Dusky Moonlight

Chapter- 4(1)

Rathi was packing her things along with Shankari. She is allowed to take only minimal clothes, and books that could fit in her two suitcases. And more importantly, she packed her violin and other external things to write down the new songs.

She isn't fully okay about going to his house but there's something that changed her mind completely. She wanted to go there than her ambitions. She couldn't think of anything! Her heart wanted to be in his home. Rathi doesn't realize that she'd been changing.

"Have you been there, before?" Rathi asked Shankari.

"Yeah, I was bought up there until your age," she replied.

"Oh, then you'll have relatives there," Rathi asked.

"Yes, I have people I know but I don't have close relatives."

Before Rathi could enquire further. "I had a younger brother, he's the only person I had but he died a long time before," Shankari said.

"Oh, I am sorry,"

"Don't be sorry, it's all past nothing can be changed now," she replied with a smile.

Shankari was not entirely a cold person she had gone through a lot to become one. If she isn't abusive Rathi won't think about leaving her.

She has done many things to hate her, but Rathi still feels a slight love on Shankari because she protected her like her own mother. She has given a lavish shelter, healthy food, and knowledge for eight years. Maybe it's all Aadhi's money but she has given it wholeheartedly.

Sometimes Shankari used to crack jokes to make Rathi smile that she's realizing now. Rathi feels safe when Shankari is near her.

"Will you stay with me there right?" Rathi's question made her face go pale.

How can she tell that she won't be with her at all?

"I don't know?" Shankari nodded and looked at Rathi's upset face. Rathi is going there because Shankari's coming along with her but she doesn't know how she will be there alone with the stranger.

"Don't expect anyone to stay in your life forever, Rathi," she advised instead of telling some kind words.

"Do you want me to marry him?"

"Yes, of course, that's my last wish, Rathi. You should marry Ayya and you should serve him for looking after you for all these years," she replied.

"You did. He's not here," she shrugged.

"I know but I did everything in his orders. He wanted to educate you, he allowed you to learn the violin and he wanted you to be bright like how you're now," she placed her hand on Rathi's cheeks.

"Rathi, your life is not what you think. You have an important purpose to fulfil."

"What is it?" she asked in a meek tone.

"You'll know it soon. Your destiny will guide you there," Shankari gave a mysterious answer. Rathi stared at her blankly.

"Go and get your toiletries," Shankari turned aside.

Yesterday, Rathi said yes to go to Aadhiyan's house after coming from the coffee shop but she doesn't say okay to marry him. She cannot say that easily and to him it's unimaginable.

She strongly feels there's a connection lying between her and them or else why Shankari is going to adopt her when there's a lot of children out there.

After packing her bags Rathi got ready to leave the house. She wore her black salwar. Tying her hair in a bun she slides the bracelet in her hand.

Taking one last look in the mirror, she turned to leave but was surprised by Aadhiyan, who's standing at the door.