Haunted By Unknown

60. peace

Samyuktha and arjun came with their friends. Keerthi too joined them. They walked into the lonely road from the hospital. Since the hospital was rumoured of having ghosts the surrounding area was left by the farmers. It turned into mini forest.

Arjun stopped seeing the raised ground. The creepers covered the mud but made it look beautiful. The place was calm and arjun felt pooja is in peace. The place gave him peace. He then noticed a small plant growing up. He was surprised.

"The place is very clean except on the....." danush stumbled to get the right word.

"Daddy comes here every week" keerthi said. All stared at her. She only looked at her sister.

"He keeps this place clean. He even bought the place" keerthi said and turned to arjun.

"How?" Arjun asked. He did not know till Samyuktha told him. She was told by pooja.

"After Samyuktha was saved, she went to dad's house. She talked with them. She told them everything. She told us that the patients buried her here. She did not like her body hanging in the hospital with other bodies like meat" keerthi said. Arjun pulled her closer.

"She even came to hospital. I thought I was dreaming but they daddy called and repeated what sister said. Since then I'm coming here once a while" keerthi said with tears. Arjun rubbed her back to comfort her.

"She told me not to bring you here till she's in peace. She is in peace now right bhaiyya?" Keerthi asked him.

"Yes she is" arjun said. He realised why her soul left after nandana was free. She wanted to free them all.

"That plant....it doesn't look like a weed" mohit said walking closer.

"Dad planted it" keerthi said.

"Pooja loves lilies" arjun said in realisation.

Samyuktha watched the buried pit intently. Vinamra's screams still are echoing in her ear. She saw Vinamra screaming as the building was burnt. She saw her through the windows banging the glass. The fire burned her soul slowly but it should have been painful. Or the realisation that she's leaving must have made her scream.

"Everything's settled then" sampath said.

"Not yet" danush said. He walked towards disha.

"Will you marry me?" Danush asked sitting on his right knee. The girls gasped in surprise. The boy's lower jaw were hanging in air in shock.

"No" disha said.

"Oh sorry you want a flower right?" Danush asked getting up.

"No"

"A ring?" Danush asked.

"Honeymoon trip?" Danush asked with teasing smile. She hit him on face.

"Fine! I will adjust with engagement ring. Your mother said to come back soon with photos" danush said taking the engagement ring.

"All your friends have same behaviour?" Samyuktha asked arjun.

"Well...um...I didn't expect the last part. I should have guessed women don't change much" arjun said. Samyuktha stared at him in surprise.

"I didn't plan the place though" arjun said raising his hands. Disha squealed seeing the engagement ring. It was a simple ring with a diamond in the centre.

"Show me your hand" danush said. She extended her hand and he kept it on her ring finger.

"We can call it wedding ring. What do you say?" Danush asked her.