BEYOND THAT SKY

CHAPTER 4: THE VILLAGE

The sun returned after taking a short nap, and peeped into the world to brighten it with its shine. The girls dressed up, all excited, and boarded the bus. All of them got their tickets and seated themselves on the double seats. Siya got a seat for herself behind everyone. She was extremely excited! She had prepared greetings for all the villagers, and was waiting for their response. But Swetha was already busy arguing with Hema about whether they would take a car or an auto rickshaw after reaching the spot. Anyways, they decided to board a taxi which would fit all of them.

Once they were into the village, they were greeted by an ocean of green grass. The fragrance of the grass and fresh soil lit up the mood. After reaching the destination, the elegant girls set felt relieved when they set foot on the village soil. Their feet couldn't wait to step on to the soft, pillowy soil. They dropped both their plans to board a car and auto rickshaw and decided to take a walk to their meeting point. They were warmly greeted by the fellow villagers.

"How have you been dears? Is everything fine?"

"How have you grown! Tanya, you have grown thinner dear! Are you eating well?"

"Yeah aunty, I am doing good. How have you all been?"

"Fine as always!"

A bunch of kids ran towards the girls and hugged them. They were wearing the skirts that the girls had bought for them the last time they visited.

"What did you bring for us this time, sista? the little ones asked. Hema could do nothing but admire the overflowing cutesy. She handed them the rocket pencils that they had gotten for them. As the happy children made a move, the girls went forward to meet the chief of the village, Mr. Ram. He was a father figure to them, who had guided them all their way after their first meet. His family welcomed the girls with great joy. When the already- excited Navya asked about the surprise, he said, "You have three surprises for the day, dears! Watch out for them. May I tell you about the first one? Our kids and teens have prepared a fair for you this evening! You will find the other surprises in the fair!"

Janvi already had a comment ready for this, "Siya has some content for the day." and everyone giggled.

After having some good food, the girls prepared themselves for the fair in the traditional dress, the Lehenga. Their eyes were closed, and they were brought to the centre of the ground where the fair was planned. The yellow, green, pink and purple balloons hung beautifully. Tiny tots stood in shops to sell the glittering bangles that they had made. Traditional painted and to-be painted pots, along with other sculptures brought the art-expo feeling.
The colourful balloons, pinatas, bangle shops, small games, board games, beautiful animal shows drove them in. The residents had shows drove them in. The residents had planned a game where the player had to crack a pot tied high above the head with a stick, but the twist was that they would be blindfolded and the task had to be accomplished with the help of instructions from their peers. This was a traditional game in every village. After finishing the game with much of fun and frolic, where only Tanya and Hema cracked it, the girls went on to purchase interesting goodies at the fair.

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Mr. Ram was admiring the girls and the high energy and spirit that they carried, but his heart was worried about whether this happiness would be carried forward in the successive moment once he revealed the truth. But he couldn't stay muted. His duty pushed him to reveal the truth. What would the girls think of him? Would they take him for a robber or cheater?

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Thank you so much for being here! I hope you are enjoying the story! Please do share, vote and comment! Thank you! The real story of adventure starts from chapter five, so please do not skip after reading the first chapter!

But I assure that all the chapters will be entertainers!