CHAPTER THREE
The Present
Rahul and Elisa followed Dansh toward the village. A broad smile on Elisa’s face was the proof she was excited to discover the beauty of the village and the surrounding desert, and Rahul was glad of it. He was pleased to see Elisa happy, even if it was with the creepy stranger, Dansh.
If Dansh is an evildoer, I hope I have the courage to fight him, he thought.
His footsteps slowed, and his hand made its way into his pants’ pocket, where he kept the locket secured.
Dansh kept walking without glancing back.
Elisa was busy shooting a video of the beautiful desert, following the sand as it migrated from one place to another with a wave of smooth wind. She did not notice that Rahul was left behind.
With every step slowing down in the storm of his dubious thought
