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Enchanted forest
It was raining and the forest was smiling as if something weird and unusual was going to happen.Never in my life had I seen such a day.Strong wind accompanied with rainfall and trees dancing with joy taking bath in the air feeling refreshed after passing days of scorching heat, perspiring all day long .Thundering and lighting was a signal that far away souls were about to unite .Never to separate a promise made by Sapana and Raj to live together as a soul for seven years was incomplete.Sometimes bounded by society and sometimes because of fate .
Never heard but unusual things started happening in the forest.People started hearing whispers all around the forest.They were afraid to go to the forest to collect woods.
Once upon a time a swift flowing river with daffodils dancing in the breeze attracted people .It was a dating place for love birds.Everywhere you could see wild flowers white , purple,red etc like sparkling gems forming blanket during the spring season.Colourful small fishes,red, yellow,grey etc swimming and playing hide and seek when people tried to peep creating a really very beautiful place to live.But now it was converted into a desert.It is unbelievable but this forest was enchanted.
In a village a baby boy was born to a very poor man and woman.The boy grew up playing in the desert. Something everytime haunted in his dream which was not so clear and as soon as he woke up he used to forget and remained disturbed .
One day when he was wandering in the desert he saw a gorgeous , charming, beautiful girl coming towards him.When they unknowingly touched their hands unusual things started happening . The desert slowly converted into a very beautiful forest thickly covered with varieties of trees.People could hear birds chirping everywhere.The river again regained back to its life and started flowing ,fishes dancing and swimming.
Everywhere new life appeared and things began to change.People started wondering actually what was happening.Nobody knew but an old woman who was nearly about hundred and two years knew what was actually happening.Now she was afraid whether the future will repeat the same story or she will be able to die peacefully.It seemed that she was living until then for that moment.Her eyes began to water when she remembered that day.Sky without sunshine ,thick black clouds forming blankets just ready to burst out loud with thundering and lighting .She muttered;"I was waiting for Sapana ,but she never returned back home".Due to heavy rainfall tremendous destruction had taken place and due to storm trees broke and fell down.People who had gone to collect woods were buried crushed and caracass and corpse buried deep down some carried away by the river never to be found.Lovebirds stuck in the forest fatally died.Later the old woman came to know Sapana had gone to meet Raj to the river side.I never believed in reincarnation but now she was happy to hear and see it really happened.
Rajiv grew up to be a handsome and dashing man with wonderful personality. He loved to visit the forest everyday.One day when he was crossing the woods he saw a tree in which it was engraved " S+R". Slowly he begin to recall and some vivid memories started appearing before his eyes a beautiful girl with rabbit in her hand playing daffodils along the bank of the river although not completely clear.As usual a visitor to the forest he encountered a beautiful girl wearing purple coloured Cinderella dress chasing a rabbit towards him.On seeing her his forgotten memories completely cleared.They dashed and was about to fall down when he picked her up and holded her in his arms enchanted by his eyes the girl gave an intense look and looking at each other's eye nearly forgot everything.
Hurriedly chasing the rabbit the girl vanished inside the dense forest.Wondering from where she had come Rajiv followed her pathway and finally reached a village crowded with many wooden houses with thached roofs.She saw the girl entering one of the house so quickly ran towards her but missed her.
Rajiv turned his back and was about to return home , when he felt somebody touching him from the back calling him and asking,"Who are you?.He immediately introduced himself .The woman in a soft voice invited him to her house .Standing by the door way whom he could see was the girl with the rabbit.She shyly smiled and entered inside followed by the lady and him.
Riya;"Please ,get some water for Rajiv";somewhere from inside replied;"Ok!Mom".
He often visited there and slowly their meeting turned into a love story.They started meeting and slowly her memories refreshed but still she was not sure what was actually happining in her dream.One day when they were walking by the woods they met an old lady.The old lady on seeing Riya was astonished and uttered in a low husky voice;"So you are finally here,I have been waiting for you since a long time my dear
counting my last breath ".Riya was surprised .She did not know what the lady was actually saying.The old lady was very happy.Sapana ,touching Riya's face lovingly she smiled and tears rolled down her eyes.
"Same face same voice,you'll are made for each other".
Riya did not know what to say.I am not Sapana .I am Riya."I know dear but you were my daughter before";"daughter";Riya, muttered"Yes , offcourse my daughter"."This is your new life , you'll are reborn.
Rajiv now realised that the dreams was his reality.The old lady tells them the whole story .This reminds Riya about her reincarnation several times.How because of low caste system both of them were killed by the people of the village once.In her next birth how because of her status they were separated from each other,due to communilism they had to kill their love inside their heart without uttering anything how they had to obey their parents .
Finally ,they were united and now they were getting married with each other .The old woman helped them to become a soul by convincing their parents that they were made for each other .What a drastic change had taken place when they died as if something was yet to be completed.
Forever they lived happily and the enchanted forest never turned into a desert.
© -Darshana Thapa
18.09.2020
Never heard but unusual things started happening in the forest.People started hearing whispers all around the forest.They were afraid to go to the forest to collect woods.
Once upon a time a swift flowing river with daffodils dancing in the breeze attracted people .It was a dating place for love birds.Everywhere you could see wild flowers white , purple,red etc like sparkling gems forming blanket during the spring season.Colourful small fishes,red, yellow,grey etc swimming and playing hide and seek when people tried to peep creating a really very beautiful place to live.But now it was converted into a desert.It is unbelievable but this forest was enchanted.
In a village a baby boy was born to a very poor man and woman.The boy grew up playing in the desert. Something everytime haunted in his dream which was not so clear and as soon as he woke up he used to forget and remained disturbed .
One day when he was wandering in the desert he saw a gorgeous , charming, beautiful girl coming towards him.When they unknowingly touched their hands unusual things started happening . The desert slowly converted into a very beautiful forest thickly covered with varieties of trees.People could hear birds chirping everywhere.The river again regained back to its life and started flowing ,fishes dancing and swimming.
Everywhere new life appeared and things began to change.People started wondering actually what was happening.Nobody knew but an old woman who was nearly about hundred and two years knew what was actually happening.Now she was afraid whether the future will repeat the same story or she will be able to die peacefully.It seemed that she was living until then for that moment.Her eyes began to water when she remembered that day.Sky without sunshine ,thick black clouds forming blankets just ready to burst out loud with thundering and lighting .She muttered;"I was waiting for Sapana ,but she never returned back home".Due to heavy rainfall tremendous destruction had taken place and due to storm trees broke and fell down.People who had gone to collect woods were buried crushed and caracass and corpse buried deep down some carried away by the river never to be found.Lovebirds stuck in the forest fatally died.Later the old woman came to know Sapana had gone to meet Raj to the river side.I never believed in reincarnation but now she was happy to hear and see it really happened.
Rajiv grew up to be a handsome and dashing man with wonderful personality. He loved to visit the forest everyday.One day when he was crossing the woods he saw a tree in which it was engraved " S+R". Slowly he begin to recall and some vivid memories started appearing before his eyes a beautiful girl with rabbit in her hand playing daffodils along the bank of the river although not completely clear.As usual a visitor to the forest he encountered a beautiful girl wearing purple coloured Cinderella dress chasing a rabbit towards him.On seeing her his forgotten memories completely cleared.They dashed and was about to fall down when he picked her up and holded her in his arms enchanted by his eyes the girl gave an intense look and looking at each other's eye nearly forgot everything.
Hurriedly chasing the rabbit the girl vanished inside the dense forest.Wondering from where she had come Rajiv followed her pathway and finally reached a village crowded with many wooden houses with thached roofs.She saw the girl entering one of the house so quickly ran towards her but missed her.
Rajiv turned his back and was about to return home , when he felt somebody touching him from the back calling him and asking,"Who are you?.He immediately introduced himself .The woman in a soft voice invited him to her house .Standing by the door way whom he could see was the girl with the rabbit.She shyly smiled and entered inside followed by the lady and him.
Riya;"Please ,get some water for Rajiv";somewhere from inside replied;"Ok!Mom".
He often visited there and slowly their meeting turned into a love story.They started meeting and slowly her memories refreshed but still she was not sure what was actually happining in her dream.One day when they were walking by the woods they met an old lady.The old lady on seeing Riya was astonished and uttered in a low husky voice;"So you are finally here,I have been waiting for you since a long time my dear
counting my last breath ".Riya was surprised .She did not know what the lady was actually saying.The old lady was very happy.Sapana ,touching Riya's face lovingly she smiled and tears rolled down her eyes.
"Same face same voice,you'll are made for each other".
Riya did not know what to say.I am not Sapana .I am Riya."I know dear but you were my daughter before";"daughter";Riya, muttered"Yes , offcourse my daughter"."This is your new life , you'll are reborn.
Rajiv now realised that the dreams was his reality.The old lady tells them the whole story .This reminds Riya about her reincarnation several times.How because of low caste system both of them were killed by the people of the village once.In her next birth how because of her status they were separated from each other,due to communilism they had to kill their love inside their heart without uttering anything how they had to obey their parents .
Finally ,they were united and now they were getting married with each other .The old woman helped them to become a soul by convincing their parents that they were made for each other .What a drastic change had taken place when they died as if something was yet to be completed.
Forever they lived happily and the enchanted forest never turned into a desert.
© -Darshana Thapa
18.09.2020
