After listening to Varun, Rudra went with him and sat in the temple. Going there proved to be a little strange for him. The priest there was looking at him with sharp eyes. He was not able to understand who Varun had brought with him so late at night. Then he asked with surprise and frustration, "Varun son, who is he and why are you coming from the forest so late at night?"
"Don't worry, he is with me and we already know each other. He is my friend. He has returned from the city today. He has to meet Tantrik Baba and that is why he came here. We had lost our way and that is why we came here." Varun said with a little panic.
"What are you joking about, son, you got lost in this village. Hey, I am old but it does not mean that my mind does not work. If he had come alone, I could have believed that he would have got lost but how can this happen when he is with you?" the priest was saying while looking at Rudra with frustration. They both were talking to each other when suddenly Rudra angrily said to Varun, "I am feeling sleepy, I want to sleep". Hearing this the priest felt a little strange and pointing to the other side with his hand said, "You can go and sleep in the room there".
After this Rudra left from there in front of both of them. "Son, he has come with you so I let him come, just look at the way he talks", said the priest angrily.
"Actually Pujari ji, he has grown up in the city itself, so he does not like to talk much, do not take his words to heart", said Varun smilingly.
Now after some time Varun also came to Rudra and then both of them started resting there. Rudra was not able to sleep, he was waiting for the morning. Now Rudra tried to sleep and then some of his old memories started coming back to him.
Rudra had come to Mumbai city to study so far from his village. He was feeling a little strange with all the people. He was afraid that someone might make fun of him for being from the same village. Due to this fear he was avoiding talking to anyone. Rudra was walking away from everyone and was not able to talk to anyone.
When he sat in the class, some boys and girls started making fun of him and started commenting on his clothes.
Rudra was not able to understand anything and was getting nervous inside. Then a boy came and sat near him and pulling his shirt with his hand said "Hey look what this baba is wearing, it looks like someone has sent him wearing a bag instead of a shirt".
On hearing the boy's words, everyone started laughing loudly. Rudra's eyes became moist and he kept looking down in sorrow. He was feeling ashamed of himself and was feeling very strange.
Rudra was just on the verge of crying when he heard a sweet girl's voice from a distance "What are you all doing, move away from him". Now Rudra paid attention to that voice and slowly started looking towards her. Next Rudra saw that a very beautiful girl was coming from the front. She had long hair till her waist, fair complexion, height of 5 feet 2 inches and blue eyes.
On seeing all this, Rudra started feeling a little calm that maybe there is someone who is coming to save him. Everyone was making fun of him and Rudra was just sitting comfortably. After this, she came to them and started telling them all, "Are you all together harassing a boy like this, I agree that he is from the village but it does not mean that he is different from us, you should not do this, come on say sorry to him".
With this much talk of that girl, Rudra's heart was won and he got convinced that there are good boys and girls in cities too. Now Rudra was curious to know her name but he did not need to ask her name because as soon as the girl told all that to them, a boy from the other side said in anger, "What yaar Seema, will you never let us do anything, we had just started having some fun and you came again. Just wait for a while, we will leave after that".
Now Rudra was getting nervous in his mind because if Seema left him now, then maybe they would do the same thing with him again.
Rudra was sitting scared and terrified when something happened to him which he had not even imagined. "Okay, you all stay here and I will take her with me, we will go out". Saying this, before Rudra could think of anything, Seema held his hand and started taking him outside with her.
As soon as Seema held his hand, Rudra's whole world changed, he could not believe that why was this girl fighting with everyone for him. Rudra was taken inside. He was feeling something strange which he was unable to express and he was walking with her avoiding eye contact and looking down.
After going some distance Seema left him near the canteen and said "Look they are all good but they have a habit of joking with new boys, if they do this again for a few days then be careful, it will be beneficial for everyone else they will keep troubling you again and again". "Okay I am leaving now, you eat something from here" Seema said smiling. Then Rudra nodded in affirmative. Then Seema said in a loud voice to the boy working at the canteen "Listen! Bring whatever this boy says and yes don't take money". Hearing her the boy gave his reaction. After this Seema left from there. Seema was like a boon for Rudra who came and saved him.
She left but the truth was not what he was thinking. Rudra saw that Seema's handkerchief had fallen down while leaving. Rudra picked it up to give it to her and started calling her. Seema was running ahead very fast and impatiently and Rudra was following her without saying anything. After some time Rudra found that Seema had gone back to those people from where she had picked her up. After this Rudra was surprised and started listening to their conversation secretly.
"Seema, did you take away our means of entertainment from here? Where have you left her now?" said the boy angrily. Just then another boy asked from the other side, "Yes friend Seema, you should have waited a little." Then looking at them Seema said "Are you all mad, didn't you see his face? If you had joked with him for a little while, he would have started crying and probably complained to the dean and after that you know what will happen. Now I am not going to get involved in all this, that's why I am telling you also that joke with him as much as he can bear. Otherwise you might have to face the consequences".
Then a boy from the other side said smilingly "Oh Madam, but you picked him up and took him away as if we had a deep friendship, by now he must be feeling no less than a prince. I don't know what all things he must have made up in his mind for you".
Listening to her, all of them nodded in affirmative. Then Seema said "No, I don't think so. He must not be thinking anything. Now I am leaving".
Saying this Seema started going from there to the other side. They all did not know that Rudra was secretly listening to all their conversation. He did not expect this, after which his heart broke and he started thinking "They are all the same, it was my mistake that I started judging someone by looking at him at once. He is also like them". After this Rudra kept his handkerchief in his pocket and went back to the canteen. Suddenly Rudra heard the sound of some dogs crying and his eyes opened. He found that many dogs were crying together, it seemed as if some accident was about to happen. Now Rudra woke up restlessly and he found that it was three o'clock in the morning and now he was not able to sleep anymore. After remembering his old memories, once again the thought of Seema started coming in Rudra's mind due to which he once again became restless about Seema. "It has been so many days, I don't know where Seema is, she must be fine, oh God, wherever she is, may she be safe", Rudra thought to himself.
Seeing him awake like this, after some time Varun also woke up and suddenly got up and said, "Why did you get up so early in the morning, go to sleep, there is still a lot of time".
"No, I am not able to sleep, I have to meet the Tantrik as soon as possible and find out what is going on", said Rudra in a little anger and loud voice.
Just then Varun turned his face to the other side and fell down. Here Rudra sat and in his mind started thinking about Seema and all the incidents that happened till now.
After some time, Varun again looked at him. "When you are not able to sleep, then why are you pretending to be asleep, get up", said Rudra.
On hearing his words, Varun also got up and sat beside him, "How do you know that I am not able to sleep", asked Varun in surprise.
"Well, when it was a question of your father's life, can you sleep?" said Rudra.
The Tantrik will return to the crematorium at 4:30 in the morning and then we will be able to meet him. We have a full hour now, let's see how it goes and they both started talking to each other.
Now Rudra asked about Aditya to which Varun smiled and said, "It is very difficult to find a friend like Aditya. He even planned to meet the Tantrik for my sake."
"What did you say? So it means Aditya did not intend to meet the Tantrik," said Rudra in surprise. Then Varun replied "No no actually I wanted to meet the Tantrik, my father used to say that he has unlimited knowledge and if someone gets it then he can do anything and that is why I wanted to get that knowledge". When I told the same thing to Aditya then he also agreed to work with me. Amidst all this it was morning and now both of them had to go from there to meet the Tantrik.
After all will Rudra be able to know all the secrets from the Tantrik, how did Varun's father die, who was that devil?
Thank you.
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