Naina's POV

Darkness

Everywhere my eyes took me was only darkness, I didn't know where I was , I felt numb , I tried to shout but only air come out of my throat.

Am I dead , is this what heaven looks like but wasn't heaven supposed to be white with clouds and fairies.

If this is heaven then where is Arjun.

Arjun!!!Arjun !!!!

I screamed in my mind but there was nothing, I tried to run but I couldn't feel my legs.

Then there was this blinding light , it was Soo bright engulfing all the darkness but I couldn't see it blinded me.

There was rustling as I tried to open my glued eyes but it refused to open, I tried to move my body but my whole body ached and felt like tons of bricks were placed on my body , with difficult I moved my fingers to felt a cloth ,there was a soothing mumble , the voice was gentle and loving like a mother's voice but I could not understand the words,

"Sarvam kuzalam Vatsa , Mandam Mandam unmiSati Tava Netrayo,"

Gathering all my strength I slowly opened my eyes and immediately felt my eyes burning from the bright light , I again shut it and heard the voice again along with a gentle touch on my head.

" Shh Vatsa Mandam Mandam." (" Sushh child , slowly slowly ")

This time I slowly opened my eyes saw and saw ceiling with straw's and and various materials. I looked around and saw some clay made vessels, a mat and some clay idol and some other things I couldn't understand.

I looked at my side and was surprised to see a middle aged lady who was caressing my hair , she was saying something but I couldn't understand, whatever language she was saying was unknown to me.

Where was I

I thought frowning and then like a burst of light , everything come snapping in to me.

My depression days

Shruti taking me to Odisha to her grandparents

The sudden cyclone in the bitch

My jumping in the water to save the child

And then my drowning

My eyes widened and I frantically looked around, ignoring the words the lady was saying.

Gosh the water must have took me a different place bu...but how am I still alive

No Naina this is not the time to think these , think about your parents and Shruti they must be crying their eyes out thinking you are death

I felt terrible for them , I have to contact them somehow to let them know I m alive, but how I m pretty sure even if I have somehow made out of the storm alive my mobile didn't.

I looked at the lady who was sitting beside me, What made me frown was the weird type of clothing she was wearing, a tube top type of thing along with long saree like cloth draped around her, the lady's eyes were kind and with filled with concern.

Maybe I can ask for her phone

I opened my mouth to ask her but nothing come out of it except air, I tried harder to talk  again but this time also no sound come out of my vocal cords,

Panic surged inside of me

Why I m not able to talk

I keep trying to get something out of my throat, a single sound but nothing was there except my frantic heartbeats , tears fall from my eyes.

Wh...why.....whe... where...Is...mm...my...v...voice..

A light grip on my shoulders stopped my failed attempts , I looked at the lady and she was shaking her with a sadness in her eyes ,

"Shanta vasta , Vaidyaraj Kathita Bhavan kijcit vizraantim anubhavatu." ( " Calm down child , the the Vaidyaraj told you to have some rest." ) The lady said softly.

I was breathing heavily, a painshot through my head making me clutch it tightly,

"Ahameva Ahvana Vaidyaraj," ( " I m going to call Vaidyaraj.") The lady said with hurry and run out of the room.

I touched my hand to my throat, there was some green paste in my throat , I tried to wipe it off but a hand stopped me, I looked up and this time a very old man was infront of me saying something but I didn't listened to them because he was saying the same language.

I looked at the lady with confusion ,who this time has a middle aged man besides her, I shook my head at them with tears sliding omy eyes.

They maybe I understood I don't know their language, the lady again said something to the man and this time he nodded at her, the lady touch my throat and shook her head.

A lump got struck in my throat as the meaning behind her gesture drowned on me ,

I lost my voice, that storm took my voice

I felt numb , I didn't know what to think , I was in a point of my life where I was tired of the storm life throws at me,

The lady gently caressed my hair's but saying something but non of it reached my ears, I parted my lips to scream, to let out the agonizing pain inside of my chest but only silence greeted me.

I would never be able to usey voice again, I would never be able to talk, and now I am in an unknown place where I can easily get in trouble, what if these people are involved in some kind of human trafficking, what if something worse then death happens to me

At least the silence and tears didn't left me,

Dread filled me but I could do nothing but watch them in silence anticipating the worse until I could get in contact with a police or mobile to contact my family or friends.

The old man applied some green paste on on the cuts and injuries in my hands and legs , wherever this place was they are living in very backwardness.

The old man left and the middle aged man left leaving me with the lady. I cautiously looked at her but for some reason these people looked kind but I know better then to trust people on their appearance, I always followed Arjun's words.

" Never trust someone based on their looks Tara , people's looks can be deceiving."

The Lady brought some food and tried to feed me but I hesitated, she said something which probably liked like requesting me to eat , I was hungry to I don't from how many days I was passed out.

Helplessly I eat from her hands,

" Naam?." The Lady said pointing at me, I tried to slowly understand her words.

The words sounded like name, is she asking my name, but I don't think it's wise to tell anyone my government name, think Naina think.

I pointed to her eyes and then pointed to the stars in the sky from the small window,

"Nayan Tara ." The Lady asked.

I sighed at least some of her language matches with mine, I nodded at her and she smiled brightly.

I have to get out of here ASAP

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