THE FORGOTTEN TALE

Chapter 2

Authors pov

A week later.....

A week passed since Naina opened her eyes, since she was struck in the unknown place, since she lost her voice. Her other injuries were mostly healed which was a shock to her.

She was sitting on the stair of the Hut wearing one of the clothes the lady made her wear , as her previous salwar was not in a condition to wear anymore. The outfit was a strange lehenga type with a skirt and a tube top like blouse and long draping like Vail, Naina had a hard time adjusting in the outfit but she was helpless.

The old couple was surprisingly kind and warm to her and slowly was earning her trust as the didn't get try to do anything to her, but what frustrated her was she was not able to make them understand what a phone is, they didn't even understand any language she wrote.

She limped around the area of the house but was greeted with nothing but forest. Was she really struck in island or what.

Suddenly a commotion of the old lady and the man caught her attention, she slowly limped to the front of the house and was confused seeing a old Sage , he looked different than the sages she sometimes saw in Temple in her hometown.

The old couple was touching his feet and telling something, somewhere she caught them saying her name.

But she froze when the Sage eyes landed on her and he...smiled knowingly.

Why is he smiling like he knows me, or Knows something I don't. Naina thought a bit creeped out.

The sage told something to the couple and they nodded, smiled at her once and left her with the Sage alone , her eyes widened Why are they leaving me, what if he is some maniac , I can't even run properly. Naina thought in alert looking at the Sage.

" Don't be afraid Nayantara, I mean You no harm." The Sage told her in her mother tongue Bengali making her eyes widened.

Holy... Naina thought in shock out of everyone she didn't thought a sage will know her language in this unknown land, Where in the world am I She thought.

" You are in Dwapar Yug Nayantara." He said.

She looked at him horrified how could he..

"I can hear You Yes and I m Rishi VedVyas, And Yes You are in Dwapar Yug, Thousands of Years back from your time." He said snatching the ground from her feet.

What rubbish is he saying, Is this some kind of drama going on She thought taking a step back from him.

"There is no drama going on Nayantara,You are in Dwapar Yug and Your past brought you here." VedVyas said calmly.

No no no Nayantara chanted , her head was spinning, her ears turned numb making everything a distance echo, Run Run her conscious mind shouted and she did , she sprinted as fast as her legs could, the whole was a distance echo as trees blurred from her vision.

She stopped in her tracks looking at the crowded place she run into , the attire , the language, the culture and atmosphere everything was  screaming she was living a nightmare.

She shook her head as a soundless sob shook her body , tears rolled down her eyes as she stumbled on her feet.

"Naina." She turned around to see Rishi vaidvyas standing behind her.

She stepped back in fear looking at Rishi vaidvyas who stared at her with a calm look.

"Calm down," Rishi vaidvyas told her with calm voice.