Eternal love, hima [most important books to read .txt] 📗

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“Everyone wishes to bring their dear ones back from their grave but there is no resurrection stone to do it. If life ends here, it doesn't mean that it is the end for him, another new life is about to begin for him. He is earning a new life that is worth of all these troubles. We just need to help him to move to his afterlife, which is the most favorable thing we can do for him. Trust me I'll find a way for that.”

Those words warmed me. If Sid finds a way; I’m sure that I'll do it at any cost. I went for a strolling in the garden to calm myself. I found raj sitting on the bench in the rose garden.

"Hey, nice to see you." raj said.

I smiled and remained silent thinking about the story that Casper said. Suddenly I realized that my illusion of a boy jumping from the building was right and that in fact was raj. How did I see it? May be he has shown me? I wondered how love could take him to that extent of sacrificing his life.

"What was she like?" I said absentmindedly.

"Pardon," he said.

"Nothing," I said tentatively.

"She is like dawn calm, bright, gentle. The word beauty comes after her.”
I guess he is exaggerating but every lover is the same way. They are full of praises for their love.

After a short pause of her memories; He looked through those piercing eyes into and added,

"In short she is exactly like you."

I blushed red. I didn't except this unexpected praise, I was saved from the embarrassment since raj went away. Something is fishy but I can’t point it out.

8

All the day my mind is stirring with some unpleasant thoughts so I thought I could talk a stroll in the garden.

"Know where the true love lies, for that is the only secret weapon you have."

These words are sung out of nowhere but I knew the voice so I turned around to find that lady in golden aura but in vain.

That night I had a strange dream, I’m sleeping in a huge bed in my soon to be room. As I looked close to the person in the bed, It’s not me anymore, a different me in different clothes like long night gowns and all grownup.
"Good morning, Casper." I said arranging the antiques in shelves.

"Morning....What did you call me?" he said all ears.

"I'm sorry. I never knew your name," I said, "what's your name?"

"Never mind, I like this name better, you can call me that." he said.

I smiled as if to thank him. Sid is chatting with gardener’s family about the room decor and Casper is looking at the gardener's daughter and said

"Isn't she pretty?" he asked.

I couldn't see how she looks pretty when she is so pale. May be in real she was pretty. After sometime, she noticed our gaze and smiled at us. Then suddenly there was a huge commotion, yelling’s of a girl.

No.....

Its dhi, I bet it's her. We all ran in the direction of her yells. Dhi is shivering uncontrollably; rocky is trying to console her. I ran towards them. Mom is frantic. Aunt is trying to stop sunny from moving any further. Some of our servants were trying to haul something up from the well. My heart is racing. I could sense something is wrong.

All the ghosts are hovering upon the well. Suddenly, Casper shrieked and ran away. Gardener's daughter and wife went after him.

There are 9 dead bodies all together. Foul smell damped the air. Then suddenly I realized so these must be the ghosts bodies. As suddenly as I realized I began to shiver uncontrollably thinking of the fate of Casper.

Pop ordered Sid and Rocky to take us inside. We all gathered in hall to listen to the part of Dhi's story.

She broke into tears after every few words. She was allotted gardening earlier by pop. She thought, there should be a way to keep the soil always damp to grow the plants properly. She asked one of our servants to set a pipe from the well since the well is far away. When they opened the lid it ejected strong stench, they thought of cleaning the water but when one of them got inside he shouted and screamed. Dhi ran to fetch pop.

Sid was trying to watch the ghosts since they were still there but I didn't let him go. After a while I went into my room and fell faced to the bed brooding over the tragedy. Sid tried to console but I was deaf ear to his words.

"I want to see Casper." I said.

"They are in upstairs in your room." he said.

I went upstairs fighting back the tears. Casper is sobbing into the shoulders of gardener's wife. She is whispering some soothing words when I touched him he hugged me and cried "I didn't want any of this to happen."


I felt like sunny was crying hugging to me. I couldn't say anything to comfort him. After a while the gardener's daughter said, "Its ok, dear, we are still with you. At least we are never parted."

I am happy to hear her because she is the only one who could soothe him. She chose her words wisely since that showed the impact on him. I left them to talk. I ran to the window hoping I could identify Casper's body but that is a mistake that awful sight never left me for so many days. It was nearly dusk when pop came back and informed everything is going well. Seeing our gloom he insisted on going out for supper. Suddenly an idea struck to me. I gestured Sid to meet me in the upstairs.

"I want to take Casper out with us," I said determinedly.

"What if anyone like us saw him?" he asked.

"What if no one saw?"I asked, "Sometimes we need to take risks for the happiness of our friend's"

"You are plucky. OK, then." he said.

After some insisting; it is agreed that Casper and the gardener's daughter whom I later learnt as Jaya accompanied us sitting on the top of our car. Raj rejected by insisting that he should take care of them. I admired his attitude which I said to him later clearly no master would concern for his servant's feeling. Casper said that he is always that way kind and gentle. Casper is having a good time in identifying the places. He marveled at the construction of the houses while we stayed at the hotel for dinner.

"We will sit nearby that fountain when dinner is over call us back." Casper said.

By the time we reached home everyone's mood was cheerful. That night Jaya and Casper came to thank me, for the wonderful ride. After a few moments raj came and thanked.

"You don't have to do it really." he said.

"No, I couldn't see him like that he is like a brother to me." I said dragging the pillow covers on.

"You sound so much like her." he said gloomily.

"Do you like her?" I asked I knew it was a dumb question.

"I love her, she is my life I know she is born for me again." he said and vanished when the door opened.

9

The next two days, as part of mom's request pop called a Swami to perform Santhi Pooja. We are all delighted to have our hands off the chores. Dhi is much better now. I am happy because I got more time to spend time with Sid alone. I said my conversation with raj. He asked me for the exact words. I had no trouble in remembering them because there is something in the way he put it.

"Josh, did you think of what he said he thinks that the girl is actually reborn for him and he has seen her." after a pass he added, "He thinks it is you, Josh "

I was shocked to the core. I can't be her. This is eerie how can I be her? As if he read my thoughts.

"It may not be true Josh, maybe he just thinks it that way." Sid assured.

Warmth spread over me as a blanket. I'm not hey, I'm josh and I belong to my family as well as Sid. I smiled at myself for thinking that I belong to Sid.

"Just be careful, don't go anywhere alone." he said and went away looking gloomy.

When I am heading back to my room, Jaya appeared before me suddenly and she seemed to be in hurry.

"Josh, don't go alone anywhere." Jaya said and was trying to go away when I caught her by the arm and asked
"Where is Casper? I haven't seen him around."

"He is held captive, I should go now or else they will come after me too." saying so she vanished.

I am clueless to what she just said now. I tried to make sense of it but in vain. I told every minute detail of my talk with Jaya. He looked concerned though he said nothing.

"Just, take care." he said.

I left without saying anything. I fell face down on my pillows. Sleep crawled on me and I had a worse nightmare that I have been injured by someone and I wasn't at least resisting him. I woke up unable to sleep. I thought of walking up Sid but left that idea. I sat nearby the window gazing at nothing.

"Hey, haven't you slept?" raj asked slyly.

"Well, if you are not willing to sleep for a little while I would like to show you something. Will you come?" he asked.

I thought of resisting his offer remembering Jaya's warning but that is ridiculous she couldn't have meant any harm from raj but still something is pricking my mind.

"Come on, Josh you will like it a lot." he assured.

He led me through a pair of steps to the top of the building when he pointed to something. I was numb with amazement. It is full moon, close to the higher pillar of the building. It seems that everything near it is made of silver, even the leaves were radiating in the glow of the moon. One black cloud passed hiding the moon like a veil but still the light is shimmering, it is an excellent view. Suddenly two things happened at a time. As I moved to the farther edge, I lost footing by sudden gust of wind and fell over. I clutched to something like a rod to prevent from falling but fear is taking control all over. I screamed in panic for help but raj seemed to disappear. The rod I am clutching started to break off. I thought this is my last sec of life. All of a sudden, a hand seized me and hauled me up to my feet. I can feel the heavy rush of my blood all through the nerves.

"You, what are you doing here?" raj said.
I could recognize his tone even in the panic

"Me? Spoiling your filthy plan." Sid said.

I am sitting on the ground sobbing uncontrollably still an ear on the conversation.

"It's none of your business, she is mine and I'm going to