Vardaan 1...The Ultimate Boon

Chapter 17: Now What Are You Waiting For? (Part 3)

However, every day Rasik remembered his strange dream. Every day he felt that he was acting as stupid as the dream, but still, he did not stop.

In the next ten days, Rasik lost all his seeds by doing three new experiments. By the end of the last part, he understood how to do sowing, but now he also got the basic knowledge that sowing does not happen without seeds.

Rasik sat down with his mouth hanging.

The eleventh noon suddenly fell. All four looked at the sky with surprise and found that there was a possibility of rain. Lightning struck and it started raining.

Batuk looked at Jagdeesh with immense happiness. Jagdeesh and Dev were enjoying the rain. Looking at both of them, it seemed that they were not interested in sowing. Losing patience, Batuk thought that he would do the sowing himself. But within a short while his hands moving towards the seeds stopped seeing the sad face of Rasik.

Batuk didn't want his condition to be like that of Rasik. He controlled his excitement and started pretending to enjoy the rain with a dull mindset.

Jagdeesh and Dev had a real apprehension which turned out to be true. The rain stopped within a few moments and for the next four days not even a drop fell.

Batuk was very happy. His little ignorance was about to become a big mistake. Rasik indirectly saved him.

The next morning no one saw Dev. He came after sunrise.

"Have you come after visiting the mound?" When Rasik asked, Dev said 'yes'.

"What happened Dev... are you thinking something?" Jagdeesh asked.

"We can't rely on rain. We have to make permanent arrangements for water." Dev said firmly.

Jagdeesh felt as if Dev had spoken his mind.

"Even I was thinking the same. I also went around but did not understand anything. What do you say?" Jagdeesh asked.

"I am also disappointed; it seems that water will have to be brought from the same river," Dev said expressing his frustration.

Batuk's mind started to panic after hearing this.

"It takes you half a day to bring only three Kalash of water, the idea of irrigating the fields from there would be very foolish," Rasik told his assessment.

"So will all the hard work go to waste?" came out suddenly from the mouth of the frightened Batuk.

Dev's first reaction confirmed Batuk's fears. Sadly he looked at Jagdeesh and Jagdeesh also bowed his head. At last, he was about to look at Rasik when he remembered that it did not matter to Batuk whether it rained or not because Rasik had lost all his seeds. Batuk was overwhelmed with grief. Today he understood the meaning of a proverb.

'Haath to aaya, munh na laga.' (I got it, but couldn't eat it.')

When Dev saw his sad friends, he immediately remembered what such desperation had done last time. So he started straining his mind.

After about an hour, Dev regrouped the friends.

"We might not be able to do anything, but Rasik, you are a scientist... suggest us any kind of solution," Dev asked.

It seemed full of stupidity to Batuk. Before Rasik could reply, Batuk spoke.

"He has no seed left, so why would he find a solution? Nothing can be done now." Saying this with great sadness, Batuk turned away and started leaving.