NIHAR ( HILL OF DEAD )

25-1

Now I know the source of their unusual behavior.
It was the god, he did something to all of them
But isn't this some superficial stuff?
But then why did they all dream about the same thing...
It wasn't helping me in the slightest and even Ayama wasn't here.
I wasn't able to make any logical explanation for it.
Is there really a force that I'm unaware of?
Is there a hope that can fill such devastated people with life again?
It was terrifying, just thinking about it made me want to throw up.
" Are you okay Ayudha? You look kinda pale."
Aparna said while closing the gap between us.
I backed away from her, it was instinctive.

" He.. he looks kinda lost."
Diyan said...
It was true, I was creeped out by all of them.
It made me want to puke.
Am I wrong here? Are they truly right?
I had no idea what to think and what not to do at that point.
Iva, who closed the gap between us without my notice, put her hand on my head...
" Hmm, your temperature seems normal. Do you want to rest ?"
There was no use, I should just calm down now and listen to their words carefully.
I gave a quick smile to Iva.
" I'm fine. Thanks for your concern."
I sat down on my spot and listened to their talk about God and what he told them all.
It was a long talk, they all evaluated what he meant and how he looked to them in their dream.
To my surprise, they all had the same appearance.. it just made me feel sicker and sicker but I
stuck till the end.
The long discussion came to an end and everyone dissipated.
I looked at my wrist watch and it was already past 1 Am.
This long 4-hour session took everything out of me.
The only one remaining in the dining hall was me and Rai.
I took a bowl and started to serve myself some food that was left over from breakfast.
And took a seat at the table.
Rai who was going out turned back and took a seat too.
..
There was an awkward silence between us which she broke with her words
" Don't you think it's unusual?"
It was the exact thing I was thinking the whole time in that long 4-hour session.
" About what ?"
I tried to lure out Rai.
" Don't play dumb. I'm talking about this God stuff. Don't you think it's weird ?"
Rai showed her concern.
" I don't know to be honest. The one who saw this so-called god was you, Iva, Aadya, Tarush,
Ranav, Diyan and Aparna. I don't even know a thing about it."
I said to Rai who was staring at me.
" I know but.. argh only if Ayama was here, this talk would have gone smoothly."
" If you want Ayama then you gotta wait. He's still resting."
With a bitter face, she asked again.
" Did Ayama see the god too?"
" I don't know if he didn't say anything about it."
In reality, I do know that Ayama didn't see anything because we both were risking our lives and
sleep for some information all night long.
Rai sighed.
" I also saw it but I don't know, something feels off about it. Not just this but the whole situation. It
changed the mood of people drastically and that's scary."

It was indeed a scary thing, imagine being able to motivate a whole army of useless people to
become terrorists and explode everything.
Yes, it's scary.
And imagine being able to tell a woman-
Ahem ahem brain you don't need to go that way, revert back
After fighting a world war in my mind, I looked at Rai who was waiting for my response.
" So do you want something?"
I asked her.
" Weren't you listening? I want to know what you were doing, you are the only one who didn't see god."
Her voice was firm
She reminded me of my laboratory teacher with whom I spent a nig-
Ahem ahem, you don't have to reveal it my silly brain.
" I was just sleeping like normal. "
I replied to her
" That's strange, if you were sleeping then why didn't you see it."
Rai was thinking out loud now...
" Maybe I have psychic power which interferes with God showing up in my dream."
I tried to laugh it off but Rai gave me a serious look. It was saying if you don't take it seriously
then I'll slit your throat.
Scary women are scary.
Someone once gave me a look like that and they ended up in my be-
Not again you silly memories go back..
After killing my brain over 100 times, I was able to concentrate on the conversation again.
" It's a waste of time. Inform me when Ayama is up."
Rai said this and left the dining hall...
I was all alone there eating whatever was left...
..
02:16 Pm
After finishing my lunch, I exited the dining hall and made my way towards the dormitory. As I approached the dorm, about 100 meters away, I noticed Ranav acting suspiciously, sneaking around and heading towards the Forest. His behavior seemed odd, the way he was glancing around. Curiosity piqued, and I decided to trail him as he hurried towards the forest. The bugs buzzing around were irritating, but I couldn't ignore the responsibility Ayama had entrusted me with. Silently, I followed Ranav through the forest until we reached the edge where the land met the river, Baru. Ranav scanned the surroundings, and I wondered what he was up to