Krishna

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A boy leaned out, giving out his hands to me. I couldn't see his face properly as the sun shone bright on my face.

"Get up, Dhaksha!" he pulled me up.
"How do you know my name? Who are you?" I asked.

He gave me a bright smile, pulled me by my wrist and started running towards the lake.

"Who are you? Let go of me," I shouted while coping with him.
"Look!!!" he pointed out my reflection in the lake.

What the fuck?

"When did I get this young?" I stared at my reflection.
The boy laughed at me and splashed the water on my face.

"Bhaiyaaa?" I took a step back.
"You are so dumb. Took you so long to realise it!" he laughed at me.
"What is going on?"
"We travelled back to my youth" he rested his hands on my shoulder.
"What? Another Time travel?" I exclaimed.
"Yes, my dear Dhaksha."

He sat on the rock near the lake and patted a rock beside him.

"Why are we exactly here bhaiya? My family's out there to wage a war. Draupadi's all stressed out. At this time why are we here?" I sat beside him.

"I just wanted to feel my youth again. I thought I would take you along with me too. No particular reason." he smiled. " Now get up let's go. I want you to meet many people."

He grabbed my wrist and dragged me.
"Bhaiya, slow down."

We reached a place full of small huts and busy people everywhere.

"Wait, is this?"
"Yes, Dhaksha. This is where I grew up." he pointed to the place.

Oh, my fudge!!!

"Bhaiyaaa!!" Kanha called out loud.
"Haa Kanha?" he called out back.

I turned to see a teenage boy who looked familiar.

"Bhaiya, he looks familiar."

He walked towards us slowly. The more close he came, the more familiar he looked.

"What happened now, Kannaiya?" He asked.

Again. Oh, my fudge!!!

"Vasudeva... this is my brother. He's my Chim Chim. He's my Manuel." Tears rolled down my cheeks.

He looked just like my brother when he passed away.

"He's my bhaiya. He's Balram." Kanha introduced him to me.

Why does Balram na look like my brother? What's going on here? Mahabharata can't get more mysterious than this.

"Who's she, Krishna? Wait, did he tease you something, or did you fall in love with his flute and him." Balram na asked.

I was still shocked to see my brother's face after a very long time. I stood still, without even answering.

"She fell in love then. I'm sure of it," he said again.
"Wait. No no, I'm not in love with him. I mean I do love him." I zoomed back.

"What?" he exclaimed.
"I mean. He's my brother, Shri Balrama na." I replied.
"Shri Balrama??" he exclaimed again.

Balram na whispered something to Kanha na.
"No no, She's all normal." Kanha laughed back.

"What's your name, little one?"Balram na bent down to my height.
"Ah. I'm Dhaksha." I smiled.
"Alright!!" he smiled and gave me a pat on my head.

He's just like my brother!

"I wanna take a nice bath, Bhaiya."  Kanha stretched his body.
"How about we go to the lake near our home and take a nice bath?" Balram na suggested.
"Sounds good. Isn't it, Dhaksha?" Kanha smiled at me.

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