Dusky Moonlight

Chapter- 16(1)

The wind is blowing harder as it could even make Rathi slip out of her balance. She cleared her vision to see someone walking before her. A skinny- petite woman, Rathi has never seen someone like her. She has long hair that reached till her thighs but it's unkempt. Her half white saree is covered in blood, especially in the thighs. It's loosely covering her body but that woman doesn't care about anything and walking to her destination –to the edge of that cliff. The clouds were closely floating over her head and the chill drizzles from the rushing waterfalls made the surface damp.

Rathi turned to see her home at the far end! She's aware that she's in dream and needed to know what this is going to show her now!

That woman walked like someone who's no longer wanted to live in this world. It reflected a dejection, pain, and hate. More than seeing that woman's face Rathi is eager to see what she's going to do. At that moment something caught Rathi's eyes, that woman was wearing a bracelet which is similar to the one that she's wearing.

The more she gets closer more the wind pulled her back. Finally, their trail ended in that edge and the woman stood there silently and Rathi paused watching her nervous. She slowly turned and Rathi is taken aback to see her face, she's a beautiful woman that Rathi has ever seen in her life. Her eyes were red and tears welled in it. Seeing that woman Rathi felt sad.

Before she could reach for her, she jumped giving no way to save her. Rathi went closer to see even though she's is scared to witness it. There's no traces of that woman, she turned in a confusion and saw Aadhiyan's dad furiously running close to her. Shocked and stunned Rathi fell from the edge losing her stability, only wake up from her dream.

She isn't shocked which she usually does after coming out of this dream. She knew who she saw –it's her mother in law. Rathi got down from the bed and the first thing she did was removing the bracelet from her hand.

In these past days Rathi learned about herself, that is, if she kept thinking about something, it's coming in her dream –like an answer. It shows what happened! She's puzzled whether it is a gift or the part of her curse.

Aadhiyan kept telling her to not believe those dreams; She couldn't, it's fascinating her so much. So as a trial she thought about Aadhiyan's mom and how she will look. But she never thought she will see her death.

So she committed suicide after giving birth to the twins, but why she did that when Aadhiyan is alive. Rathi felt repentant for her and prayed that kind of situation should come for no one.

It is now evident that her great grandfather has lied about her death. So that made her wonder about her parent's death too. She wanted to have a dream about her parents, not having the courage to see their death but maybe the happy moments they shared in their life.

She doesn't want Aadhiyan to know whatever she's thinking. All she need is to stop this portal between them. She completely hates it now. With these thoughts, she headed to the bathroom.

Where are you? She is startled hearing Aadhiyan's voice when she's talking bath. She dropped the copper jug on the floor in a reflex.

I am in the bathroom! She scowled.

She didn't hear his voice after that, then a knock on the door gained her attention. Wrapping the towel around her body she opened the door to see Aadhiyan. Even he's capable to open it without her permission he can't do that.

"What?" she asked him.

"Open the door, I want to come inside," he replied.

"No," she refused to do but Aadhiyan was not in the mood to listen, he pushed the door and came inside with a grin on his face.