A'S

caped my mouth as I knelt to the ground. The sharp stones pierced through

n in my heart would only magn

ng of the bats resounded in the stillness of the night. Out of th

the large grey wolf bounded into the for

ears ago. The slapping of the breeze against my skin, the sense of liber

of not being able to shift was suffocating me. How

the tiny lever at its back. The golden heart split open to reveal a ti

opped from my hands. Damn! It was my phone. Wondering how

tification. Hadn't Ariana confiscated Niv

ainst my ribs as I

near the fountain i

read the message. Only

ck to the ground... The locket fell to the

s I tried to run

en you are in a hurry? After what seemed

been turned off. My eyes swept across the clearing

as standing in front of the glorious fountain. His face was partial

s as I tried to reach h

as I pulled him into a hug. "NIvaan! I

comfortingly. "How many notes

y heart as I said in a shaking voice,

th tears as he said, "Listen to me very carefully. You are not allo

Swallowing the lump that had formed in my throat, I rasped, "I just becam

"Once we have found mom and dad we will go

we lived together in a tiny

e my mind drifted to t

was here? And how did y

widened in horror as he glanced at his watch. "F***! She gave me twenty minut

I am al

scuffles once in a while. The packs of Auroville must have some secret. It is your job to fi

sked in an anxious vo

y medicine today... but don't

t wanted to reinstate the power she had over me. She must have

yet his face remained calm. He smiled weakly an

ked around in panic, 'What

some weird voodoo stuff. She seemed a little

n searching through all the places systematically over th

"Once we find them, we wi

iedly, "I have to leave now..." He looked arou

we shall sing merry songs again...

d him leave. This was the first time I ha

ime for Nivaan. If Ariana thinks I am not working

alization of what I had done at the par

screwed i

ouldn't just saunter into their house, could I? Only th