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Part 33
The weather was bright and sunny...Chandni couldn't sleep the whole night after Veer left...she woke up early morning...she thought of quickly completing her work and meeting him by evening...
It was a different feeling for her...it was a completely new day for her...she wanted to talk to him...to see him...she touched her lips, that told her they belonged to Veer...
she smiled... she remembered her first kiss...she didn't knew how to face him...for the first time she felt nervous going in front of him...though she loved him...but she was tense...her hands went cold and she blushed as she thought about him...
She quickly had bath and got ready to leave when she saw her watch '..she pressed the button...
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Veer slept late drinking last night and it was impossible for him to get up early... .irritatingly he dialed her no... "Chandni...stop sending those beeps...let me sleep..."
she was annoyed "what???? you are sleeping till now???...just get up" she blasted at him...
he had never taken orders from anyone and this was the last thing on earth he could tolerate... "Chandni didn't you heard what I just said...let me sleep" he disconnected the phone making her feel bad...
she didn't understood him...she felt so bad that she regretted that she gave him signals...she felt herself stupid enough for running after him when he wasn't even bothered to talk to her nicely...
"now I won't talk to you Veer" angrily she threw the phone on the bed...
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Few hours later...
"it doesn't make any difference in my life...i am least bothered about you Mr Veer Raichand..." she never realized that she had reached far away from the tea estate while talking to herself...
she glanced around, though she was familiar of the place but this time she couldn't locate herself, as if someone had dropped her to a land that was strange to her...
"where have I come???" she looked at the grass that touched her legs... she couldn't see anyone around the place...all she could see was the grass and trees...
she felt trapped... it was impossible for her to forget about the place where she grew up...how was this possible...she turned around and started walking back...but she couldn't find the way out...no sign, not even a clue...slowly she looked up the sky...
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"I think you must leave today...those papers are important, and unless you don't sign how will they proceed the work..." Kaka was concerned...
Veer thought for a while and agreed... he knew it won't take so long by flight... It was almost evening...and he could easily come back tomorrow evening...without thinking much he left for Mumbai...
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"This is Chandni's favorite cake..." Shama nicely put the icing on the carrot cake... "she will be so happy" '..
Kamini smiled and got back to her work...she gathered flowers in her basket to offer to the Gods... "Chandni hasn't come back yet...look at the black clouds covering the sky..." she peeped outside the window...
Shama heard the noise at the door... "i will open...it must be Chandni..."
Meenakshi entered complaining about the rains... "i don't understand...why it rains so often...its only 4:00pm but looks as if the dark clouds have gathered all over the place making it dark"
"it is bad omen" Kamini added...
Meenakshi knew her Mother always talked about the things that she could never even think... "bad omen!!!...oh come on Mom..."
Kamini started her prayers...with a small lamp and offered the flowers in her small temple that she specially made in her room...
"it is up to you to believe or not..." Shama replied...
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Chandni was still lost around the path...as if she got caught in a vicious circle around her '..she saw a strange shadow right in front of her...it wasn't clear but she could easily make out '..
It was scary...she shouted and started running... it was huge... she couldn't run further... "oh no...wha...what should I do...???"
she leaned against a huge tree, her hands on her waist...she couldn't breath... soon she realized she could actually sense the evil soul around her... she couldn't think of any reason of the shadow following her...that was what she was taught in her spiritual learning... ...something struck to her mind and she closed her eyes and folded her hands...
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The hearts will meet in such a way that rain will pour with enjoyment...he thought about her while reaching Mumbai...he remembered her smile, her touch her eyes... "your eyes are kohl-lined, I have lost my heart on your beautiful eyes Chandni..." he took out his phone and tried calling her...
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Shama knew that Kamini easily gets worried for Chandni...but this time it seemed something dangerous was about to happen in Darjeeling... this weather never took place in years...and it was very unusual to see dark clouds covering all over...
Meenakshi came out drying her hair "where's Chandni?? has she come back from the estate??"
Shama nodded her head worriedly... Meenakshi at once dialed Mrs Verma's no '...
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"but I thought Chandni had left five to six hours before...unfortunately we had to ask the workers to leave early because of the bad weather..." Mrs Verma answered confusedly...
"we heard from the forecast that bone-chilling rain, howling winds and snow are all expected impacts of a major storm that will gather in Darjeeling and surrounding areas..." she added...
This weather was unpredictable...raging thunderstorm and chilly-soaking rains occupied whole Darjeeling...as if some evil power had crept in...
Chandni was unable to view anything clearly due to the swirling winds , angry clouds marched across the sky with thundering rain pouring all over the place, chilling winds were booming and pelting in her ears...
As she tried to move...the noise pounded again making it difficult for her to stand still...
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Her eyes were shut, hands folded...she knew there was no other way to escape...though her body was shivering with fear, she wasn't prepared to use her spiritual power but she tried... she couldn't concentrate, as if the evil was stopping her...
After some time...
She struggled for few minutes...but the outside noises pounded in her ears not letting her wholly directed to one thing... all efforts were wasted... finally she entwined her hands tightly and tried to concentrate... she took a deep breath...Chandni remembered what she had been taught... she relaxed and didn't let herself fall in front of the outside powers...
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As he entered the house he felt a strong force pulling him on one side...it was difficult for Veer to even take a step... he experienced the strong forces on both sides as if opposing each and pulling him on either side... he somehow managed to reach the stairs and tightly hold on the railing...
After struggling for few minutes...he fell on the floor...
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The winds stopped...the clear sky was visible and dark clouds had left ... it was silence but she could hear some sound from the main road... Chandni quickly ran towards the road... she folded her hands and took deep breath of relief... After few minutes she followed on a narrow path that reached her house on the hill...
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Next Day...
Kaka was worried for Veer when he told him about the injury he had on his head last night... it was shocking the way Veer told Kaka... though it wasn't a major head injury but the doctor visited him... "did you attend the meeting today??"
"no Kaka...i am leaving now...bloody hell don't know what kind of earthquake I witnessed last night..." he retorted angrily...Veer seemed frustrated of the things taking place around him... he could never tolerate any headache...
Kaka was suspicious...he knew the weather was really bad last night...he had never seen the sky so black as it was the night before...
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Chandni still couldn't come out of her last night's experience...it seemed like a dream but she had felt the pain and fear...it was scary, she can never forget the shadow that she saw in front of her...
"Chandni what happened??? you aren't eating anything" Kamini gave her the juice...
Chandni smiled a little "no...nothing Grandma..." she hold the glass... she couldn't tell anything to her family, they would ask her all sorts of weird questions that would last so long and might end up at night...she can't waste her time on unusual things that took place in her life...
Suddenly she saw her phone ringing... "excuse me" she walked outside... "now what??"
"now what???? means" he asked...
"why did you call me???" she was angry '..
"Chandni...listen...i" he tried to explain...
"no more explanations Veer..." she disconnected the phone...
" you shouldn't have shown this attitude Chandni...now I have to meet you " he thought impishly '..
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Edited by Freethinker - 13 years ago
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