The Hell Games (Kalki Chronicles)

Her Heart

Why have you allowed her to participate in the competition? Dev looked at Harry in exasperation.

You are the closest to me and next to your father. Today I will tell you a secret. Nobody can stop that girl from doing what she is doing. She is no more your gait. It is time which will change things for her and for us.

In that case, we will be compelled to take her much before time if she wins a contract and earns a hefty sum beyond our prescribed limit.

How will we manage, Sir? Please help us for you are our Alma Mater, our God whom we pray to for everything.

Don't worry, Dev.

And why do you say that Sir? Why shouldn't I worry? Everybody is perturbed by her actions.

Nobody bothers except you and your gaits who want to ruin her everything. Don't keep a grudge against her. She has suffered all throughout her life for us and sacrificed her everything.

But...Sir...our R...ules...

Don't worry. she won't be winning a huge amount in the contract.

So...it means...she will win a contract.

She will not only win a contract but will also complete her writing and submit her work within the stipulated time.

Then, what do we do except create problems for her.

Boy, you cannot create problems for her excessively. You need to balance everything with her. Otherwise, our food making of magic will be affected.

But she is our doll...

She is a doll but we have to honour the agreement according to which we cannot interfere with certain key areas of her life like her inner sanctum, her hard work and creative endeavours.

So, you mean to say we cannot siffon money or cheat her and extract her hard earned money.

No. That cannot be done. We can cheat her financially only within a circumscribed limit.

But...

There is no "if" and "but" in our dealings with her now. We will have to change our perspective and treatment towards her. It will affect you also badly. You need to be made in due time and all through her.

Nobody can make you except her. And even if you are not made, the food of magic is of utmost priority to me than any other thing.

Hence, we are constrained to allow her certain things one of which is financial independence and creative endeavors. Also, nobody should jeopardise her interests now".

You are forgetting Dev, you are betrothed into companionship with another gait. You should be very careful about your living now.

What about her health? We are just concerned about that. She has created enough problems for us. We just want her to die soon," said Sebastian.

Her heart will come to us after her death and she needs to be taken up the magical dimension much before a certain age so that we are made through her. Her life is equally important to us as her death. There are many others in the community who are yet to be made through her.

Whenever she is taken up, she will remain a special "slave", said Dev

You want her enslavement whereas she is our freedom. She can no more be taken as a slave after a certain period of time.

In any case, she will be taken up within a year's time within which everything will be sorted out," interrupted Sebastian.

The question is – "With whom will she stay with after being taken up the magical den?"

While both Dev and Sebastian look at Harry for a reply, he said – She will stay with Dev in his house for his making.