The Vengeful Heart's Redemption

Kala Pradarshan

Author's POV

Ekalini's eyes shot open when she felt a pain in her back and due to jerking her body, she fell down from the tree on which she was sleeping.
She groaned in pain while rubbing her head and trying to adjust to the lighting.

Ekalini's POV

I looked up to see someone's gaze on me and saw a beautiful lady , might be 7-8 years older than me , was looking at me worriedly.

" Hey , I am really sorry...
I just came here to pluck some flowers but when I saw you sleeping on the tree with that weird marks black and whites marks on your face and that weird head band made up of feathers I got scared and I hit you with a stone due to the reflex...
I am extremely sorry about my behaviour..." She apologized while pulling me up . I stood properly and dusted off my clothes and straightened my headband.

I was quite tall compared to her but she was very beautiful . She was wearing a pink and blue outfit with minimal jewellery.
She had doe eyes which was staring at me apologetically.

" Ugh , umm...ya...don't be sorry , please can you tell me where am I and who are you ?..." I asked inquisitively.

" Well, you are standing in Hastinapur and I am Vrushali..." She replied. Hastinapur ?!...How did I land in Hastinapur?...I don't think I went so away from my home to come in Hastinapur.

" Don't misunderstand me but are you a tribal girl ?... because your clothing and appearance resembles them.."

" Y-Yes , I am a tribal girl..
I don't know how I landed in Hastinapur . The only thing I know is I am in great danger , I cant get caught by people of my tribe or else I would be forced to marry a disgusting person...
Please Devi , Save me..." I begged her while joining my hands . She looked at me while blinking her eyes few times. I know she has lot of questions to ask me but I am glad that she isnt asking.

" Okay ,...you don't seem to be innocent by your face . See , I am putting my faith on you and helping you , so please don't break my trust , okay ?..."

" I will not disappoint you Devi..." I replied immediately.

" Hmm...okay then , come with me...
First of all we need to change your appearance so that you don't look tribal and your people won't easily find you..." She said and I nodded gratefully.

" Whats your name ?..." She asked at me walked towards a small house.

" It's Ekalini...but you can call me Eka.." I said.

" And why should I call you Eka ?.." She asked without looking at me.

" It's not compulsory, all my friends call me by that name so I thought you would like to call me by same name...but it's totally fine if you don't want then you don't need to call me by that name..." I explained.

" Hmm...I see...
But I will call you Eka only if you call me by my name !.." She exclaimed.

" B-But you look older than me..and how can I call someone who is saving me by their name and disrespect them ?..." I asked in hesitation.

" Oh itni si baat , so you can call me jiji but not Devi !...Devi is too formal and anyways, I desperately want a female friend..." She replied perkily and my lips got twitched in a wide smile.

" Okay Vrushali jiji !..." I grinned .

----Time skip-----

Vrushali jiji let me stay at her home , actually her parents too agreed to let me stay and I can't be more grateful to them . They are letting me stay with them even when they know that their life can be threatened by me staying with them.