A new dawn was rising when she returned to Rajeev. She knocked the front door but got no response. Early sprinkles of light came down along with sweet chirping of birds. Mridula felt a never ending blitheness from inside. She knocked again, this time forcibly and repeatedly. After a few moments Rajeev opened the door with ire clearly visible on his face of breaking his sleep. He looked at the girl and was surprised to see her close resemblance with Mridula. Is she her sister? He knows that she doesn't have any siblings. “It’s me Rajeev.” Her soothing voice came out and Rajeev knew he was willfully surrendering to it. “Mridula.” He called her passionately. She wrapped her hands around his neck and let her lips brush his. A black smoky figure looked at them from behind a tree. T

