BORN TO RULE

[Eng] Chapter 16▪ Something Something

"Sir, we are about to reach," the driver said.

Arjun nodded and put his hand in his pocket and brought out a red strip of cloth.

"Turn around," finally the awkward silence between them was broken.

"What is this?" said Tia out of curiosity.

"How many times have I told you not to ask questions," said Arjun while wrapping the cloth over her eyes.

"Are you planning to murder me and throw my body in a ditch and then run away to Jaipur!" Tia almost yelled.

"Shut up, Ranisa."

The driver silently laughed.

"You'll see it with your own eyes when we reach there," smirked Arjun.

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Arjun took Tia's hand and helped her step out of the car.

"Arjun, open it now. I can't wait anymore!" Tia was very impatient.

Arjun was standing just behind her, holding her arms to help her walk.

"We are almost there," Arjun whispered in her ears.

Tia shivered because of his breath fanning her neck.

"We have reached."

"At least open the blindfold now!"

He removed the blindfold. She adjusted her eyes in the light and saw a beautiful white bungalow before her eyes.

"Which place is this?" she was confused.

"Look around you."

She turned around and noticed only forestry around the bungalow.

"Arjun, I..."

Tia's speech was interrupted by someone's hug. Then she felt two more pairs of arms wrap around her body over the first pair of arms. She slowly turned around to see whose arms they were of.

"Parul, Payal jiji, Nia, Sheila!" the names escaped from her lips in a whisper.

There were two girls of age around 12-14, one middle-aged lady and one maybe around 20.

"Tia didi, how are you?" asked Parul, one of the girls of 12-14 years.

On seeing them, Tia was startled at first. But then she glanced at her side to see Arjun. He was standing leaning against the car with his arms crossed across his chest.

"I am good. But... But how are you guys? And this place...." Tia was elated to meet them after so long.

"Didi, you don't remember this place?" asked Sheila, the girl around 20 years of age.

"I do remember this place, but this bungalow?" she couldn't remember the bungalow.

"This is the same place. But it's no more Hell. It's a Heaven now!" squealed Nia, the other girl around 12-14 years old.