"I didn't have anything on my mind at that time. I was excited, sort of scared, and had a lot of mixed emotions. I even was not able to explain what I was feeling to your father. I was raging with this cognitive dissonance and I was unsure what to do.
Shina added," as soon as we landed in Nepal, it was like any part from the alternate universe waiting for us, to surprise us in every step that we take. This country is literally different from the other several countries around the globe. It is like a small piece of heaven that has fallen from the sky."
Let me explain to you about Nepal from my eyes more precisely.
"This country lies in the lap of the great, still, and strong Himalayas. Here people believe nature is the almighty. They treat mother nature as a mother goddess. Therefore, this might be the reason why such miracles take place there.
People there follow two of the most secretive and diverse religions: Buddhism and Hinduism. In their religious text, we can find several facts and secrets and the Lotus was one of that secrete.
Also, several demons and the protectors of righteousness are mentioned in those texts that we encountered in the adventure to the lotus. This made us believe that those were not only the characters from the story. Those were as real as I am talking to you, Rita.
The people there believed and still believe that the soil over there is so fertile and blessed that even people used to grow pearls and diamonds. This might be true I guess, because of one miracle I myself have witnessed which is The miraculous Lotus."
Every point of time that I and Rob spent there, even the hardships that we faced through our own choices, still remains the topmost memory for me.
The sudden cold breeze and the sound of something falling took Rita out of the whirlpool of thoughts when she was listening to Shina.
There she sees Shina falling down on the floor unconscious.
Rita then takes Shina to the nearby hospital and finds out that Shina is in a coma. She neither could respond to voices, sounds, or any sorts of activities going on nearby.
Rita was so heartbroken and was in so much culpability.
Lily and Jacob visited the hospital in order to console Rita.
" Everything is going to be fine Rita. You are a gentle soul. Everything is going to be Ok. Don't worry" Lilly expressed.
"You were going to confront her about the eclipse thing and how come it ended up on this Rita?", Jacob asked.
" Yes, I confronted her and she agreed on sharing the secrete of that protected petal. She was continuing with her story about how the petal is from a miraculous lotus from the Himalayas of Nepal. She was explaining her visit and as soon as she goes forward, this happened", Rita sobbed.
" I am so sure that this incident is all because of the curse of that Lotus", Lilly added. She also said, "What do you think Rita? Could she explain the reason for your father's death ?"
"Now I think I am being clear Lilly, yes this might be the cause for this incident. Even she was saying that this is her last year as there was no more leaf left" Rita added.
Jacob exclaimed," Now what is on your mind, Rita? what shall we do? Should we stay here or go and find the root cause of all this incident"
" I don't know Jacob, I am in a complete dilemma. I am stuck in this vortex of the decisions to be made." Rita explained herself.
Rita then stood up and took the firm decision. She said," Ok then I will visit Nepal and understand this mystery. I will open up all those secrete and understand my father's death's confidentiality.
I also would see what is this all about the Miraculous lotus. Is this true? and How it blooms and everything about it. I will definitely go there for my mother."
"What I, we are going. I and Jacob are also coming with you", Lily added.
Jacob also said," Yup! we are not friends, we are like families. So why not during this suffering?"
Rita denied," Ok it's fine but as per Ma, it is a very difficult adventure with a lot of mystic obstacles to destiny. I already have lost my father now I am on verge of losing my mother, I can't lose you guys. So, No you are not coming."
Lily and Jacob together," We are coming and that's final"
Rita gets emotional," Thank you guys, I didn't even think that this sort of situation would come in my life. I never thought in my wild dreams about going on such a life-threatening adventure. Now with your support and enthusiasm, I think we can conquer this tussle."
So now we need to prepare for our adventure. You guys go and start preparing. I would give the hospital responsibility to one of our relatives and explain the situation" Rita suggested.
Rita also has to prepare herself not only materialistically but also psychologically. She has to get ready to face every obstacle in her way and find a way to win over those obstacles.
Will Rita be able to understand and open up the secrete of her father's death? Will she be able to behold the Miraculous Lotus? Will she survive to the end?
Let's see!