"There are two primary choices in life: to accept the conditions as they exist or accept responsibility for changing them"
-Shree Krishna
A few school students explore the places where the Mahabharata had taken place. They meet strange people who a...
Nivitha sighed and sat under a tree. She and Sathvik had been walking for over 5 hours now and it was really dark. "Do you think we'll find our friends that came with us? Or meet Krishna or Kurus?" asked Nivitha. "Someone I know had told me that there's only one way to find out. " Sathvik replied. "Where do you think we'll sleep tonight?"
"I guess we can build a small tree house and sleep there." Nivitha remarked.
"Treehouse?" exclaimed Sathvik. "You can make a treehouse? Did you bring anything for that that I didn't know about?"
"There are branches and rope in this forest. And we can use something as a hammer." Nivitha said confidently. "Help me find them." They lit a torch they had with them and then searched for twigs and branches. Finally, they found a pile of some branches and ropes big enough. Nivitha then stood at the bottom of a tree with a smirk.
"How are you planning to build it?" asked Sathvik.
"Climb up and build," Nivitha stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. The tree was very tall. "You sit here and pass me the materials required." She said.
Then she slowly jumped and tried to climb up. Unfortunately, since she had no experience, she came back down. She repeated the process but was not reaching a good height.
"If you go at this rate, then we are going to return when Rita Ma'am is 80, irrespective of whether there's a time difference," Sathvik called out.
Nivitha grunted in anger and disapproval. She tried to climb more hardly as if she was set out to prove him wrong. After half an hour, Nivitha did successfully reach the top and Sathvik helped her build the treehouse. To his surprise, she was a good craftsman and was able to build a strong tree house even if it was temporary. But by the time the construction was complete, her chest had a small scar, formed from the vigorous climbing. Unlike his friend, Sathvik had used a rope ladder to climb up and down the tree. "How are you perfectly fine after all these climbing?" asked Nivitha. "Unlike you, I actually thought logically using my brain." He commented.
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It was already night and both of them laid at two opposite corners of the structure they made, slowly drifting off to sleep. ......................................................
The rays of the sun shone upon the two children, waking them up. They were fresh and relaxed when they got up. Nivitha checked her watch, which displayed 7:30. Then, after packing, they continued their journey.
They had travelled almost 2 hours when they heard a rustling. They rushed behind the nearest bush and hid clearly. From behind the tall bush, they could see a weird huge man-like creature. He seemed to be searching for something but thankfully didn't notice them. They had never seen a Rakshasa before to compare the figure to, but the moment they saw him, they understood who he was. "It's a Rakshasa! What do we do?" mouthed Sathvik.
"Stay hidden silently. I guess he'll go after some time." Nivitha mouthed back.
But luck was not with them, and when an insect flew next to them, Sathvik clapped his hands, trying to kill it.
