It all started in 2025. Our planet had recently recovered from a pandemic which took away thousands of lives but still.......we all survived and life came back to normal after many efforts of ours and our world leaders. But who knew that this pandem...
The incident in the city and the trauma that followed it was just a mere start of Umika's actual life which was filled with several havocs. Days later, she found herself standing in the middle of dense forests, along with her parents, near Guru Shukracharya's ashram and facing Guru Shukracharya and Guru-Maa Jayanti.
From now on she'll be living here with her Gurudev and Guru-Maa, in this big ashram filled with many other students and teachers, till she completes her education.
Umika looked up at her Father with teary eyes as he gave her hand in Guru-Maa's hand and avoided her daughter's pleading gaze.
Her Mother and Father, one last time looked at her with pain on their faces, folded their hands in front of Gurudev and Guru-Maa and then they turned their backs on Umika.
Guru Shukracharya looked down at Umika and she looked up. Shukracharya smiled at her very warmly and extended his hand to her while giving a slight nod. Umika looked at his hand for sometime and then held it firmly.
While holding both her Gurudev and her Guru-Maa's hand, Umika watched as her parents leaving her here for how many years, she didn't know.
Gurudev didn't even waste a second in starting her education and he immediately took her towards her class. As Umika walked through the ashram, she got to see many teacher's taking classes in different areas of the ashram.
At one corner, in a big sand pit, some students were practicing the art of mastering weapons like sword, javelin, mace and archery. At some other corner, at some other corner a class related to important plants and their benefits was going on. As they crossed the main kitchen, Umika could here Guru-Maa's voice, instructing students about the art of cooking.
Shukracharya looked down at Umika's curious face on seeing his big ashram and he said with a smile 'Tumhe bhi ye sb seekhna hai, Putri.' (You'll also learn all this, my child.)
Umika looked up at him and smiled at him warmly. Shukracharya's eyebrows furrowed as he felt a deep pain in his heart taking in Umika's appearance. Her appearance made Shuracharya gave Shukracharya guilt of betrayal, which he actually never did and peace of efforts at the same time, which he will start from today.
They came into an open hall, covered by dry hay and thin curtains covered two open sides.
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The place was filled with many kids of almost Umika's age and in front of them their teacher sat, giving them primary education. Umika felt so nervous because they all were new to her and for the first time she saw so many kids of her age.
Seeing Guru Shukracharya, everyone stood up. The teacher walked upto him and greeted him with hands joined and head bowed. The students followed him and did the same. Shukracharya blessed them all and then turned to Umika.
