“Yes!” shouted Rahul as he looked down at the ground, his voice full of excitement. He had had an idea. He shifted his gaze to Banjeet, smiling broadly, but Banjeet just stared at him blankly.
Hundreds of eyes were fixed on Rahul in eagerness. They wanted to know whether Rahul had found a solution and, if so, whether it would actually help them to survive.
“I’ve found a key to escape,” said Rahul, standing up on the charpoy, looking around at the villagers.
“Enlighten us!” said Banjeet.
Rahul looked around first to verify that no evil was around them, and, finding none, he began to speak. But immediately, he remembered how Dali had told him the churels had been following him in Jaisalmer. He hadn’t seen any evil around him then either.
What if a churel is around me and is able to hear
