Until now!
All the friends of Amara brought her to Princess Nithraanjali for sword training. Amara was astonished to see that Nithraanjali and Jennifer teacher looked exactly alike.
From now on!
After dressing Amara in combat attire, the friends brought her before Nithraanjali. Looking at Amara from top to bottom, Nithraanjali managed to suppress a smile and asked, "Hey! Come in, come in. Are you ready, Amara?"
Amara thought, "Will they let me go if I say no?" and said with a smile, "Mmm. I'm ready, Princess, or should I say Guru?"
"Good. Let's go," Nithraanjali said, leading her to the training area.
"You need to hold the sword like this…" she began to show Amara how to hold the sword properly, tapping it lightly against her eye.
Amara mirrored her actions and raised the sword properly. However, since it was a bit heavy, she struggled slightly to lift it and thought, "Oh wow… why is it so heavy?" but didn't show it outside.
"Great! You've got it right, Amara! Now..." Nithraanjali began to instruct her on sparring techniques.
The friends were quietly observing them, deep in thought.
"Vaanathi!" Shanthini called out in a confused tone, and when Vaanathi turned to look at her, she asked, "What's wrong, Shanthini? Why does your face look so gloomy?"
"That... Vaanathi! Is it possible that Amara truly knows who she is and the purpose of her coming here?" Shanthini asked suspiciously.
"What's the reason for your doubt?" Kannagi asked, raising an eyebrow while looking at her.
"I'm about to tell you," said Roopa, drawing the attention of all four of them.
"Didn't Amara say she has only one month left? She asked like that for a reason. Isn't that right, Shanthini?" Roopa asked.
"Yes. But that's not the only reason for my doubt, Roopa," Shanthini replied, and everyone looked at her in confusion.
"What else…?" Chithrani asked, looking at her.
"That… when you first met Amara... there was a look in your eyes as if you were seeing her for the first time," Shanthini said.
"Yes… Amara's eyes had the same look," Roopa agreed.
"Moreover… I noticed that Amara's face looked shocked the moment she saw you," Kannagi added.
"What do you think about this, Vaanathi?" Chithrani asked, and everyone waited for Vaanathi's response.
"Umm... I don't know. We can ask Amara about this..." Vaanathi said, glancing at Amara and Nithra, who were training a little distance away, and the others looked at them silently.
After a while, the first day of training ended, and Amara came back, dripping with sweat, her face flushed.
"Amara! Pay attention. Why are you looking so exhausted?" Vaanathi asked, holding her steady.
"Well? It's the first day, and you all did this to me without even letting me breathe," Amara replied tiredly.
"Is it really like this on the first day? Okay, let's go," Vaanathi said, laughing as she took Amara by the hand, and the others followed them.
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In a room!
"Ugh, just take off this armor. I can't take it anymore..." Amara complained, pulling at the armor.
"Alright... alright... come here," Shanthini said, standing in front of her and starting to remove the armor.
Once she finished, Amara fell back onto the soft bed with a 'thud.'
"Amara…! What are you doing?" Chithrani asked a little angrily.
"What happened?" Amara replied, flustered.
"You shouldn't sleep without taking a bath. Plus, we need to leave here immediately. So hurry and take a bath and come back," Chithrani said somewhat loudly.
"Oh no! Can't you show some mercy?" Amara whined, trying to lie back down again, but the five of them pulled her up and tossed her into the pond.
"Hey! You guys! Let me be. I'm tired!" Amara shouted, annoyed, but with no other option, she took a bath and changed into another outfit before coming out.
Later, the five of them came out of the palace and sat down under a tree to rest.
Only Amara's face was still sulking, and seeing that, Roopa asked, "Why are you making your face like that now?"
When Amara turned her face towards Roopa, she slapped her hand away.
"Right now, I'm in a bad mood. I need to sleep at least a little bit. But you all won't let me rest," Amara said a little angrily.
"Is that why you're so angry? We came here to relax, Amara. Don't you know how wonderful it is to rest in this natural environment?" Vaanathi said with a smile.
"Is that so? Then did we come here just to rest? Great!" Amara replied happily and lay back down on the grass.
"Amara! Place your head on my lap," Vaanathi said, and Amara rested her head on her lap, while Shanthini took her feet on her lap.
"Hey! What are you doing, Shanthini?" Amara asked with a bit of tension.
Realizing why she was asking this, Shanthini looked at her and said, "I'm placing my friend's feet on my lap. What's wrong with that? If you consider me your friend, just lie down quietly."
Seeing the love hidden beneath her anger, Amara smiled gently and lay down without saying anything.
The others sat nearby, and suddenly Amara said, "Hey! I need to ask you all something."
"What's the matter?" Chithrani asked, confused.
"It's... can we see what's happening in hell from here like watching a play?" Amara asked her doubt.
"No, Amara. They cannot see what's happening here. But..." Vaanathi began.
"But what?" Amara asked, looking up at her with curiosity.
"They probably know you are here now," Shanthini responded.
"What?! But how?" Amara's subsequent shocked questions prompted the response.
"We don't know that secret either, Amara," Kannagi replied casually, shrugging her shoulders.
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In Hell!
In the Suneri room!
"Long live Princess Suneri!" shouted a guard, bowing before Suneri.
Seeing him, Suneri asked, "What's the news?"
He bent one knee, sitting upright, and bowed his head, then presented a scroll above his head toward her and said, "Your highness, a secret message has come for you."
Suneri accepted it and began to read what was written inside her mind.
"Salutations to Princess Suneri! There is a new arrival in heaven to destroy you and your kingdom. Be careful. - Yours faithfully, your servant."
After reading this, Suneri rolled up the scroll and tucked it under her arms.
"I must see my mother immediately," she thought, signaling the guard to leave, and she hurried to her mother's room.
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In Heaven!
When Kannagi said that, Amara let go and allowed everything to unfold.
"Amara!" Vaanathi called her.
"What?" Amara turned to look at her. The others understood that Vaanathi was about to ask something.
"Um... I need to ask you something," Vaanathi said hesitantly.
"Mmm... go ahead. Why are you so hesitant?" Amara said casually.
"It's... do you know our teacher Nithraanjali already?" Vaanathi asked in a roundabout way.
When Amara heard this, she was taken aback, "Why are you asking this?"
"You see, when we first met you, we noticed a surprise in your eyes upon seeing her. That's why," Shanthini added.
"That... she's so beautiful. That's why I looked at her like that," Amara replied, trying to brush it off.
"So, is that the real reason?" Shanthini asked insistently, and Amara felt she could no longer hide from her friends.
"It's one of the reasons," Amara replied with a smile.
"Then?!"
"Then… my dear friends! The thing is... Princess Nithra... she looks exactly like your teacher Jennifer. That's why I looked at her that way…" Amara said with a beaming smile.
"What?! Our teacher looks like your princess?" Roopa asked, astonished, her mouth agape.
"Didn't I say it in Tamil?" Amara teased, raising an eyebrow and smiling.
"How is that possible?" Roopa asked in shock.
"Making the impossible possible is the work of that God. He does everything," Amara said with a smile, gazing at the stars in the night sky.
After a moment of silence, only a smile remained on Amara's lips. Noticing this, Vaanathi asked, "What are you thinking, Amara?"
"Oh, what am I thinking?" Amara replied, not quite understanding the question.
"Is there no reason behind your smile?" Shanthini asked curiously.
"Is that so? If Jennifer ma'am is here, then Arunachalam sir must also be here, right?"
Amara asked with a smile.
"Who is he?"
Chithrani asked, confused.
"He's our History sir," Amara replied.
"Oh. Are you worried about anything, Amara?"
Rubha asked, looking closely at her face.
"At first, I was scared and worried, thinking about what I would do coming here alone. But after getting to know you all and seeing your sister, who is just like Jennifer ma'am, I don't feel any worries now,"
Amara said with a smile. However, inside her heart, she thought,
"How is there someone here just like Jennifer ma'am? How do they know about me? There's some mystery here. I must figure it out. After that, I have to find a way to protect everyone along with Kaveri. Oh God! You must help me."
With those thoughts, Amara opened her eyes.
Although her friends did not know her confusion, they promised to be a comfort and support for her.
"I know. Alright! It's time. Come on, lie down and sleep,"
Amara said with a smile, and her friends laid down beside her, quickly falling asleep.
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, Amara woke up with her mind completely filled with Kaveri… and she couldn't fall asleep anymore.
Therefore, without disturbing her friends, Amara moved a bit away from them and began practicing with the sword given to her by Nidhra, repeating what she had learned today.
Just then, Kannagi, who woke up at the sight of Amara practicing, opened her eyes wide in surprise and asked loudly,
"Amara! Aren't you going to sleep?"
At her shout, everyone else woke up.
"Hmm. I'm just practicing what my guru told me to practice today,"
Amara replied somewhat loudly since everyone had woken up.
"That's fine. But why now?"
Rubha asked in shock.
"Hey! Practice makes perfect, right? That's why I'm practicing. Besides, I still have a month left…"
Before Amara could finish, Shanthini and Vaanathi ran to her and hugged her tightly. Startled by the sudden embrace, Amara asked,
"Hey! What's going on? Why like this?"
"Don't say that again,"
Vaanathi's voice trembled slightly.
"How so?"
Amara asked, not understanding.
"You will only be with us for one more month,"
Shanthini said.
"I don't know why, but my heart refuses to accept that we will part ways. It refuses to accept it…"
Vaanathi said with tears, holding Amara even tighter as the others gathered around them.
"We're in a position where we can't tell you to stay with us, nor can we let you go. I don't know why, but you have filled our hearts in such a short time, Amara,"
Shanthini said. Hearing this, Amara's eyes began to well up, but she held back her tears, looking at both of them.
"I've only been here for a short while. What does it mean for you to feel this much in such a short time…?"
She asked with a smile, hiding her worry.
"I don't know, Amara. It's only with you that we have become such close friends so quickly,"
Rubha said.
"Therefore, it seems like you shouldn't have to leave us,"
Kannagi said, and when Amara heard this, she felt the same sentiment.
"But why should we feel like this right now? I'm still going to be here for a month! Anything can happen during that time.
I believe that whatever happens will happen for our good. From now on, none of you should cry. Please. Then tomorrow, all of you must show me your talents,"
Amara said with a smile, and they all smiled back at her.
"Alright, let's go to sleep. I'm really tired from practicing. I have a lot to do from tomorrow and practice with the sword again. Oh Kaveri! It's all because of you…"
Amara said, dramatically lamenting as she complained in a playful manner.
"Okay, come on. Get some slumber for a while,"
Kannagi called her.
"When you say slumber, do you mean sleep?"
Amara asked.
"Of course, my Amara."
Vaanathi said, jumping with joy as she patted Amara's head.
"See!"
Amara said, grinning with a playful expression.
"See!"
her friends echoed her.
"Oh… does the story go like that?"
Amara asked with a smile.
"Oh… does the story go like that?"
they echoed back.
((Will this friendship of theirs last? Will Amara's assumptions become true? What is Suneri going to do? To find answers to these questions, continue reading "What She Saw in Hell!" the novel💙))
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