Pandora's Box!

The Dubious Truth

Hey guys . Here's the 7th chapter ! Enjoy !!!!!

Latika's Point of view

I woke up with the unusual throbbing in my head. "must have been the fatigue from yesterday", I said to myself. The reddish yellow rays, coming from the slightly opened window, had lit up the room of the motel we had chosen to spend our night in. The other bed beside mine, separated by a bedside lamp mounted on a coffee table, seemed to be occupied by Uttara. She seemed to be in a deep slumber as she was completely still while only her body moved in slow rhythmic motion as she inhaled and exhaled.

I lay in my bed a little longer as it was just 6 in the morning. I wasn't in the most suitable nightwear, my blue shirt hung loosely out of my grey pants while my hair was completely messed up. As I lay with my hands folded behind my head and looked at the rotating ceiling fan above me, I tried to focus on the sequence of events that had brought us here, in this abominable lull. The man in black was the unusual traveller whom I had seen only twice, and before he had disappeared, he left me with a story which Uttara knew of. But he had also spoken of a prophecy which I am unable to recall. He was the one who brought us here, he said. I wish I hadn't been that dizzy to atleast let Kartike and others know about this. "I will certainly let them know this", I promised. I am sure they are as disoriented and flustered as I am. Why would anyone want to harm us? Unless... "Unless we have something to do with the black queen!" I said it out rather too loudly without realizing that I had a roomie now. As expected she groaned, "what is wrong with you, woman?" Before I could apologize for my demeanour, she, with a frown on her face, went back to her astral world.

I, on the other hand, went back to my silent introspection. Why did he disclose so much when he is not on our side? I wondered. What is this forbidden urn & where are we? All these questions seemed to have increased my throbbing. I quit thinking and got ready with the amenities at my discretion.

After getting dressed; I stepped out of the room, leaving Uttara by herself, into the hallway overseeing the streets. I saw Mohit sipping his black coffee as he looked at the morning sun; he seemed to be in deep thought and looked surprisingly handsome with a purple shirt on and a pair of bermudas that he must have found in his room. I hadn't ever seen him without his aviators; his deep brown eyes were fixated at a distant object. He hadn't noticed me all this while, till I approached him and my heels clicked against the smooth tiled floor. He looked at me with a hint of surprise but relaxed on realizing that I wasn't a threat.

"You are finally awake, sleepy head", he retorted. "Yes, quite a fatigue!" I replied hesitantly. It is hard for me to make conversations with men like him, they are good looking and unfortunately they know that. "Hope you were comfortable"; I winced at my words knowing discreetly that I hadn't started off in the right note. We have been silent sworn enemies ever since that latte incident. He looked sharply at me, I was caught unaware, and to hide my blush, I turned my neck towards the silent streets. His gaze resumed its position and he spoke with a sardonic grin, "well certainly not to my liking. I despise sharing a room especially with someone who snores but I felt I had some responsibility given that I am the only mature one amongst you." I sneered at him, so typical of him.

A sudden scream distracted us. "That sounded like Uttara!" I spoke out in panic. Both of us rushed to our rooms and she wasn't there and neither was Kartike. A surge of panic ran through my body, I couldn't move. Seeing this, Mohit pulled me by my arm out of the room. "You can't freeze! We have to find them." He spoke with a lot of vigour while holding me by my arms and looking into my eyes for assurance. I hadn't seen him so concerned before.

I nodded shakily. We decided to split to find them but before we parted he held my hand and said, " Be safe!"

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