Prey of a Predator

Chapter 4

The sky is angry for some reason as heavy rain is going and thunders are continuously roaring as if showing its anger towards someone. The animals are under their roofs in order to save themselves from this storm. In this huge forest, in its center was lying a young girl wearing dark green lehenga. And it seemed not even those loud noises were able to wake her up. Just then a woman wearing brown coloured saree came towards the girl and tried to wake the girl up. After four trials, the girl opened her brown eyes. The lady took a sigh of relief after seeing the girl awake and alive. The girl seemed like she was checking her surroundings and then she looked at the woman as if asking her where she is.

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I looked at the woman with confusion and asked her,"Aap kaun hai? Aur main Kahan hoon? Ye konsi jagah hai? "(Who are you? And where am I? What is this place?) The woman looked at me with pity and motherly love in her eyes when she said,"Beti, Mera naam Meera hai, Tum abhi Kaushal gaon me ho, aur ye Kaushal gaon aur Kautilya gaon ke beech ka jungle hai jisme Kai khatarnak jaanwar rehte h wo to achaa hai ki main yahin pass me lakdi kaat rhi thi to maine tumhari cheekh Sunni aur main dore-dore yahan aa gayi warna bhagwan jaane kya hota tumhare saath."(Daughter my name is Meera, you are right now in Kaushal village and this place is a jungle which comes between Kaushal village and Kautilya village which is filled with many dangerous animals. Thank God I was cutting woods near by when I heard your scream and I came running to check otherwise god knows what would have happened with you).

I blinked my eyes several times, trying to digest what she just told me. I looked at her and asked again," Ye saal kaun sa hai?"(What year is this?) She looked at me with confusion then said,"1870".

Wait, what? Now my head is paining again and I am just trying to understand things which are happening with me.
NOW, HOW AM I IN 1870 WHEN I WAS JUST IN THAT MANSION EXPLORING AND WAIT, MY DRESS, WHEN DID I WORE A LEHENGA, I WAS CLEARLY WEARING A MAROON COLOURED SUMMER DRESS WHEN VISITING THAT MANSION. OH GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ME. HOW DO I GO BACK TO MY TIME? MOM, DAD HOW WILL I GET TO SEE THEM AGAIN. NO, NO WAY, I HAVE TO DEFINITELY FIND A WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS ERA IN WHICH GOD HAVE THROWN ME FOR WHATEVER REASON. I WANT MY MOM AND DAD WITH ME.

Thinking about my parents, I suddenly started crying. Seeing which, Meera aunty extented her hands towards me and started caressing my head. Feeling comfort and love right now was enough for me to completely break down into tears. Suddenly the thunder made a loud sound and I am afraid of thunder roars. I hugged Meera aunty tightly with the sound. And she started patting her hands on my back which made me feel little happy. Just then she said,"Beti, agar koi rehne ki jagah nhi hai to mere saath mere ghar chalo, wahin main tumhari dekhbhaal kar sakti hoon."(Daughter, if you have nowhere else to go then you can come with me to my house, only I can fully take care of you). I nodded my head like a small child, stood up and started walking with her towards her home.

After 10 minutes of walk, Meera aunty said that she had to collect her woods. I went with her and helped in taking those woods. I took those on my heads after requesting the lady to do it as a thanks for like 10th time then she allowed me to do as my wish.

20 minutes later

We reached her home and she opened her door, just then suddenly a girl my age came rushing towards Meera aunty and hugged her tightly while saying,"Maa, tum aagai. Aur ye kaun hai?"(Mom, you are back. And who is this?) I nervously looked down when her mother introduced me. Meera aunty was closing the door, when the girl asked me,"Tumhara naam kya hai?(What is your name?) "Inaaya Sharma" I replied to which looked at as if I am some suspicious person. Then she asked again,"Ye naam yahan ka to nhi lag rha h. Tum rehti kahan ho?"(This name doesn't belong to this area. Where do you live?"  Before I could answer, Meera aunty came behind her and scolded her saying that is this the way to treat a guest. To which I replied,"Ye naam jahan ka bhi hai par ye mera naam hai aur main.......do gaon chod ke jo gaon hai na wahin rehti hoon, yahan apni sakhi ke saath khelne aayi thi par jungle me kho gyi aur ab yahan aagayi."(From this name is originated, this name is mine. And I...........am from a village which is situated before two villages from this). And surprisingly, both mother and daughter seemed like to believe me.

I am sorry, I innerly said to them hoping they would forgive me.

Meera aunty then said that if I don't remember the way back then I can happily stay with them. What kind people they are. After hearing her say that I again started crying, this time the girl brought a piece of cloth and told me to wash myself as I was very dirty right now and if I don't change the clothes now, I might catch a cold. She took me to her room and gave me one of her dresses for me to wear. After taking clothes from her, I went off to wash myself and realised that I am in the past now, how will go to washroom? I went to Meera aunty and asked her that where to wash myself? To which she replied,"Beti, pehle to tu mujhe maa bula naaki aunty ya Jo bhi tu bula rhi thi. Aur nahane ke liye aangan me kuan hai na wahin ja aur abhi baarish bhi ruk gayi h to tu khud ko aache se saaf kar sakti h."(Daughter, first of all, call me mother and not aunty or whatever you were calling me, and second, washing area is the well and it's in backyard. And now that the rain also stopped you can clean yourself clearly). I then replied her as thank you maa and left to wash up.

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