chapter:-01

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It was raining heavily outside.

She was inside the car.

Faint sound of crying could be heard.

She was breathless.

Her head was bursting with pain.

Everything seemed blurry, Suddenly something red started flowing out of her head.

She was unable to move, she wanted to call someone for help but no sound was coming out of her throat.

Darkness began to appear before her eyes.

Suddenly someone's voice was heard in her ears and the last words she heard were "we did what was said."

Suddenly she woke up and started breathing rapidly and her hands started trembling.

                     ~Raksha POV~

My breathing was uneven and I started crying while sitting at the corner of the bed.

I don't know why I have these nightmares. Who were the people in my dreams?

I controlled myself I looked towards the balcony, the gate of the balcony was open, the cold wind touching my body, the moonlight was coming into the room, I was holding my tears and went towards the balcony.

The cool breeze was brushing through my body, the moonlight touched my face, I looked at the moon, I was thinking about my nightmare, suddenly a tear fell from my eye, I was lost in my thoughts.

Suddenly someone tapped on my shoulder. I looked back and it was Rakshit Bhai.

Rakshit Bhai asked, “What are you doing?”

I said, "Nothing brother, but why are you still awake?"

He said, "I was doing some office work but when I came out from my room I saw your room's light is on , so I came to check"

I said "oh okay"

He said "Again that nightmare"

I said "Yes bhai, I don't know why I always see same nightmare. I didn't even know who are those peoples"

He said "don't worry bacche, everything will be fine, I am here now let's go it's getting late, we will go watch a movie tomorrow, ok?"

I said "really bhai? oh you're the best, thank you so much"

He said "okay okay enough buttering now sleep I'm also going good night "

I said "good night bhai"

After that I lay down on the bed and covered myself with the duvet, I still didn't sleep, thoughts kept flowing in my mind and I kept thinking about my dream, I didn't know when I fell asleep and entered the dreamland.

(author's pov)

                     Next Morning

Shravani (raksha's mother) says to Praveen ( raksha's father ) "Look, your princess has not come yet and today is Maha Shivratri, what will her in-laws say in future that we did not teach her anything?"

Her father said "ohhooo... Shravni aap kyu chinta karti hai..!! Apko nhi pata chinta karne se or jaldi buddhe lagne lagte hai.. or hum nhi chahte humari begum choti choti baato par itni sari chinta kare"
(Ohhh...Shravani why are you worried..!!?Don't you know that worrying makes you look old faster....And I don't want my lady to worry so much about small things.)

Suddenly raksha enter's  the hall her anklet sounds could be heard everywhere.

Raksha's mother asked "where were you??"

Her father said " Arey.. meri begum ye toh dekhiye uske hanthon mai Puja ki thali hai toh woh mandir se hi toh ayi hogi aap kyu itna gussa karti hai humari princess par "
( Arey.. my queen, look at this, she has a puja plate in her hands, she must have come from the temple only, why are you so angry at our princess?)

Her mother said " accha baba nhi daant rahi jao raksha rakshit ko jaga do breakfast ready hai "
(Okay , I am not scolding, go Raksha and wake up Rakshit, breakfast is ready.)

Raksha said " jii maa"

Raksha placed the plate in the temple and went upstairs to Rakshit's room to wake him up.

Raksha shouts "Bhaiiiiii get up you forgot??? We were going to watch movie today!!!! And you are still sleeping"

Rakshit said "No princess... I didn't but let me sleep a little longer"

Raksha said " No bhai get up Otherwise maa will scold you a lot"

Rakshit said " Hufff...okay meri maa tum chalo mai ready hoke aata hu".
(Okay mom You go, I'll get ready and come downstairs).

Raksha said  " come fast".

                  ~ Raksha pov~

Today is maha shivratri so I woke up early. i looked at the time and it was 5 AM so, I did my workout and went to the bathroom. I took shower and wore simple blue anarkali suit with silver oxidised jwellery also did minimal make up. Again I looked at time and it was 6:30 Am.
I came downstairs looked around but I didn't see anyone. I thought "Maybe everyone is doing their work".

I wore my sandals. Picked up my car keys and drove  to the temple.
When I reached, I parked my car in the car parking I took Puja plate from the car and locked my car.

When I was crossing the road to go to the temple Suddenly someone pushed me and I fell in front of a car. My breath become uneven. My hands started sweating my vision getting blurry. But somebody tapped my shoulder.

A lady hugged me and started patting my back. She asked " Are you okay baccha..?? Are you injured..??"

After some seconds I said " nhi aunty mai theek hu. Everything happened so fast that I got scared"

That lady said " it's okay bacche let's go to the temple together"

We went to the temple together and after the puja we sat on a bench under a tree nearby.
That lady asked " bacche what is your name"

I said " Raksha Rathore"

That lady said " such a pretty name. My name is Abhilash Chauhan".

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