Alternate Universe [Mahabharata]

Chapter 3

Who are you?

The rising sun was seeping through the huge trees casted the hue of orange-red in the sky.

Vanya laying on the ground stirred in her sleep. She open her eyes only to get hit by the strong rays of sun. She fluttered her eyelids, adjusting to the morning rays of sun, having slight headache. She clutched her head, the sweet chirping of birds felt music to her hears.

She looked at her surrounding everything was so serene and fresh.
She breathed the air, cool breeze hitting her skin. She saw huge green trees. 'Trees... Forest.... Wait! What?!'

Then she remembered that they were in the cave and falling into a void.
'They...?' She widened her eyes.
Vanya panicked, and panic attack would be the worst thing that could happen to her in this situation.

She panicked because she was in middle of the forest, because she was alone, because she may lost her classmates.

Vanya glanced at her side, and saw her phone. She took it only to see that the screen was broken. She tried to switch on her phone but her attempt went in vain.

She stood up with the support of tree.
Vanya saw someone laying on the surface of grass. She stared at the person for few minutes and realised that it was her classmate.

The moment she realised, she ran to the person, tripping two-three times in process. "Aanya!".

She saw aanya laying on her stomach.
She quickly turned her body facing her and grabbed her head placing carefully on her lap. "Aanya?" She softly called her out, gently patting her cheeks.

Getting no response from aanya, vanya started to shake her. Seeing aanya scrunch her nose and groan lightly, vanya sighed in relief. "Thank god!"

Aanya rubbed her eyes, wanting to get clear vision. "Where are we?". She asked the class representative in hoarse voice, scanning the forest. "I don't know!" Vanya replied being equally confused. "Can you get up? Help me with others!" She asked aanya. Aanya just nodded glancing at their classmates ahead.

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Once everyone was up they sat in silence but vaishnavi was worried not finding her best friend among them. She counted everyone. "Wait! There are only twelve of us, where are the other eight?" She suddenly said breaking the Silence.

Upon hearing her vanya quickly turned her face to vaishnavi. She scanned everyone's face and realised that she was right.

She stood up suddenly gaining everyone's attention. "Everyone! We should find others! We can't leave them in this forest". She said and started to walk off.

On hearing her everyone slowly followed her not daring to speak against the class representative.

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Vanya didn't knew for how long they were walking. Two hours? Or maybe three hours?

She glanced at her classmates she also knew that they were hungry and tired. But she must find her other classmates. God knows in which situation were they?

"Hey vanya.... Are you sure this is the right way? I think we are walking in circles, we came across that tree already 3 times". Ashwin stated pointing at a certain tree.