Vennela:-
"Common hurry up. Are we gonna be late!" A chirpy voice rang in my ears as adjusting my dress. And that voice belongs to my one only true friend Malini.
We both grew up in an old orphanage in Coonoor, Tamilnadu a southern part of Bharat. I wasn't burn as there, me and my family visited these magical paradise on earth to enjoy our vacation. But soon the happy laughter dreaded as both my parents died in an cruel accident and my so-called relative none of them willing to accept me who thought as a burden. Thus, here I am lived as an orphan. The same goes for my friend Malini she was found on doorsteps of orphanage with a note giving her basic details. And who left her their nobody know a thing. As for our love for stars was immeasurable and it brought us to Himachal Pradesh.
"Venni...???" A short angry tone erupted beside me as I lost in thoughts. Malini stood to my left and glaring daggers at me. "How long are you going to take Venni? We're going to the meteor shower not to a wedding? Do you need to dress up so much?" Her exasperated words betrayed her outfit. She wore a long sliver white Kurthi with light yellow touch. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her antics.
"Seriously! Are you going like this to a trek? Or going on a DATE?" My teasing question have invoked something within her and she ran into her room and within five minutes she came back in full gear for the adventure, grinning ear to ear which only received my deadpan expression.
"Alright. Alright I'm done now let's go." I couldn't brace myself to endure her cute pouty lips so, here we are at the most exiting and adventurous place in Himachal Pradesh, Triund trekking point. By the time we reached there the sky turning into a blazing red and gradually falling into darkness... Oops! Dark blue which finally displayed the magnetize few of stars pouring on our hearts.
09:37pm. The meteor shower yet had begin, in the mean time we had our dinner and went around a little bit as it dark and dangers.
"Finally... It's time!!!" Exclaimed Malini as the clock ticked into 10:57am. As it nearing the time Malini more and more becoming restless so I had to hold her down with both of my hands. And it began... For an hour the shooting stars continued to shower our heart and soul and like usual Malini fell asleep at midnight and exactly as it stuck 12:00 a shooting star which crossing the galaxy came to an absorb stop and gradually magnifying in my vision making very hair stand on my skin.
Fear?... No... It may not be fear exactly but an excitement born from thrill of witnessing a wonder! Words may find hard to describe what I'm feeling at the movement. I wanted to run, scream at the top of lungs, but I could do none of them as the star which I always admired and loved coming at me. Before I could sense anything the bright star engulfed in darkness.
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"...." Argh...
"Vennela???" Hmm...
"Venni!? Wake up!?" Why Malini...!? Why do you disturb my beauty sleep every morning? Do you have grudge on me of past life? Have I offended you? WHY...???
"Oh common if I really had a grudge on you I would've thrown you into the crag of this mountain a long ago!!!" An angry cry of Malini rang in my left ear almost causing the poor ear drums to scatter to pieces.
"Did I said that out loud?"
"You did! And I'm going to hunt you for the rest of your puny life for revenge. So, now get up it's already close to afternoon, I'm hungry don't have an ounce of strength to move a muscle and we need to get back home! Wake up... Will you..." Malini voice gradually fell into slumber as it continued further.
"Huh...!?" Just then something clicked in my dizzy mind and managed to open these stubborn eyes of mine with some struggle. When finally opened them what came into my few is Malini's droopy eyes desperately 'eye' eating the chocolate cake on her mobile screen with drooling seeping out of the mouth.
"Eu..." immediately I turned my face in disgust.
"What!? Do you know what's the time is? I'm about to die here!!!" She exclaimed at my reactions brought a mischievous grin.
"Why the rush. I just over slept it's quite natural 'cause of the shooting star's!" The unnecessary explanation made as I moved my numb body. After gathering all of our things and, not before having our empty stomachs filled to the brim we set back to our rooms. This time our trip lasted one week and finally we're back to our humble home. It's not a big one just with two cozy bed rooms, a kitchen, a medium hall open space at the front door surrounded with small courtyard filled with various kinds of flower and vegetable plants. Well I did put a lot of effort in growing them though.
It's been two days since we returned but,...
"What are you looking at?" Malini enquired my strange tenue of mine past these two days.
"Huh?" I was startled by her sudden cry and confusedly at her even more puzzled expression. "What is it? Anything wrong?"
"YOU-ARE-WHAT'S-WRONG!!! You're behaving as totally been entirely strange on a horrific level. One second you're normal and next second staring at god knows what and where, scared as if wiped by a thunder" She vociferated as huffing-puffing heavy breaths.
She's right for sometime I'm feeling that some one watching me, but when I look back their's no one standing there. At first I thought it might be just my imagination gradually not anymore. Maybe...
"Ven-???" Malini get's easily scared by this type of things should I tell her? "Your really scaring me. I'm going to call Am..."
"No!!!" An indescribable fear swept over me, what could I say? She might've guessed my thoughts.
"Fine. I'll not him at the movement but you've to tell me everything!" I wouldn't slight that commanding tone of her so, I said everything that I felt abnormal.
"What? Seriously!!! Do you think it maybe HIM?"
"No... I'll know if it's him. Although I hate what he's now but we all grew up together."
"Now what to do? We don't know who's after us, this time?"
"I want to know too..." My vision turned to the dark shadows of the other side of the road.
Unknown(POV):-
It's been unknown time everything is strange, this world is totally strange to me but one kept guiding me, it's HER... She has what I needed.
"Your precious is MINE" A deep voice reverberated across the dark nights...
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FantasyManjira:- Let me ask what is precious to you? You don't know? Well that's too bad...! Everyone may or might have something or someone precious to them which they ever want to let go even in death. If possible please find something precious for yours...
