In so many ways had they expected their homecoming to be in these last few days - with pomp,fanfare, their mother's warm welcoming arms around them with good food, in the comfort of their home.
Yet, all that was nothing in comparison to what they actually saw. The town was decorated as if the new year or diwali had come early. The small and large houses glowed alike in the evening sky like stars and there were people gathered everywhere, dressed in their best, chatting merrily.
The twins had permanently stuck their faces out of the windows of the carriage, looking dubiously at the scenes outside. "This isn't just for our welcome."
"Nuh- uh!" Mohini added. "Something else is going on." Listening to them Meenakshi, who was already dreading her re-entrance into that palace paled like a wit
