"No, please, sit down and listen to him", Tina says politely. Shashi sits on the chair and then Tina says to the old man,"Now, say, what were you gonna tell us?".

"On tha.."The old man was about to speak, but, suddenly Tina's phone starts ringing she picks up the call, "Hello?". "Is this Rudra's parents speaking?" The man on the other side asks. "Yes, I'm Rudra's Mom", she replies.

"What? But why?"Tina is in shock.

"I'll explain you, you can come with his father in school tomorrow, and don't worry, he is coming home", Principal hangs up the call right after saying this.

"Wait, what do you mean he is coming home? Hello?, What the heck", She is very confused and tensed. "What happened? Who was on the call?" Shashi asked after seeing Tina so tensed.

"I'm sorry, I gotta go", Tina rushes to the door but Shashi stops her and says, " I understand that there might be an emergency but, please stay, listen to him, for our childrens, for their lives".

"I don't believe in all these thing, do you even know that they have expelled him from the school, he must be very sad, he needs me I'm his mother, I need to comfort him", After listening to what Tina said the old man says to her, "that's too bad but please this is more important than his school right now I don't have much time, his life is more important than school, please" He requests her. 

"But? I need to be with him right now", Tina has teary eyes she is really worried for Rudra.

"Then, call him and tell him to come here", The old man suggests her but she replies, "he doesn't take phone to school".

                                                        ***

Ashitesh's head is about to hit the pavement but a boy comes and saves his head from hitting the ground. Their eyes meet and they both are looking into each other's eyes. "Huh! Why is my heart beating so fast. What is happening to me this has never happened to me before, I feel like my heart is racing, And that too seeing him, I don't even know him, but he is so pretty", Rudra is flustered by his charm, he is blushing very hard and is lost in his beauty. They're constantly looking into each other's eyes but then that puppy comes to Ashitesh's face and starts licking his face, finally Ashitesh comes to his senses and after realising that this boy has wrapped him around his arms he freaks out and quickly gets up, Rudra also comes to his senses and asks very gently, "Are you fine?". "I'm fine and thank you for saving my head", Ashitesh honorably thanks him. "Most welcome", Rudra says with a bright smile and Ashitesh also smiles. They both are looking at each other and smiling and then "I like you" Rudra says unconsciously and then realises, "aah....aa I mean I like your hair, So silky and gorgeous, hehe". *Awkward silence*

"Ooh Thanks" Ashitesh smiles awkwardly, "Then, Bye". He starts going but his phone rings.

*ring ring ring*

"Hello? Mammi?", Ashitesh.

"Hello! Ashi listen" Ashitesh's mom on call.

Rudra screams from behind, "Hey! Wait".

"What? Did I drop something?", Ashitesh asks.

"No, I just..." Rudra was saying something but Ashitesh stops him by showing his hand.

"Is Rudra there?", Rudra's Mom asked, she could hear his voice beacase phone is on speaker. She is surprised that he is with Ashitesh and kind of relieved that atleast now she can talk to him.

"Rudra? Who?" Ashitesh asks on call.

"The one who is with you, can you give him your phone, please?",  Rudra's Mom asks Ashitesh.

"Sure." Ashitesh gives his phone to Rudra saying, "Hey! Someone wants to talk to you, take this". Rudra and Ashitesh, both are super confused. Anyway, Rudra takes the phone with very confusion and says, "Hello!".

"Hello, Rudra, are you ok?" 

"Mom?... Yes I'm fine, but how did youuuu? Ah I mean...", Rudra is very confused.

"Ah! I'll explain to you but first come here as soon as possible with this boy".

"What? With him? Why? Are you not home? What is happening? I can't understand a thing " Rudra's mind is full of questions.

"I'll explain to you, I said na, first come here with him to his house okay? Fast."

"Who is she? What did she say?", Ashitesh asked because he is also confused.

"She is my mom and she is at your house and has told me to go to your house with you" Rudra says.

"What? Why?", Confused as heck.

"I don't know, I also asked the same thing but she said just come here as soon as possible, I think there must be something urgent, we should go", Rudra is excited to go to Ashitesh's house but Ashitesh is a bit uncomfortable. They both quickly take a rikshaw and reach Ashitesh's house. "Wooo!! Your house is quite big", Rudra is so fascinated by seeing the house, Although it is just a normal house for middle class family but for Rudra, belonging to lower middle class family, this is quite big of a house. "Yeah!", Ashitesh smiles ackwardly and rings the door bell. Ashitesh's mom opens the door and tells them to come inside. As soon as Rudra enters Rudra's mom hugs him. "What happened mom? Why are you here?", Rudra asked. "This man wants to talk to you both", Rudra's mom replies to Rudra.

"With us? We don't even know each other", Ashitesh says confusingly. The old man says," I'll tell you everything, sit down first. The old man Now starts telling about the past in his heavy and low voice, "Now listen to me, I am 'Daninath',  For many years in that temple, those pearls were kept, I was the priest of that temple. Me and all my companions together used to protect those magical pearls in that temple, so that, They do not fall into any wrong hands. There were total eight pearls in the temple and each pearl has its own unique power and whoever uses the powers of those pearls, They will get the power of that pearl as well as physical strength, the power to fly, the power to go in space, the power to breathe in water. Those pearls have always been used for the protection of humanity. The first pearl "divya" which gives the power to move things without touching them, the second pearl is "Drishti" which gives the power to glimpse the future, the third pearl "Jal" which gives the power to control water, the fourth pearl "Vayu" which gives the power to control the wind, the fifth pearl "Ashv" Which gives the power to teleport, the sixth pearl "shalavrik" that gives power to create illusions. the seventh pearl "godhika" Which gives the power to transform into any animal that has ever lived on this earth, The eighth and last pearl "bhrang" Which gives the power to think about whatever you want and it will appear infront of you.  After every 20 years, a special full moon night comes, that night these pearls activates automatically for a short period of time and shine brightly, but if someone uses all these pearls together on that night, They become immortal and their one wish is fulfilled. But the one who has come on this earth has to go, that's why no one has become immortal till date. But some bad people came to know about the powers of these pearls. On that full moon night, those beasts reached that temple in search of those pearls. They were three people, I could not see their faces because they were wearing masks, but one of them was a woman. They started firing in the temple. Panic broke out in the temple due to fear. Everyone started running away from the temple and they started attacking people and other priests of the temple. I was sitting inside and meditating but I  heard a noise from outside. When I came out and saw there were dead bodies everywhere, I immediately changed the remaining pearls and mixed them into two bowls of Prasad* (*Prasad is distributed to everyone after worship in temples after offering food to God). I could not think of anything else, then I saw that two men were helping people, I knew them beforehand as they used to come quite regularly there, I went straight to them and gave them this prasad and asked them to leave immediately. But as soon as I sent them from there someone grabbed me from behind  But my disciple hit him on the head from behind and made him unconscious. I quickly went to see the remaining two pearls but there were no pearls there, and when I came out to find the two pearls, he caught me from behind and started beating me and started asking me where are the rest of the pearls, they had stolen two pearls because they were kept outside, at the time of worship. So, I used the power I got from my penance for so many years. I Cursed them to be birds for the rest of their lives, and taking those two pearls from them, I locked them both in a cage, and tied that cage with a kalawa so that they could never get out of there. After tying them in the cage, I went to see the third man but he was not there. After that accident, I took those two pearls from that temple and kept it with me and that temple was closed forever. And I started living in hiding. But today after so many years they are free, someone freed them, Now that both of them are free they will take revenge on me and will come looking for you".

"But why would they come to us?", Ashitesh asks suspiciously.

"Because the two men whom I had given the prasad were your parents and instead of your fathers, your mothers ate the Prasad shortly before both of you were born, so now the powers of those pearls are inside you", Daninath replies to Ashitesh.