new land was there to welcome her. It was similar yet with a different feeling than the valley she was brought up in. She was beaming with joy, running with excitement. Her joy was transferred to other children too but it was short lived one.
"Hey look, that's a nice flower." Parvati said as she tried to hold that flower from it's base. But she couldn't as her hand passed through it as if nothing is there!!
"Why?' Parvati was silent as she panicked. Lata and others were standing with their shocked faces as they saw Parvati trying hard to hold even one flower.
"Oh god, not this soon.' Dhanush thought, ' at least give some time for us to prepare."
"Why? Why can't I hold this flower,' Parvati said as she stood and tried a nearby tree for support but again she passed though it!. She looked with her pleading eyes towards Lata.
"Parvati we need to tell you something," Lata said as she glanced towards Dhanush.
" You said that goddess Sikhareswai was saying about some secret or truth? Danush said with a grave expression."
"Yes yes, what about that..." Parvati was slowly understanding her situation and her friend's reluctance.
" Parvati, you are not a human but a spirit." Lata said while holding her hand. For some reason, they could touch her.
"What do you mean by spirit?" Parvati was confused. She didn't have much knowledge about the world.
"It means that you don't have a physical body. You can't touch or be seen normally by people." Dhanushsaid as a matter of factly.
"It means you are special." Lata added as she saw Parvati's panicked face.
And that's how the realization of the reality stuck Parvati. This was not the way she wanted to feel about the outside world. She didn't knew what to do anymore. She felt so cold and lonely with heart in pain. It was then she felt a warm feeling in her palms, Lata was holding her hands tightly.
----- to be continued----
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