Chapter 3
Her laptop is busy humming nearby as a girl taps furiously on the computer. She checks her laptop and groans in frustration. Removing her glasses, she rubs her eyes and is going to put them on again, when a glass of milk comes in front of her. looking at the girl holding a glass, her face sets itself into a stone expression. riya puts the glass of milk on the table and said "drink it anjali." Anjali folds her hand across her chest and turning her back to riya said "no, I won't". riya turns her face towards her and said "why not?"
Anj: because, I am angry at you.
She smiles and asked "now, what did I do to make you angry?"
She gets up and putting her hands on her hips asks "who told you to go to the ETF office in the first place? I could have easily got the video from the backdoor to the ETF computer system."
Ri: shree was upgrading the whole security system. he would have discovered the backdoor and tracked it down to you. with me going over there, they would not know that there is a backdoor to the security system.
Anj: di, you could have created some other distraction. There was no need for you to go over there and put yourself in danger in the first place. You know that they are being watched over and could track you.
Ri: okay, sorry mom. Next time I will think twice before putting myself in danger. Pakka promise. Now drink your milk.
Anj: do I have to?
Ri: yes, now drink it.
Making a face anjali drank the milk. Riya smiles and kisses her forehead and lets her get back to work. She goes to the kitchen and washes the glass. After putting the glass to dry, she wipes her hand and sees the mark on the palm of her hand. Stroking the mark she remembers how it came to be like this in the first place.
Flashback
Savitri and raj mukherjee considered themselves the happiest people in the world. Their daughter riya and the adventure of finding a piece of history gave them tremendous joy. But today, they were a little confused. Their sweet riya was acting in a weird manner. Today, she was feeling irritated and restless as if waiting for something to happen. Putting the matter aside to check why she felt like that, they continued digging at the archaeological site they had found at jaipur. The rock had covered the entrance to the tomb of the emperor who may have been the oldest person before anyone. They move the flashlight along and riya moves along with them. with every step, riya felt something was pulling her, calling her. when savitri left riya's hand to check the writing on the wall, riya immediately ran down the tunnel with her parents calling behind her. she did'nt stop and continuously ran until she fell. The ground trembled and the way from which she came from was blocked with a wall coming down covering the only way she could get out. but riya did'nt worry, she went towards the call and found that she had reached a room. glancing around the whole room was empty, barren. Nothing covering the walls. Her curious mind wonders why in such an important find, there is no writing. She hears the call again and moves in that direction and enters another room, this one holding a tomb. As she approaches her sense of fulfillment, wonderment enters her being. She slowly becomes aware of entering into a trance and shook herself out of it. cautiously, she climbs up the platform holding the tomb. Before, she could touch the cover of the tomb slowly opens to the side revealing the skeleton of a man his hands folded in a cross manner across his chest. There are two places where there were supposed to be eyes. His robes seemed to have decomposed along with him with pieces clinging to his body here and there. But what caught riya's eyes was the necklace. The necklace was thick, silver colour not even an inch of rust covering it. the pendant was a butterfly in shape with a bright blue colour seemed to have made out of something which gave it the ability to glow brightly. Wonderstruck, riya put her hand on the necklace and felt a sharp burn on the palm. Giving a cry, she was going to remove her hand when the skeleton caught her hand and from where there was supposed to be a mouth whispered "protect it."
Flashback ends
Riya snaps out of her thoughts hearing her cellphone ring. flipping it to see whose call it was, she became confused and picks up the call. But as she hears what is being said her expression slowly turns to one of anger. The glass she had kept to dry shatters with a silent sound. She then said "okay." And cut the call and walks out of the room with the shattered pieces again joining itself into a glass.
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