The Unfinished Poetry √

Part Eight

Devasena shot her body up from the extra soft bed, cushioned with pillows all around. She had been on this very bed earlier. 

All she remembered was, she had crossed the canal, her head had swirled. 'First time drinkers syndrome'. And she had begun to fall. Everything had gone blank soon after.

Waking up on this bed wasn't strange anymore, but what estranged her was the morning lights that poured in through the single open window, and the person sitting just at her feet, smiling. 

Avanthika. 

" Avanti! Oh my god! You here? " , Devasena was startled beyond imagination. Avanthika found her way to Sreebhoomi? 

Though she had told everything back then to Avanthika, and she was smart enough, but given the strange dweller of this place... 

" Where's he? " , Devasena felt her heart pacing without a reason.

" Who? " , Avanthika questioned, utterly calm. 

Devasena bit her lips. 

" Amarendra! " 

To this Avanthika looked around as if searching for the person. 

" Every door..from the main gate to this room was opened wide. I saw no Amarendra... " , she shrugged her shoulders 

" And as promised, you will be thrashed more than you can imagine. I woke up around 3 in the night to find you nowhere. I had to just terribly call you, and rag my brain until I ran upto here with much courage. I hate old palaces and forts. " , Avanthika glared. 

And it was justified. 

Devasena got down. Avanthika too. She immediately grabbed Devasena before she could set out for another expedition in search of the man. 

" We are going home. " 

Devasena helplessly stared at her, and then nodded in positive. 

Avanthika swiftly led her down a corridor that led to the living room itself, and Devasena herself felt lost even after the third visit. 

The doors were actually open and no one was anywhere to be seen. Avanthika almost guided Devasena out of the main gate, who toppled numerous times looking around for the man in question. 

But he didn't appear.

They boarded an autorickshaw and throughout the journey, both of them remained quite. 

Just before getting down, Devasena couldn't help but ask the driver, " Bhaiyaa... Is Sreebhoomi haunted? "

The driver immediately chuckled. " we too believed that didi, but since that NRI heir returned, and is still existing alone, the rumors have started appearing as rumours. " 

Devasena breathed a sigh of relief, while Avanthika watched the process carefully. 

He's real then.

Back at the PG, the room appeared extremely foggy. 

" What's this? " 

Avanthika herself shouted out seeing the smoky weather inside the room while Devasena coughed and cleared the air before her eyes. The windows were already open, and Devasena looked out.