(8th December)
No Kanu Ba, I didn't get time, don't be angry. I had to leave Guwahati without informing you. As Vastav was trying to soften Kanupriya's heart, Dev joined them. They had a long talk and at length, Vasu and Dev went out for a ride in their car. "To Central Bank"…Vastav appealed softly. At that time, the use of A. T. M. was not so popular in Guwahati. He provided all the necessary documents, passbooks and cleared the account.
On their way to Kanu's place, Vastav noticed a patch of skin on his left palm turning into a different hue as if a tattoo is at work. He looked at the area clearly and saw a fade out the lining of a face that resembles a man with a beard and broad forehead. He willingly ignored the sensation and took a deep sigh. It was almost dark when they reached Beltola. The cryptic evening at a slow pace became dimmer, ordained for a new day. Vastav started a short prayer as usual when they reached Kanu's place. "May the Almighty make my mind as clear as the dove and as energetic as the flow of a river Destined for the sea.....
"Om Peace", he concluded in mind. " Kanu Baidu, what's wrong here in this place. You lost your charm and Dev didn't even smile the whole way. "Bhindou (brother in law)…..he is here," sobbed Kanu, "and he had a heart attack last week". Vastav moved to the next room and his whole body shivered not by looking at his brother in law but feeling the squandering the family will have to suffer in his absence. "If I can command Eka mentally then I can also share the pain of this family." Vastav resolved in his mind.
After the dinner, Dev took Vastav to his room. A designed black box on the table caught his attention. Vastav opened the box saw a thumb ring in the shape of a metallic skull and a pair of half gloves. "Dev, if you don't mind can I take this ring and the gloves... they are highly alluring". Vastav chided like a child and presented a costly aftershave to Dev as a bribe."Vasu Bhaiya, the set is not mine, it's sole owner my friend died in a bike accident. I kept this set in his memory". Dev looked towards the imaginary sky as if to have a glimpse of the dead. Vastav was astounded at his adamant behavior. " Well enough, at least let me wear the set and the SKULL THUMB RING " and he grabbed the set. Dev went to bed. Vastav looked at the gloves closely unaware of the fact dreads are attached to their beloved belongings at a different energetic plane. It was almost midnight, Vastav woke up and put on the ring and the pair of gloves. He sat in Siddhasan posture, a meditation posture that he learned in yoga classes. He collected all his concentration and tried to invite a strong energy channel for helping his ailing brother-in-law to uplift the family's chaos into balance.
He closed his eyes with a weak mind… In the darkness of his confusion, he felt as if someone is trying to communicate with him. He looked at Dev and confirmed that he is in a deep sleep. "Hello, hello, it's me Vastav Kaushik on the hotline". Vastav repeated the line an infinite number of times in his mind and finally went into the maximum depth of awareness in a dream which normal mass can never experience being alive. The line first started consciously then started repeating without any effort and finally became an auto process in the mental cosmos. Vasu felt a euphoric sensation in his whole body and white light to its dominance in his mind… inner world."Arey Guruji, it's you….It's TELEPATHY isn't It"? The bright white light took the form of Bahurja and signaled Vastav to remove the ring and the gloves. Vastav became paralyzed and couldn't speak even in his dreamworld. But his scientific mind started exploring even at the fatal level of dreams.
A high jet of cosmic vibrations flowed throughout the entire body and energized every cell of the body as if Vastav is trained to face his next trail. He visualised some scenes as if he is watching a movie in fast-forward mode. A man in a white kurta with a white beard and broad forehead applying a herbal paste on his whole body, a boy in a boat on a chilly December night…Vastav's think tank was blocked by unknown energy but he felt this was a process of his evolution. As the jet of energy continued to flow, Vastav's will slowly and slowly become stronger and he could force his hands to work under his will. He instantly made a posture by joining his little, fore, and thumb fingers of both his palms and folding two fingers in the middle. "The little finger for the son, the fore for the mother, and the thumb for the father". Vastav misinterpreted what he was doing and his untrained psyche will have to pay the next few days.
As the command originated from the untrained mind, the flow of energy got divided into four different paths. Vastav on one side as the channel and the other three family members on the next three parts. The next day Vastav left for Sharada Vimala with a realization that he had shared the karmic fate of the three members to decrease their pain. But the consequences are certain to be worst than ever. One has to pay for bringing a change in the laws of nature.