BHOR : Her time has risen

Chapter Eleven

"What am I supposed to do?"

"Sit like me, one leg folded over the other." She was already tored of hesitating, some part of her knew he was a good person, they were all good and like her, they had the same vision, ending the tyrant.

"What's next?"

"Put your hands together, like this." He said showing her, putting his hands together.

"And?"

"Now close your eyes.... take a very deep breathe in," he said, she folllowed the instruction, "now release it," she did so. "I want you, to channel your focus to your past, good things from there, we can start by helping you find peace within yourself."

"Impossible. I cant do that." She said opening her eyes and looking at him, but he didnt budge. He was still sitted in the previous position, eyes shut, hands put together,

"Nothing is impossible. Try again. Start all over."

"Hmm," she sighed. She tried again.

"Shut out the noise, shut out everything, including my voice, i need you to go back to your past, try it."

She was locked in some kind of trance, but not exactly the way Raj wanted it. She was locked in the same horrifying experiences, when her mom died, and her bloody body was brought into the house, remembering that it was all her fault that her mom died. It was her stubbornness , remembering how her fiance met his end , as innocent as he was of anything happening in her family, how her father was killed right before her very eyes, how she was shut off the cliff. How every second, in the trance, she was being blamed for everything that ever happened.

It was never your fault. All of this is because of your uncle, he's responsible for everything. Remember him, remember he was behind everything.

Slowly, her thoughts and anger, shifted to the man in front of her. Her uncle. The man in black.

You see, it was neither your fault or your parents. He is the brain behind everything. He's your mission. He's your target. You need to get to him before he gets to you, end him before he ends you. Destroy him before he destroys the remaining people close to you , on this earth. And at that point, she felt peace within herself, soothing words that she wasn't responsible for anything calmed her nerves. She began to loosen her grip on her self, but finger nail marks were on her skin, beads of sweat on her forehead. She finally opened her eyes, heaving a sigh of relief, she collapsed on the mat. Raj didnt panic when she did. It was expected. He picked her in his arms and laid her on the one of the single beds, covering her up in the blanket and playing a slow music as he went over to the gaming side to play video games. Yes yes they're known for boys, but that is another way of training for Raj. Calculative mind on the next move to win an opponent, busy fingers, although his father doesnt approve of it, he makes sure it doesnt get in the way of an actual training. He looked over to her direction, watching the light of the bedside lamp, reflect on her flawless skin, as strands of her hair fell over hee face, her lips looking extremely pink, looking more beautiful than ever.

How does someone as peaceful as her have to deal with so much. He wondered. He sighed returning his focus to the video game, but like every cliche part of life, he, for some reason, couldnt get her off his head. Her innocent beauty seemed to be the only file open in his head, you know, like when they say you're telling your therapist you've got like fourteen files open and you have zero idea where the music is coming from. For Raj, all the files seemed to be left open of course, but then, that particular file, with her beauty, seemed to be the only open one, refusing to close.

"Nothing intimate should happen between the two of you Raj. Strictly business here. Says your father." He said aloud to himself. But all he could do, was stare at her every second. Out of frustration, he threw the game pad on the table and walked away from where she was, taking out a bottle of cold water and standing by the window to stare at nothing and possibly create scenarios in his head, waiting for her to wake up finally. Better to say the least.

~~~~

As he absentmindedly scrolled through his phone , he heard groaning. Turning his head towards the direction of the noise, he saw her twisting and turning on the bed. He got up from the chair, and walked into the kitchen returning with a ceramic cup with hot herbal tea inside. She had her eyes open as he returned, laying tummy flat on the bed and her hair falling over her face. He placed the cup on the table beside the bed and tapped her.

"Uuggghh..." she groaned. As she turned her body over and stared at him.

"What happened to me?"

"Recovering. You're recovering. Sit up." He said as he helped her sit up, leaning on the dash board.

"What?"

"How do you feel?"

"Strange. Like my head had been hit with a rock." She said rubbing her forehead.

"Do you remember anything?" He asked. She stared him, but her mind was elsewhere, her eyes squinting as she tried to remember.

"He's responsible for everything. I kept... i blamed myself all this while..."

"That's okay. We've achieved our aim today and that's great."

"Yeah, i guess so. So, how do you feel within you? Not health wise, i mean, deep down in you?"

"Should i say relaxed? Coz i dont feel as tensed as i have always felt since that day."

"That's a good thing. Now drink this up."

"What's that?"

"Herbal tea. "

"What? Hell no! I'm not drinking that."

"It has honey. " he said. Her further arguments hit pause as she silently took the cup from his hand, staring at him suspiciously, she took a sip of the drink, before she gulped everything down.

"I see you liked it."

"I shouldn't have?"

"No no , that's fine."

"So, what do I do next?"

"Rest. Rest your mind. Rest your body. This place is more quiet than the house. You can stay here."

"That'll be too boring for me."

"Alright then. What do you suggest?"

"The video game. I want to play it."

"You wont be able to play it."
With eyes fixed on him, she knelt on the bed, leaning close to him, not taking her eyes off him, making him lose balance and fall into the chair, gulping down more saliva, as his Adam apple bulged up and down at her intense stare,

"I said i want to play. No opinion needed." She said quietly but deeply with authority. She got down from the bed, pushing her hair back she walked over to where the game was and sat on the chair.

"Are you just gonna sit there at a loss for words or you're gonna show me how this game is played?" She called after him. He had no choice, she was his responsibility and had to take whatever she threw at him. He walked over to her, like he was being controlled with some remote, plopped down on the chair next to her, picked the gaming pad.

"These are what the arrows mean, up..." with that, he taught her the basics about the video game.