It has been two days since Pratham leaved for Australia.Mayuri was sitting and checking her email

when she got an offer of free trip to goa for two weeks. She jumped over with joy and tells Tulsi

about it. She got the oppurtunity to take two persons with her own this trip and after Tulsi's

refusal , she convinces Sneha and Yash to come with her.The day came and she was packing her bags

when Tulsi entered into the room.
Tulsi: Mayuri, mujhe to abhi bhi samajh mein nahi aa raha ki tujhe acchanak goa jaane ki kaise

soojhi?
Mayuri: Kya mom. Aapko to pata hi hai ki maine ek online quiz mein participate kiya tha aur uske

prize ke roop mein mujhe ye offer mila hai. Aur main ghar mein baithe baithe bore ho chuki hoon.
Isi bahane mujhe thoda change bhi mil jaayega aur wahan nayi location par mujhe apne naye novel

ke liye naye ideas bhi aa jayenge.
Tulsi: Ok as u wish. But i am going to miss u.
Mayuri: I am going to miss u too mom. Par bas do hafte ki to baat hai .
Tulsi:Haan aur tab tak Pratham bhi aa jayega.
Mayuri gives a mere smile after hearing that.
After she finishes off her breakfast, she reached at the house of Sneha
Mayuri: Chalein?
Sneha: Haan. Just a sec. Pratham tere liye kuch chodd gaya tha jo main tujhe dena bhool gayi thi.
Mayuri: Kya?
Sneha: Pata nahi. Khud hi jaakar dekh le.
Mayuri: Ok.
Mayuri enters into Sneha's room and finds a square gift box along with a letter.Mayuri opens the

letter and read it.

Hi Mayuri,
     I know u will be stunned to find out that i have buyed a gift for u. I know u don't like

expensive gifts but i am sure u shall not be able to reject this one. And please don't think that

i have sent this to u because i love u or want anything in return for that but i have sent this

because u r my friend and i just want you to be safe.

Mayuri keeps down the letter and opens up the gift box and her eyes starts twinkling. It was a

beautiful gold bracelet having an image of her favorite Lord Ganesh.She looks at the bracelet,

smiles and than wears it.



Goa:
Mayuri , Yash and Sneha reached Goa and checked in into the hotel of Goa as per tour programme. After getting

fresh, Yash and Sneha leaved for a walk in evening. They asked Mayuri to join them but Mayuri

refused as she wants to concentrate on the plot of her new novel. She locks herself into her room

and starts thinking about her new novel. She tried hard for one hour but was unable to think of

any plot. She keeps down her pen, removes her spects and comes out of her room to fresh her mood.

Now she was feeling a little bit disappinted on refusing to go on a walk with Yash and Sneha. It

has been almost two hours they left and she was getting bored. She starts thinking about Pratham

and her relationship.Usually in her college days, she was reluctant in doing freindship with boys

but she doesn't know why she accepted Pratham's freindship offer and after sometime, he became

her best friend along with Sneha and Yash. According to her , it was his genuineness, his nature

and his eyes which were so different from others who forced her to talk to him and after knowing

him closely , she found out that she was not wrong by making him her friend. But what made

Pratham to fall in love with her? They never shared the relationship like Yash and Sneha shared .

May be Pratham got attracted towards her because of her caring nature and and the fact that she

shared each and every thing with him that she never shared even with Tulsi and Sneha.
But she thought tht she requires some time before replying to Pratham's proposal as she don't

want to misunderstand friendship as love. She had witnessed several relationships where two

friends took their friendship      as love and later their relationship has to go through difficult

phases of life and she does not want Pratham and her relationship to be like that?
But she has to answer Pratham when he comes back. She again starts thinking if she had anything

in her heart for him. He was just her best friend and nothing more than that? But if it was like

that than why she was missing him and having a strange feeling she never had? May be she was

missing him little more and that's why she was feeling all that. She was in her deep thoughts

when she found an old man with a long white beard and white long hairs was staring at her.

Mayuri(a little bit frightened): Kaun ho tum?
Old Man(O.M): Tum yahan kyun aayi ho? Chali jao yahan se. Agar apni jaan pyari hai to chali jao.
Mayuri got a little bit disturbed after hearing that
Mayuri: kaun ho tum ? Aur kya bakwaas kar rahe ho?
O.M: Main bakwaas nahi kar raha. Sach keh raha hoon. Agar apni jaan pyari hai to chali jao. Phir

dobara mat kehna ki maine bataya nahi tha.
Mayuri was about to ask something when the hotel staff comes there.
Manager: Arre is pagal ko andar kisne aane diya.
Saying this he calls the security.The security comes and starts dragging him outside forcibly.
O.M: Paagal main nahi tum sab ho gaye ho. Aur tum sab maroge. Yaad rakhna Fakhira ki ye baat.
(To Mayuri)Abhi bhi waqt hai. Sab kuch chhodkar chali jao yahan se.Warna bahut pacchtaogi.

Mayuri became a little bit disturbed after all that.
Mayuri(to the manager): Kaun tha ye?
Manager: Don't worry mam. Aise hi koi pagal hai. Yahan ke log kehte ki iski umar 1000 saal hai.

Aksar yahan aata jata rehta hai. But u don't worry.
Mayuri just smiled after all that but somewhere in her heart she was a little bit frightened.
Manager: Maan aap woh famous novelist hai na. Miss Mayuri Kapoor.
Mayuri just nodes her head. At the same time, Yash and Sneha came back.
Manager: Hamare malik aapke bahut bade fan hain. Aur woh aapse personally milna chahte hain.
Mayuri: Really. Then i will be more than happy to meet him.Waise where is he?
Manager: Woh kuch kaam se bahar gaye hain. Par kal subah woh wapas aa jayenge aur woh khud hi

aapse mil lenge.
Mayuri: Ok then ,see u tomorrow.
Manager: Yes mam. Ofcourse.
Saying this, manager leaves from there.
Mayuri(To Yash and Sneha):Kahan reh gaye the? Main kab se tum logon ka intezaar kar rahi thi.
Sneha: Arre yaar kya batayein. Jab hum gaye the to sab theek tha par jab laut rahe to humein laga

ki saare raaste badal gaye hain.
Mayuri: Kya matlab tumhara ki saare raaste badal gaye hain?
Yash: Jab hum lautkar aa rahe the to hum log bhatak gaye aur humein aisa laga ki hum kabhi is

raaste pe kabhi aaye hi nahi hain.
Mayuri: Accha bahana hai . Tum log to mujhe bhool hi gaye hoge aur ab bahana maar rahe ho.
Sneha: Nahi Mayuri. Ye sach hai.....
Mayuri: Ok ok lekin abhi mujhe bahut bhookh lagi hai. To chalkar kuchkhaya jaye.
Yash: Bhookh to huemin bhi lagi hai.
Mayuri: Ok then let's go in.

Mayuri was showing that everything was normal but from inside she was a little bit tensed as she

was receving negative vibes from that place. And she was thinking about that old man? Who was he

who called himself Fakhira and is that true that he has been living since 1000 years.And why he

said all that to her? And what if Yash and Sneha were speaking the truth. Why this hotel is

situated far from the population ? Keeping all these questions in her mind, she too leaves for

dinner with yash and Sneha.

Australia:
Pratham was sleeping in his room after finishing his day's work and meetings. Suddenly a shadow or spirit like thing entered into his room through the closed doors.
Spirit: Pratham.pratham.
Pratham opened his eyes and found a recognized person in front of him.
Pratham: Pita ji, aap?
Spirit (Known as Umesh Mittal): Haan Pratham. Main tumhe ye batane aaya hoon ki tumhe bahut jaldi karni hogi. Waqt haath se phisalta jaa raha hai.
Pratham: Don't worry papa. Maine Mayuri se is baare mein baat ki hai. Aur usne kaha hai ki woh jaldi hi jawaab degi.
Spirit: I know beta. Par main tumse bas ye poochna chahta hoon ki kahin tum sach much usse pyyar to nahi karne lage na?Aur tumhe apna maksad yaad hai na?
Pratham: Haan pitaji. Aap chinta mat kariye. Main apna maksad nahi bhoola hoon. aur main jaanta hoon ki pyaar jaise cheezin hum logon ke liye nahi hain. Hum logon ko sirf apna kaam karna hai.
Spirit: Shabash beta. mera asshirwad hamesha tumhare saath hai. Mujhe vishwass hai ki tum apne maksad mein jaroor kamyaab hoge.
Saying this, the spirit of Umesh Mittal disappears and Pratham starts thinking something.
Pratham: Main aapko kaise bataun pitaji ki main sach much mayuri se pyaar karne laga hoon. par main ye jaanta hoon ki ye kabhi nahi ho sakta. Par main pana maksad jaroor poora karunga.

Saying this, he again goes to sleep.    Yug-Deepika39184.0087384259