The story will now take place in Hyderabad. Main reason being, since I am from there, I will be able to include better details!!!
CHAPTER 2
"But Buaji-!" Khushi tried again.
"Not a word Nandkisore! We are leaving to Hyderabad right now!" Buaji said, as she bustled about the house, packing all essentials.
Khushi stared at her Buaji. She had been acting all weird ever since she had shown her back to her. She did not understand why they had to leave for Hyderabad so urgently... They did not even have any relatives there!
"Buaji, it is-" Khushi tried to reason with her aunt.
"Quiet! Absolutely quiet!" Buaji said as she continued packing, muttering under her breath.
Khushi gave in. She had no choice right now. She would talk to Buaji later on, and try to make her see reason.
She sat on the edge of her bed and asked, "Buaji, when and how are we leaving?"
"We are catching the next flight to Hyderabad in a few hours" Buaji replied.
Khushi's eyes widened. FLIGHT?! Since when did Buaji VOLUNTARILY book FLIGHTS? She had been in a flight just once...While coming from Lucknow to Mumbai... And it had been terrible; Khushi shuddered at the memory.
Arnav looked at the house his 'prey' was supposedly living. He had to find out the element she controlled.
The house was a charming and quaint one. It was a white-washed one-storeyed house, with a frontyard of about nine square meters. One wall of the house had red roses creeping on its wall. The fence also was lined with flowers of different kinds and a rangoli adorned the foot of the steps that lead onto the porch of the house. The porch had a wrought-iron swing and was moving gently to the breeze that played with the flowers.
He observed, deciding to observe her moments. Suddenly, a huge woman came out with a suitcase, followed by another girl, who had turned around to lock the door of the house.
"Ae Khushi, I will go get an auto. You lock the door." the plump woman said.
Arnav frowned. He had seen this plump woman somewhere... And so the girl's name was Khushi. His breath hitched when she turned around after locking the door. She was beautiful! Her eyes, and the way her hair cascaded down her shoulders...Arnav! Shut up! He reprimanded himself...You are supposed to k-k-kill her! He thought...He somehow could not imagine killing her... He pushed away his thoughts and continued watching them.
Khushi smiled at the plump woman. "Okay Buaji. I will wait here" she assured.
Nodding, the woman set off to find an auto, leaving Khushi alone in the front-yard. She waited and her eyes roamed about the place, trying to drink it in. She frowned suddenly, and Arnav followed her gaze and saw a wilted rose amongst creepers. He watched with bated breath as she walked to it and caressed it. She gently plucked the rose off, and carefully bent to put it on the mud below.
Arnav was disappointed. So she wasn't of Earth...If she was, a gently touch from her would have healed the rose.
It was then that Arnav noticed that there was loads of luggage lying around her. Were they going somewhere? Had she known he would come? WHY were they moving away?
Just then, an auto chugged to a stop in front of her with Buaji inside. Buaji stepped out. "Titaliya, help me put the luggage in..." she panted as she shoved a suitcase inside.
Khushi decided to try once more. As she put in her bag inside, she asked. "Buaji, are you sure? I mean what is the need of going to Hyderbad? I mean-"
"Khushi, we are not discussing this again!" Buaji said sternly and shoved her inside and sat inside and asked the auto to hurry up.
So they were going to Hyderabad? But why so suddenly? He knew that Hyderabad was the city with largest population of Daughters of Elements and also the 'capital city' where supreme authority for the sisterhood was. Had something come up...? He had no idea, but he right now,it was important to get toHyderabad.
HYDERBAD
Khushi watched puzzledly, as Buaji gave instructions to the cab-driver to the house. Banjara Hills...She had said. She was further shocke when she got off the auto and saw that this was a highly posh loacality. "Buaji, wher ar we going...?"
"One of our relatives lives here Nandkisore." Buaji whispered, as she took the bags in her arms and marched towards a large house.
They passed through wrought iron gates, which lead onto a large property. Infront of them, stood a large white house with glass windows and a large patico with wicker furniture in it, overlooking a vast lawn bordered with neem and mango trees. There was a flower bed with roses, and a dolphin-fountain stood in front of the patico, spewing crystal clear water. A mild breeze blew, ruffling Khushi's hair as she inhaled deeply the fresh scent of white jasmine drifting through the air. She came out of her trance when she heard a slight jingling to one sid, and looked that way to see a swing under trees, swinging gently to the breeze.
Buaji nudged her and shaking herself, she looked ahead as Buaji rang the bell of the house. Few moments later, a young woman opened the door. She saw Buaji, andher eyes moistened. "Mummyji!"
Buaji smiled and embraced the woman. Turning to Khushi, she gave a hesitant smile. "Titaliya, this is your dear brother's wife..."
Khushi's eyes widened. Bhaiyya's wife?! "Bhabhi?" she said smiling.
Her cousin brother, Buaji's son had died long back in a plane crash. She leaned forward and hugged her bhabhi, not noticing the happy tears, mixed with sadness in her bhabhi's eyes.
Happy New Year!!!
Edited by Dynamix215 - 12 years ago
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