She wore her bangles and sighed.
Maybe it was robbers, who wanted to steal her gold ornaments, had done it. But she didn't remember wearing those ornaments in the first place or haven't seen them before.
"Mother..." she called aloud. The west wind howled in answer to her call. She tried again to stand up, this time gathering all the strength she could and stood up.
Keeping the faint light from the lantern as a source, Leela pulled her thoughts together and tried to climb out of the pit. There is no point in thinking about what she is doing. After a few tries, Leela slithered out of the grave. Many times she slipped back to her bed. Why was I in a box? She thought. She pulled herself with her frail hands and screamed in pain. Her whole body, tired and fatigued, Leela gasped for breath. S
