Devaki's POV
Karan woke me up just after midnight. We left the tent.

"Kaha jaana hai?" I whispered. "Bas mujhe follow kro, mene sab dekh rakha hai" He replied. "Dikh to rahe nhi...follow kese kru? I asked. "Point...chalo" He said, I felt him holding my hand.

Walking through those paths was difficult. The darkness was making the scene even more scary.

"Ruko!! Thak geyi" I said making a puppy face. He picked me up. "Arey!! Pagal ho kya? Ese tum thakk jaoghe! Aur kesa weird sa lag raha hai" I said. He chuckled. "Nhi thakunga, chill" He said.

He stopped at a point. "Kya hua?" I asked. "Saamne dekho" He said.

An aghori was sitting under a tree. His eyes were closed. "Raatme kon saadhna karta hai!?"  I thought.

"Saadhna ka koi waqt nhi hota Devaki" The aghori said. I widened my eyes. Karan put me down.

"Aapko kese pta me yeh soch rhi thi?" I asked. "Samay kam hai tum dono ke paas, ise zaya mat karo" He said finally opening his eyes, which were red in colour. "Hamare paas samay kam kyu hai!?" Karan asked confused.

"Subhah hone se pehle Karan ko theek krne ke lie pooja karni hogi" He said standing up. "Pooja?" Karan asked. He nodded. "Pooja!" Karan said to me. "No please" I said. "Exactly, no please" Karan said.

"Me jaanta hu tum Bhagwaan me vishwaas nhi rakhte, par yeh pooja karni hogi hame" The aghori said.

"Karan, ham yeh pooja kar rahe hai, and that's final!" I said. "Me iss pooja me nhi bethunga, tumhe jo karna hai kro" Karan said. "Baba aap pooja ki tayyari kijie" I told him. He nodded. "Par iss pooja me Karan ko takleef bohot hogi aur ek baar pooja shuru ho geyi to koi uth nhi sakta yaha se" He said. "Theek hai baba" I said.

"Karan, hamare future ke lie?" I said. "Fine" He sighed. I smiled and we sat down.

Soon, the pooja started. Aghori baba was chanting holy mantras.

Time was passing and Karan and I were sitting silently. Suddenly I heard Karan's scream. I startled. Karan was now visible, but not clearly.

"Devaki boht dard ho raha hai body me" He said, pain clear on his face. "Karan bas thodi der aur" I said. He bit his lower lip.

Baba was chanting mantras continuously.

"Tum yaha kya kar rhi ho?" Karan said looking at his right. I looked at that direction but nobody was there. "Karan? Kon hai yaha?" I asked a bit scared. Karan ignored me. "Nivi jao yaha se! Tumhara yaha pe koi kaam nhi!" Karan shouted.

I was still confused. Who's Nivi? And did Karan know her? Why wasn't she visible? So many questions were in my mind.

"Karan!" I shook him. He looked at me. "Kon hai yaha? Kisse baat kar rhe ho?" I asked. "N...Nivi...Nivi hai yaha" He replied. "Kon Nivi?" I asked. Again he turned to his right.

Karan's POV
Nivi was calling me continuously and her voice was giving me more pain. "Karan jis duniya me tum jaana chahte ho woh tumhari duniya nhi hai!" She said, "chalo Karan...mere saath aa jao. C'mon Karan, let's go" She said forwading her hand.

"Shut up! Kahi nhi aana mujhe. Devaki ke saath future hai mera, uske saath rehne do mujhe!!" I shouted. She laughed. "Tumhe to me apne saath leke jaungi" She said confidently. I looked away, trying to forger what she said.

"Karan" She called me seductively. Something inside me was saying to listen to her and do whatever she wanted me to do.