CHAPTER 13Awake, i was wide awake...lying on the bed and looking out of the window,watching the night turn into a new dawn. The sun rays were piercing into my eyes. Weird it was in the last two weeks never had i come across a bright sunny morning,and today when even the very mention of light was making me shiver, the sun was out there shining to its glory. I looked away in despise, i was tired and wanted to sleep, but unlike other days today the only thing that garnished my vision was that horrible sight, and not that beautiful nightmare. BEAUTIFUL! Even that nightmare was beautiful to me now, after all i knew how to cope up with it but that memory was my new hell now. Getting out of my bed i walked into the washroom and looked into the mirror. Red were my eyes, with swollen eyelids and a tear stained face. Letting out a disgust-full sigh i walked under the cold shower. I closed my eyes remembering everything, I leaned on the wall with the support of my left hand and brought the other one near my face. Clear it was, white and cold as ice, the redness on my palm lines had vanished now but had left a deeper mark inside me. Suddenly i heard my room door click open and then a knock on the bathroom door," Nandini, you in there?" Aryaman, i sighed. Failing at controlling my quivering voice i just hmmed to his question. "Hurry, i am waiting." His reply came. I stayed under that cold water quite a long time, then drying my self got dressed and came out to find Aryaman seated on my bed. He looked up to say something but soon that horrified expression took over and i knew it was the magic of my disheveled condition. "What are you doing here this early?" I asked him dryly," Get ready, we are going somewhere." He replied, his voicing lacking the usual enthusiasm, and he turned to reach the door but i stopped him in the middle," Where are we going this early?" He looked back at me and replied," You wanted to know the truth right...be ready i am waiting downstairs." And without any other word he rushed down leaving me alone to fight my darkness.
The drive was silent, Aryaman passed me a look and got his attention back to road while i was busy looking out of the car window, unable to control the sudden flow of the memories of the previous night.
FLASHBACK
In a moment i felt my veins burst out, i could feel burning fire instead of blood and a heated adrenaline rush and before i could analyse i saw a piercing white streak of light pass through my eyes, blinding me for few seconds, i tried hard to get my normal vision back and when i did, i wished i had not. Soha was on the ground and Madhyam seemed to be trying maintain distance from me and the forest all of a sudden seemed more illuminated. I searched for the source of light and got horrified when i found it to be me. Aryaman had reached the place in a giffy while Abhimanue and Mukti were still at the entrance. How did he reach me so fast? But my thoughts trailed of when i raised my hands. It was not paining, but i was on fire, i was burning. "Aryaman what is happening to me." and i didnt realise when tears made their way through my eyes, i was abnormal, was i not human? All sorts of emotion ran down my head." Nandini, dont worry, just try to fuse it off. ok just to fuse the fire off." " But how am i suposed to do that." I exclaimed in horror," Try, think , imagine that it is going down" I passed him a nod and tried what he said, i closed my eyes for better conecentration and opened my eyes to find absolutely no improvement," Its not happening Aryaman!!!" Fear engulfed me, Aryaman looked around for some way out and then letting out an exasperation he started to take small steps towards me," Aryaman have you lost your mind, you will burn down to ashes, get away from me." I yelled to stop him but he simply ignored me, he getting closer and i could sense it was hurting him, but strangely the fire was not burning him, he reached near me and i had stopped crying by then. I was looking at him with hope, he was screaming but was still heading towards. He had almost reachd me when someonw pulled him away, it was Abhimanue," You freak, do you wanna die, the intensity of her flames is too much, you cant take that much power into yourself." Aryaman kicked a stone, he knew Abhimanue was right," Then how do i help her?" he screamed his lungs out," Explain it to her!!" shouted Abhimanue. Aryaman looked at me and bracing himself said," Ok Nandini, listen its not difficult. Bring your hands together and make them face each other, then try to concentrate the power between the center. Try to cool down and imagine the fire going off ok, just try." I nodded and did what he had told me, i opened my eyes when i felt the heat lower down and saw the flames decreasing and then slowly it went off and as soon as i did that i felt Aryaman pull me towards his and hugging me tight. I held him as tight as i could and cried my eyes out." Abhimanue, Mukti, take Soha and get her treated, and you both need to have a word with me." I heard him ordering both of them while i was still hiding into his chest.
We were sitting outside my house, while he got some coffee for me." Aryaman how did that happen? What am i? i asked him dryly. He looked at me, sighed and then looking straight replied," Nandini i know you want to know how everything happened, and believe me even i want to tell you, but right now you are not in a proper state of mind. Rest today and i promise i will tell you the truth about your existence to you tomorrow, i promise." He looked at me with sincerity and i knew he wasnt lying. I slightly nodded and looked at my hands, they were pink while my palm lines had turned red.
PRESENT
I was looking at my hands, trying to understand how everything happened ," Dont worry!! We have reached, you will get your answers now." I looked up to find his car parked near a small house. We reached the house door and Aryaman rang the bell. The door opened after a few seconds and i partially saw a woman, probably the age of my mother open the door. Her expressions turned into a huge smile when she saw Aryaman," Ohhh my my, so finally you got the time to visit me." Aryaman passed her sheeky smile," Had to Neyonika Aunty, and look whom i got along with me" saying this he stepped away to give the woman a clear picture of mine as i was hiding behind him. The woman was really beautiful, with attractive eyes and straight hair, long legs and a slim body figure, she had a body structure like i had. Her expression changed from a smile to a shock when she saw me, then turning her head towards Aryaman she whispered," Is she...? and Aryaman simply nodded at her question. Her face turned into a smile a again she came out and all of a sudden hugged me." Ohh my darling, you have grown up so much, and look at you, just like your mother!!!" It had been long since i had hugged mom, the warmth that i got from her body made me feel homesick. She had a motherly aura and i was cherishing it until she said mom. I looked at her with disbelieve,"You knew my mom?!" i asked her shocked, but it seems she was more shocked than me,"Of course dear, after-all Sharon was my sister." Sharon?? who Sharon?? screamed my mind. I looked at Aryaman and then looking at her replied with hesitation " I think you misunderstood me for someone else, my mother's name is Kaira, not Sharon." As soon as i said this, she looked at Aryaman who looked down, and then all of a sudden her shocked expression because of my statement turned into sorrowful one and then looking at me she said,"I think we should go in and talk, come dear." She looked at me and the look at her face was just enough clue for me to realise that something big was wrong, terribly wrong.
Edited by deepanksha - 9 years ago
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
