Hidimba-The forest maiden

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They were there. Sleeping peacefully yet lines of confusion and stress were vivid on their heads. They were tattooed on their heads. I looked at them from a small bush filled with Raat Ki rani flowers. They gave of a sweet smell. I had heard somewhere that each Raat Ki rani flower gave a different smell, each telling its own story. Smell one and you can hear the story. Like bells jingling in your ears.

I took a step towards them that's when someone grabbed my hand and pulled me toward him. He was a man I could sense it through the power and great intensity he grabbed it.

'What are you doing here?' The deep voice asked me. I did not look at him. I was shy and scared of him. My hands began to tremble ,soon my shoulders and my whole body. It looked like they demanded his care. They could not live without him. They wanted his rough hands touching them and calming the wild embers in them. His warm big hands touching my soft skin.

The man looked at me, he felt pity for me. 'I will help you.' Was all he said.