Afterlife Soulmates E-Book

XI

• Herausgeber: Pencil
• Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Seitenzahl: 90

Beschreibung

About the book:
The proposed novelette ‘Afterlife Soulmates’ is a love story that transcends beyond the boundaries of mortal life into death and afterlife. Here, a boy Aman (ammu) loves a girl Prakirti (pari). Both study in same college but things change when Aman finds himself dead after an accident and as a spirit (a ghost) he searches for his love Prakirti. His afterlife journey begins at his birthplace, his village and after a series of experiences, incidents, memories and dreams he tries to get closer to his love with the help of his spirit guide and in the end finally get it. On the other hand Prakirti too goes through a similar range of incidents where she enters into afterlife due to her yearning for ammu and unites with him in afterlife. How are these soulmates united in afterlife, Afterlife Soulmates is all about that. The novelette is a fiction with some of the paranormal and supernatural elements.

Leseprobe

afterlifesoulmates

ATwinFlameLoveStory

BY

XI

ISBN9789356102651©XI2022PublishedinIndia2022byPencilAbrandofOnePointSixTechnologiesPvt.Ltd.123,BuildingJ2,ShramSevaPremises,WadalaTruckTerminal,Wadala(E)Mumbai400037,Maharashtra,[e-mail]dwideNopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyform,orbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise),withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.Anypersonwhocommitsanunauthorizedactinrelationtothispublicationcanbeliabletocriminalprosecutionandcivilclaimsfordamages.

DISCLAIMER:Thisisaworkoffiction.Names,characters,places,eventsandincidentsaretheproductsoftheauthor'simagination.TheopinionsexpressedinthisbookdonotseektoreflecttheviewsofthePublisher.

Authorbiography

XIa lifeartist,wholovestoread,write,act& live.

Iknownoboundaries,nodividinglines.Allisoneandoneisall,lo..Singularity. Literally veryfarfrommainstreammoviesbutloveallkindofstories. Connect withmeifyouareactuallypassionateabouttellingstoriesor interestedinmakingmovies.

twitter.com/crosseth_eye

Contents

ForLOVE

ONE-INTRODUCINGME

TWO-THEBIGBANYAN

THREE-HEARTBREAKS

FOUR-THEDEBTOFNATURE

FIVETHEELEVENTHHOUR

SIXTHESPIRITGUIDE

SEVENTHEGHOSTSOFMYDREAMS

EIGHTTHENATUREGIRL

NINE-CROSSINGTHEWORLDS

TENASILENTPRAYER

Epigraph

LIFEAFTERLIFEWEHAVEMETANDSEPARATEDTOUNITEOURSOULS,

YOURVIOLENCEMYLORD,ISNEGATEDTOALLTHEALTERNATELORDS

-⋊/crossetheye

ForLOVE

ONE-INTRODUCINGME

 Hi,thisismystory.MynamewasAmanBhatt(tillIwasalive)buteverybodynearmeusedtocallmeammu.IlivedinDehradun(Uttarakhand)withmyfamily.Inmyfamily,IhadmyfatherKuldeepBhatt,mymotherPallaviJoshiBhatt,andayoungersisterAditi.

DehraDunisthecapitalcityofthestateofUttarakhandinthenorthernpartofIndia.LocatedintheGarhwalregion,itlies236kilometres(147miles)northofIndia’scapitalNewDelhiandisoneofthe"CounterMagnets"oftheNationalCapitalRegion(NCR)beingdevelopedasanalternativecentreofgrowthtohelpeasethemigrationandpopulationexplosionintheDelhimetropolitanareaandcreationhighwaystoestablishasmartcitydehradun.

DehradunisintheDoonValleyonthefoothillsoftheHimalayasnestledbetweentheriverGangesontheeastandtheriverYamunaonthewest.Thecityisfamousforitspicturesquelandscapeandslightlymilderclimateandprovidesagatewaytothesurroundingregion.ItiswellconnectedandinproximitytoHimalayantouristdestinationssuchasMussoorie,andAuliandtheHinduholycitiesofHaridwarandRishikeshalongwiththeHimalayanpilgrimagecircuitofChhotaCharDham.

IthoststraininginstitutionsofnationalimportancesuchastheIndianMilitaryAcademy,ZoologicalSurveyofIndia(ZSI).Thecitypopulationhassignificantcontributionofgovernmentservants.ItishometonationalfoundationssuchastheOrdnanceFactoryDehradun,InstrumentsResearchandDevelopmentEstablishment(IRDE),DefenceElectronicsApplicationLaboratory(DEAL)andotherdefenceestablishments.OtherinstitutionsincludetheIndianInstituteofPetroleum,NationalInstituteforVisuallyHandicapped,CentralSoilandWaterConservationResearch&TrainingInstitute,OilandNaturalGasCorporation,SurveyofIndia,IndianInstituteofRemoteSensing,WildlifeInstituteofIndia,ForestResearchInstitute[FRI],ArmyCadetCollegeandtheRashtriyaIndianMilitaryCollege[RIMC]

DehradunisrenownedalloverIndiaforitseducationalinstitutions.

MydadmovedtoDehradunwhenIwasonlytwoandsoIdon’trememberanyofit.DadwasanengineerinP.W.Dhere.Mymom’sahousewifeandmybhuli(youngersister)isthreeyearsyoungertome.ShewasborninDehradun.Iwas,inmyvillage.

WebasicallybelongedtoasmallvillagenearSrinagar,nottheonewhichiscapitalcityofJammu&Kashmir,butthisSrinagarisasmalltowninGarhwalregionofUttarakhand,whichisinPauridistrict,myvillagehowever,isinTehridistrictbutSrinagaristheonlynearesttownandmarket.

Myfatherwasthirdchildinafamilyoftwopairsofbrothersandsisters.Myuncle(myfather’selderbrother)PradeepBhattwasalsoanengineerandhetoolivedinDehradun.MyauntsweremarriedtoengineerhusbandsandoneofthemlivedinSrinagar(Garhwal)whiletheotheronelivedinDelhi,withtheirfamilies.

So,it’squiteevidentthatIgrewupwithanengineeringatmospherearoundmeandmyfamilywantedmetobeanengineer,likemyfatherormyuncles.Me,ontheothersidehaven’tmadeupanyaimformylife.Iwasquiteacarefreechildanddidn’tbothermuchaboutthings.

Mybhuli,Aditionthecontrarywasmuchsensitivepersonandcaredforthings.Shewasacreativesortofperson,likeshewaswritingpoemsandstoriessinceshewasinfifthstandard,Iwasineighthstandardatthattime.

However,Iwasgoodinstudiesandalwayssecured1stdivisionwithabove60%marksbutAditiwasoutstanding,shewasalwaysintopthreeinherclass.AditiwasmybestfriendbesidesRohan,evenif,wespendalotoftimeoverfighting.IlovedmyfamilysomuchthatIcouldn’tevenimagineanylifewithoutthem.(whichIhadto,regretfully,laterinmylife,notlife;afterlife)

Now,thisRohanandIwerefriendssinceourchildhood.Westudiedtogetherfrom3rdstandardto12thstandardwhichisalife-longperiodoftenyears.Wesharedalmosteverythingandhavehadourownshareoffun.Rohanwaslittleslowinstudiesbuthesurpassedmeinsports.Hehadanathletic,wellbuiltstrongphysique,andwasslightlytallerthanme.Thatiswhy,inouryoungerdayseverybodyatschoolusedtocallhim‘ghoda’(horse).

Heistheonewhomademesmokeanddrinkforthefirsttime.Irememberit,itwaswhenourhighschoolboardexamswereoverandtherewerevacationsforabouttwomonths,beforeresultwouldbeannounced.Itwas7thofApril,hisbirthday.SoIcalledtowishhimbirthday,hesaidheisinDelhiandwillreturnonlyafterafewdays.IknewabouthisrelativeslivingthereinDelhi.Afteraweek,hecalledmearound3:00intheevening.

‘Meetmein30minutesbehindGandhipark’hesaid.

‘You’rebackindun?’Iasked.

‘Yes’hereplied.

‘When?’Iaskedanotherquestion.

‘Yesterdayevening’hereplied.

‘Okay,what’sthematter?’Iasked.

‘Tellyouwhenyouarethere’hedisconnectedthephone.

Itookmybicycleandmovedtowardmydestination.WhenIreachedtherehewasalreadythere,waiting.Hehadabagonhisback.

Ireachedhim.Hesaid‘Let’smovetosomeotherplace.It’ssocrowdedhere’

‘Sowhat!It’salwayslikethis.Wecantalkhere’Isaid.

‘No,wecan’t’heretorted.

HestartedpedalinghiscycletowardsRajpurroad.Ifollowedhimcuriously.OnthewayIasked‘What’sthematterghodey,whereareyoutakingme,willyousayanything?’

‘Well,Iwanttoshowyousomething,itcan’tbetold’,thenaftertakingapausehesaid‘Iamgivingyouatreattoday’.

‘Treat…forwhat?’Iasked.

‘Youareagrownupnow,besidesIoweyoumybirthdaytreat.Nowkeepyourmouthshut’hesaid.

SoIkeptmymouthshut.

Aftercyclingfortenminutes,wearrivedinanemptyroad.Hestoppedhiscycle,andparkeditbehindatreeonthesideoftheroadandthenlockedit.Thenheturnedtomeandsaid‘followme’.Iparkedmycycleandthenfollowedhim.Whenwewerequitefarfromtheroad,sothatnoonewouldseeus,hesatthere,cross-leggedonthegrassbehindatree.Hegesturedmetositdown.Isatbesidehim.Heopenedhisbag,tooktwobottlesofbeeroutofit,apackofcigarettesandsomemouthfreshener.

Ilookedathiminsurprise,myeyeswideopened.

‘What…?’hesnapped.

‘YouknowIdon’tdrink’Isaid.

‘Ohyeah…,likeI’msomeaddicted,alcoholic,dailydrunkard’hemocked.

Thenheopenedabottlewithhisteethandforwardedittome.Itookithesitatingly.

‘Ghodeyit’stoomuchforme.Idon’tthinkIcanholdthismuchofalcohol’Isaid.

‘It’sbeeryaar.Itcontainsonly4%ofalcohol.Look,it’swrittenhereonthelabel’hepointeditonthebottle.

‘Areyousure?’Iasked.

‘YesI’msure’heanswered.

Thenhetookthesecondbottleandopenedit,repeatingtheprocesswithhisteeth.Heraisedthebottletowardsmeandsaid‘cheers..!’

‘Ghodey,youwillberesponsibleifanythinghappenstome’Isaid.

‘Stopbeingagirl.Nothingisgoingtohappentoyou,nowtakeittoyourlipsandhaveasip’hetoldme,whiledoingthesamewithhisbottle.

WatchinghimdrinkIgotsomecourageandtookasip.

‘Yuck’Isaid,spittingsomeofitontheground.

‘Haha,IreactedthesamewaywhenIhaditfirst’smilingwhilehesaid.

‘Whatdoyoumean?Whendidyouhaveitfirst?Andwhydidn’tyoutellme?’Ifiredaroundofquestions.

‘Itwaslastweekonly,withmycousin-brother.IgothereyesterdaysohowcouldItellyou’hesaid.

‘Ohyes,youwereoutofstation’Isaid.

‘Yes.Whataboutyou?Youaren’tgoinganywhereforvacation’heasked.

‘Actuallyyes,Iwasthinkingtogotomyvillage,justforafewdays’Ianswered.

‘Sowhenareyougoing?’heaskedanotherquestion.

‘Well,it’sAditi.Shealsowanttocomealongandherexamswillbefinishingnextweek,soIhavetowaittillthen’Iexplained.

‘Isuncleorauntycomingalong?’heasked.

‘No,it’sjustAditiandme’Ireplied.

‘Okay,doessomeonelivesupthere,yourgrandfatherorgrandmotheroranyoneelse?’heasked,takingasipfromhisbottle.

‘No.Theyarebothdead.Ihavetoldyouaboutthembefore,don’tyouremember?ButoneofmyauntlivesthereinSrinagar.Sowe’llbestayingthere’Ireplied.

‘Andwhenwillyoubeback?’heasked.

‘Inafewdays,asIsaid’thenIaskedhimabouthistriptoDelhi,andhetoldmeaboutallthefunhehad,withhiscousin-brother.Thenightouts.Thebooze.Andthegirls.

Whenwewerefinishedandwereheadingtowardsourbicycles,heasked‘Doesanythinghappenedtoyou?’

‘Yes…no…err…Idon’tknow,butIfeeldifferent’Ireplied.

‘Feelgoodorfeelbad?’againheasked.

‘Good…yeahitfeelsgood’Ireplied.

‘Itold