The servants clean up the glass on the floor
The big frame of the chandelier was still on the floor in the middle of the living room
Me and Indira were sitting on the coach in silence.
According to Indira i will die in a week's time ,although she is not sure but she said that the people she had touched in the past died in 7 days .
I was confused as to why the plant died instantly but why i will die in a week, she just said "trust me, i know".
Indira: I have touched people when I was small, um! and then they died after a week ,every single one of them, my family members blamed me for that and never spoke to me ever again.
Karthik: Did you have it from when you were born?.
Indira: No, I was 5.
Weight, if she was affected when she was 5 then who would have cursed her?
My mother once told me a story about a sage,
The Vasus were eight deities who once incurred the wrath of Sage Vashishtha. One of the Vasus stole the divine cow of Sage Vashishtha and he was enraged. Sage Vashishtha then cursed the Vasus to be born as mortals, and when they pleaded for mercy Vashishtha relented slightly, allowing that their mortal life would be short. They were then born as the sons of Ganga and King Shantanu and returned back to heaven.
And once my father once told me that a cure can't just be put on anyone, a person with some connection between both people can do it.
The curse has to be placed by someone she knows or knew before so, We just have to find out who.
Karthik: so, do you think someone you know could have done this to you?
Indira: no, I don't think anyone that I know would or could do this.
Click!
Thud thud thud
A man dressed in a suit walks towards indira
The man says are you ok mam
Indira: yes, i am fine Sanjay , because of karthik
Karthik
Wait, this guy is that guy who was that director at the starcafe.
Director: sir karthik, my name is Sanjay Sherma i am very grateful for your help. i am miss Indira's butler and i manage the company for here
Karthik: yes, your welcome, and Nice to meet you
Indira: Well in the process of saving me, he touched my skin and now he is in danger.
Director Sanjay: even if he touches your skin , you put sun screen on just in case case right
Karthik: wait!, if you put a sun screen on, the curse doesn't affect anyone.
Indira: yes , for the curse to take affect it has to be touching my bare skin
Karthik laughs a little
Karthik: huh! , then i should be fine then
Indira: but i just took a shower and, didn't put on the sun screen
Karthik keeps his smirk, but the mood become a bit grim
huh!
Karthik: So what shall we do now?
Indira: I don't know
Karthik: We need to figure out who could have put the curse on you.
Sanjay: Well there was one person who did survive , but she resigned and left the city. I will find out where she is living.
The next morning
Zoom!
BMW moving speedily on the highway going towards subhadrapuram.
In about 2 hours we reached the former servants place.
Sanjay told that her name was Valli and it might be traumatizing to see Indira , so she stayed back in the car.
Ding dong
A voice saying "selvi have you done your home work"
Click!
Creek!
The door was opened
And a moment of silence was there ,like they both knew each other for a long time and they are seeing each other again.
Valli: Sanjay! ,what were you doing here.
Her face turned from happy to sad , " it's not about her is it " she said.
Sanjay: Well yes but it..
"No!" she creams
Valli: You know how it was for me seeing each and every friend die in front of me, and what else do you want to talk to me about .
Sanjay: I know it was terrible for you to experience that but this boy here was touched here by accident and like all your friends do you want this boy who has a very long future ahead of him to end.
Valli : What do you want me to do?
Sanjay: i just want to talk to you for 5 minutes
Thud!
Karthik and Sanjay closed the car door.
Indira: what happened
Karthik: she lived because she had a fever for that week and wasn't allowed to touch you but….
Indira: But….
Sanjay: The day before the curse was activated , you were missing for over 2 hours in the park.
Indira: why didn't you know this Sanjay?
Sanjay: Well the servants didn't want to get in trouble so they didn't tell me but Valli heard the servants whispering about it.
Indira: Which park?
Sanjay: central park, take some rest it's going to take a bit of time.
Sanjay shifts the gear to second gear and accelerates