The train has stopped at Nagpur Station and Shriyashi is feeling her heartbeat..... Taking a deep breath , she drinks some water , takes few deep breaths and informs her father with a message
: - "Papa I have reached Nagpur"
As she comes out of the train , tens of coolies storm her , shouting the price of carrying the luggage .
Shriyashi feels a bit uncomfortable and leaves off saying " Sorry , I do not need any help for the luggage" .
She is tired but still pushing her way through....
She calls a cab & while she is waiting outside the station , again a lot of taxi drivers surround her asking if she needs a taxi ....
Looking at this , Shriyashi very politely refuses by moving her head side by side and walks away.
Finally her cab arrives and she reaches the hotel. After having freshen up , as she is sitting outside , she gets a call from Dayaal , (the person who is going to take her to the location where she is going to get the furniture)
She arrives with him to an old market called "Raaval market" . While walking through the interior aisles, she notices a little girl who is trying to get on the bicycle but is finding it hard. Shriyashi politely guides her to hold still . The little girl looks at her and smiles... Dayaal asks the people around about Shankar ,an old tailor . The people refuse to say anything .
As they are about to return , suddenly the little girls tops shriyashi by holding her hand and takes her to Shankar's house... Shriyashi gives chocolate to her who in turn kisses Shriyashi on her cheeks and runs away.
Shankar : Kaun hai ?
Dayaal : Hum wo furniture lene aaye hain
Shankar : Maine Ashok saahab ( Shriyashi' father) ko bola tha , mera ghar shaapit ho gaya hai is furniture ki wajah se . Wo nahi maane ....
Shriyashi is perplexed and a bit afraid hearing this ...
She calls Ashok . He insists her to just clear the payment and take the furniture as according to him is all rumor .
Shriyashi then asks Shankar: Uncle ji , ye furniture ke paise cash me lenge ?
Shankar with a helpless smile : " Haan beta cash de dena ya UPI kar do , cheaque Jamaa karne jaana nahi ho paaega mujhse"
Shriyashi : " Ji uncle , ye lijiye"...
As they get into the truck , Dayaal advices Shriyashi to sit with the furniture .
Shriyashi asks to Dayaal to hurry up as it's already dark , and she has to reach station in 3 hour.
The truck starts . Shriyashi checks her phone only to find out that the phone's battery has died .Seconds later , a white smoky light gets released from the furniture which goes inside Shriyashi and makes her fall unconscious .
Meanwhile Ashok gets a message from an unknown number that the furniture has a ancient secret & anyone who has closed the deal is in grave danger tonight. Ashok immediately tries to call Shriyashi but obviously fails.....
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"A DEAL OF REVELATION "
Short StoryThe story is about a young girl who has been given a task by her father to get an ancient statue from a dealer in Nagpur ...which is the first ever experience of her life....
