The gift
It was dawn. Kajal woke up with a start. She had seen another weird dream. She saw six headless bodies. A women was standing near them. She was not crying but her face showed grief. She was constantly looking at the bodies. Finally, she went to the first body. It was the body of a thirty year old man who was wearing war clothes. She touched his feet's and went towards his top part. She tried to put her hand on the head of the body, but it fell down on the ground. She started crying and howling loudly. After this Kajal woke up. She went to bathroom and changed in to red shirt and black jeans and tied her hair into pony. She packed her stuff in suitcaseand left the room with it and went towards reception area. She saw Arun (wearing casual dress) sitting their alone with his suitcase and drinking alcohol. She went towards him.
Kajal- hey!
Arun- hi.
Kajal- why are you sitting here alone and why are drinking alcohol? You know that excessive drinking is dangerous for health.
Arun- I had woken up early, so I got ready and packed my stuff. I thought let me go towards the reception area, some one might be here. But no one was here. And about the alcohol, I was drinking it to remove some weird thoughts from my head and forget about loneliness and sorrow, I have been suffering from.
Kajal- am I allowed to know your weird thoughts and sorrow?
Arun- yeah sure, since I consider you as my friend and I have already shared one of weird dreams or vision as you call it with you. Anyways while I was sleeping, I saw someone dying in front of me. Then I saw 2 women and 5 children. One was near the man and other was near the five children. She was holding each of them near to her. Then, a cremation ground was created, in which the man was laid. It was put on fire and when the fire was burning very brightly, a women jumped into it. After that I woke and came here. And the reason of sorrow, was a breakup.
Kajal – You had a girlfriend?
Arun – yes, and she broke up with me only few days ago. I had loved her sincerely but I could not give her any time. So, irritated by this she broke up.
Kajal – what was her name?
Arun – Chitra Sengupta.
Kajal – Did you start drinking from that time?
Arun – No, I used to drink before. But after breakup, I started to drink more heavily.
Kajal – ok. I wish, I could help you out in some way.
Arun- yes, you can by listening and talking to me. We can be friends.
Kajal – sure
Just then, Karan comes to the reception area wearing formal clothes.
Kajal – Good morning, Jijaji.
Karan – good morning, Saali saheba.
Arun- hey bro.
Karan – hi Aru. Why did you both come early to the reception area?
Kajal – we had woken up early that's why.
Arun – where are you going bro?
Karan – for meeting, Yudh.
Arun – ah ok. Have you told others about it?
Karan – not yet. Can you please tell them?
Arun – sure.
Karan leaves after that. Just as Kajal about ask Arun about his other vision at that time Vivek came with the books.
Vivek- hey, Kajal your books are ready. Do you want to take them right now or later?
Kajal- since you have bought them, I will take them. Thank you. By the way how did you take to create the copies?
Vivek- just two-three days.
Kajal- so quick! How do you do it?
Vivek- Magic!
Arun- what are these books about?
Kajal- it's about Indian history with magic twist in it.
Arun- oh ok got it. Let me guess. One is Ramayan, other is Mahabharat and third, I am not sure, but Bhagawad Geeta or purans.
Kajal- you guessed two of them correct and third one is purans. But how do you know about them?
Arun- my friend had recommended me to read them.
Kajal- your psychiatrist friend?
Arun- yes.
Kajal- what's his/her name?
Arun- Vasu Dev
Kajal- ok.
Vivek- let me take your leave now.
Kajal- bye Vivek.
Arun- bye.
After Vivek leaves.
Arun- who is he and what does he do?
Kajal- don't worry. He is Vivek Payan, the librarian of Saraswati haveli, in Surdhan building.
Arun- where is it? I mean this building
Kajal-
Slowly everybody started arriving to reception area with their luggage.
Deep- you both are already here.
Arun- good morning dad.
Kajal- good morning uncle.
Deep- what are you doing here so early?
Kajal- we were talking, uncle.
Finally everyone arrived. As they were getting to ready leave ( checking if everyone is there or not). At this point, Vindhu enters with few hotel attendants pushing a trolley with gifts laden on it.
Vindhu- these are some gifts which I want to give you. These are thank you gifts.
He started handing out the gifts. Kajal's turn came at last.
Vindhu- here is your gift.
Kajal-(taking the gift) sorry, kakaji, I was not able to complete the work you gave me.
Vindhu- it's fine, I am sure you are going to come again over here. Complete it at that point of time.
Kajal- ok kakaji.
Vindhu- open this gift when you require it the most.
Kajal- ok kakaji.
Finally they all left in their respective cars. Kajal sat in a corner inside the limonsine and was looking at the gift. It was cuboid at bottom and cube on the top. She opened the gift wrapping. She saw that cuboid box was red in color and separate from the cubs box which was of the same color. She shook both of them but could not get any noise. She kept them aside but near her and started thinking about Arun. She felt as if she is attracted to Arun. This attraction was old, just like time.
But time will only tell when will this relationship will be revealed to her. There are many secrets for her to unravel. Only time will tell when. As off now let's leave her.
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