:::ThE JOurnal Book 1:::
Piya continued on reading the journal. She was already hooked. She couldn't put the diary down. She couldn't believe what she was reading. Piya started to put all the dots together. Abhay must be a wizard or warlock whatever the male term for a witch was. He must've had a huge coven and women around him but how was this possible. The year 1399 could have been 1999 right???? Well this was getting interesting apart from the 2 sisters Maya and Hecate. Definitely witchy names.
The Journal December 1399
I have started to improve on casting a warding spell. Not as good as the girls but it's better than i thought it would be. Hecate is so cool. I think i got a crush on her and her sister Maya is scary but i seem to be drawn to her. What madness can this be. Maya is helping me with some of the darker side to magic. She has this notion that she can find a way to immortality. I told her it was absurd. It can't be done but she wants to prove me wrong. My Mother wants me to settle down. She believes it will make me responsible for others and keep me on the straight and narrow. How do i tell her that i don't know my own mind yet. I feel like i do love her but is it a friend type of love or is it a love itself where i can't bear to be without her. Hecate has already told me she wants to be with me but do i want to be with her? I don't know. Maya is keeps propositioning me into a corner. I feel there's a spark between us but i swear she has bewitched me somehow. I try to keep my distance but i feel i am weak. What has she done to me? I fear for my family's safety around her. She seems to be losing it big time. Her soul seems shrouded in darkness and all the good in her is disappearing. Even Hecate has noticed a difference in her personality. Maya is distant and foul tempered. Her eyes a pure black. Maya what have you done to yourself?
24th December 1399
Today is my 18th Birthday party. Maya has gone missing. Everyone is searching for her everywhere for a few weeks now. Hecate is so worried about what her sister might have done with her crazy plan to live forever. She fears her deranged sister is lost to her forever. I find myself relieved that Maya is no longer with us. Is it so bad that i don't want Maya in my life. She started to freak me out but now i find i can be myself. I don't have any feelings for Maya apart from sympathy for her doomed quest to find something she can never have. Immortality. I have accepted Hecate's proposal after my Mother guilt tripped me into it. She is my best friend. She is the only woman i have ever felt attracted to. She is beautiful, powerful, what more can i want? Parvara has accepted her as her sister-in-law. If he can please his sister that would make his day. She was fussy as it was. Dad can't wait for the big day He believes the sooner it happens the better. He has already accepted Hecate as a daughter besides he thinks this will put Hecate's mind at ease from the worry of losing her sister Maya. Only thing bugging me is if i truly love her. Only time will tell but i will be faithful to her no matter the outcome. It is my duty. I hope i can justify Hecate's love for me.
30th December 1399
My wedding is a grand affair. The covens have made their way to town square. All the markets have been cleared. Flower petals everywhere. I feel so nervous and my sister Parvara can't stop beaming. She is maid of honour to Hecate. I feel blessed but my instincts are screaming at me to run. How can i do this. Backing out is not what Takurs do but i can't describe how i feel. Hecate has mentioned her concerns regarding a danger coming my way. Parvara keeps hugging me which is unlike her usual self. Is this a sign from above that something is going awry. I am fighting with my conscience constantly that i can no longer think straight. My senses have never been wrong before.
Hecate looks so radiant. She looks like an angel. She is astonishingly beautiful with her veil and long red wedding saree. Her eyes are like emeralds twinkling at me with happiness yet i can see past her mask. The fear is in her eyes. She had mourned her sister. She didn't want to lose me. Hecate looked away for a brief moment and used her magical powers joined by my sister Parvara and a few of our elders lifting the rose petals around us. My mother is ecstatic with joy of seeing me wed my best friend. I can hear her speak to my Dad "Arjun we are so lucky to see our son this way. Married after all the persuading he's finally done it."
New year
I am so happy i married my best friend. She has brought my family together. I do love Hecate this much i can gather but i have given up on trying to find an excuse for this niggling feeling i am getting. Hecate has begun teaching Parvara remedies to cure ailments. I feel proud that she's getting along so well. Hecate has finally discovered something about me. I am a stubborn person. I told her she was getting the raw end of the deal. She seems to still have this fear that she will lose me i told her not to worry about me and focus on us. I've finally got a spell right. It took me 3 months worth of practice to see auras around me as a colour. I gotta get some ingredients for a potion Parvara is making with Hecate to cure one of the elders at the village. The journey is going to be rough. Hecate is adamant that she comes with me but i know what she is worried about. She needs to relax but to keep her mind at ease i have taken a talisman she'd made for me around my neck. I too am beginning to feel a storm is about to hit my perfect little world.
Piya felt tired and angry for some reason. This guy was definitely insecure about his feelings. It must run in Abhay's family. No wonder Abhay didn't know what he wanted half the time. She'd gotten tired of reading. She placed the book under her bed. Abhay U have a strange family but i love U anyway. He had magical powers thats one thing she knew for definite. His ancestors must have been powerful people back then. She understood that the females were more powerful than the men. Piya wondered if her children with Abhay would have magical powers. Piya smiled at the thought of junior Abhays running around. Well that was way down the line first she had to get the guy she loved so much to want to even be in the same room as her. She wanted Abhay all to herself and not just for a few minutes. Funny Pia thought to herself how easily she accepted Abhay's big secret. She understood how it must feel to hide that part of your life away from prying eyes and to be alienated. No wonder Abhay chose to lead a fairly discreet life with his family. Piya would stand by her man through all the hardships if Abhay let her. If he didn't well too bad if he was stubborn well so was she. Piya fell asleep after tossing and turning for a few hours.
The dream seemed to last forever. Piya could feel everything around her. The image was clearer than in the past. She couldn't tell what the scenery was like. It was too hazy but there was a guy like all the dreams she had in the past. He'd looked like someone familiar. He was breathtakingly handsome like her Abhay. Was it him? That was debatable. He had a dhoti on and bare-chested. The sight was so dreamy. Until she saw his bruises on his body. Blood was dripping. A faint scream screeching so loud. ABHIMANYU. I forgive U. Piya realized the matron had come into her room.
Matron-"U were screaming my child. Do u need anything?"
Piya could only shake her head. She felt a tear escape and tried to get back to bed. Abhay felt the tremors throghout his body. He could feel Piya's pain. He'd already rushed to be by Piya's side. He hoped she wasn't in any danger. He didn't sense anything around him. He opened one of the windows in Piya's room. He could see Piya shiver. He could hear her uneven breath. Piya felt a draught of air. She looked startled. She knew it was Abhay. Call it intuition but he'd come to her. Piya ran into Abhay's arm and released her emotions. She cried so much Abhay's shirt was wet. Abhay kept on caressing Piya until she was no longer shaking. He looked tormented.
Abhay-"Piya R U ok? I had to come see U? I was worried for some reason i knwew U were hurting."
Piya-"Oh Abhay! I'm glad U came. There's this recurring dream i keep getting. It never used to bother me until today. I saw him Abhay. He was in pain. I was in pain. After all these years i discover his name. I i i i i Abhay he was bleeding badly."
Abhay was feeling uncomfortable. He wasn't going to tell Piya the truth behind these dreams. It broke his heart to see her in distress like this. She'd know the truth soon. Would she love him even the? Time will tell.
Abhay-"Piya i gotta go. Its late."
Piya-"Please stay with me until i fall asleep."
Abhay nodded and stayed by her side until she drifted off.