Seize Her And....

Chapter: 59

Remember Who You Are.

Bottomless gloom.
Void.
A black nothingness that screams uncertainty.

Through that pitless abyss of darkness a voice: stern, authoritative and certain, echoes.

"It's time."

The brown eyes snap open. Mouth agape, striving for air. He sits up straight as his eyes fall on the phone vibrating on his study table.

Leo.

Arjun's heartbeat increases as he hurriedly receives the call.

"Vulcan needs you at Bangalore. He was bleeding from his nose and is still  struggling. " Leo utters from the other side.

"I had a word with Ritwik sir, they said you can board the other private jet from there. I have already sent you the details. We are taking the one from here at Delhi. The brothers are already waiting there for us." He utters, no greetings, no small talks, straight facts.

"Wait, why Bangalore? Where is she? Where is Pihu?!" Arjun asks standing up from his chair. Grabbing his wallet and power bank he makes a run for the door. His laptop open, his night lamp on. He fell asleep that way and now he is leaving his house keeping everything as it is.

"For now, moving out of town. Will tell you the rest when we meet sir. I am driving the car with a half conscious man and the moment Vulcan opened his eyes for a millisecond he uttered only one thing..only one, 'call Arjun and say it's time'." Leo says straightening his body and focusing on the road ahead.

Clenching his jaw Arjun shuts his eyes and starts the engine of his car.

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"Ridhu da......"

He hears that again, that painful cry. He turns his head frantically searching for her: Mrinal.
She needs him.

But where is she? He has lost his way once again. It has been happening for a long time now. He sees glimpses but never the full picture and something tells him, he needs to see it now, he needs to find the answers now.

He turns around. Searching for her.. for anything at all.

Yellow, white, red.. flowers. So many flowers. That smell, earthy, refreshing....

... calm like rain. He follows.

There she is.

Her long hair bounces the more she runs. The floral dress flies in the air.

Mrinal..

No Pihu....

His Pihu.

Relief surges through his body but his heart aches. He clutches his heart in his hand. Why is it aching?

"Stop. Don't go.. please." He shouts. She turns around with that slow gentle smile spreading across her face.

"I am going nowhere baby. See, you found me. I am right here, with you. I won't abandon you, remember?" She reminds standing near that small pond, beneath the same old tree. He knows this place. They had their first picnic here.

"Why are we here Pihu? And why do I keep getting lost? Keep losing you? It's scaring me. What is happening?" He asks expressing his worry. She sits on the grass looking up at him, her legs crossed and extended forward, patting her lap.

"Come here, I'll tell you." She offers, looking at him with those compassionate pair of obsidian eyes.

He walks closer in a trance and sits beside her on the ground, slowly inclining his head down towards her lap. He lies on the ground, the warmth of her touch engulfs him immediately but the unknown fear within him only increases.