I reached home by 7 pm. I went to my sister’s room, she was not there so I went to mine and closed the door but didn’t lock. I sat on my bed. I didn’t have a saree, I thought I will have to sleep with my usual clothes.Just then I heard the door open. It was my sister, she came in and closed the door behind. She had a saree in her hand. She came near me and gently pinched my left cheek with her right hand and said. “Janavi said that you sleep with the saree so here take this. Call me after dinner if you need my help.”I took the saree from her and said. “I need your help.” Then after dinner I went to her room and asked her to come after five minutes. In the mean time I put on the petticoat and waited. She came and I asked her to drape the saree on me and she did it. After that I asked her to sit on the bed and I sat on the floor next to her feet and kept my head on her lap. Tears flowed out of my eyes, tears of joy.It was on that day, that I recognized how much my sister loves me, because after keeping my head on her lap for a few minutes I fell asleep.

I woke up around midnight, still head on lap. I took my head from her lap and looked at her face. She smiled. She has stayed awake without moving her legs so that I can sleep.“Why didn’t you woke me?” I asked her.“Because I didn’t want to disturb you, you are sleeping peacefully after a long time.” She said.Then she moved to her room after kissing my forehead. I slept on bed. I dreamt about my girl and my sister, they were both arguing on which saree I will choose to wear. My girl had a plain black silk saree with floral designs along an orange border and my sister had an orange silk saree with metallic floral design all over it, it was much grander than my girl’s. They both knew that I prefer silk. But they were not sure what colour and design I like.I was unable to choose one, I love both of them and I didn’t want to hurt the feelings of either one.I tried to run away from there, but my hands hit both the sarees and they both fell on the ground. As soon as they hit the ground they make a melodious sound, a familiar sound. I woke up. I could still hear that sound. Then it came to my mind, it was my ringtone. My phone was ringing.I grabbed it and looked at the screen. It was my girl.“Hey, why so early?” I asked her.“Come to my place at around 9 am, we need to go somewhere.” She said.I was happy, I reached her place by 8.30. I was so exited that I left home as soon as possible. Once there she took me in and gave me a saree, the same one that I saw in the dream. I wrapped it around me. Then she asked me to cover my face with the pallu and took me down to the car park. She has hired a car. She asked me to get in and she drove the car.The next day all four gathered at Rama’s place one hour before the lunch time. They made all arrangements together and waited for the girls arrival.

Rama was wearing a silver colour churidar kameez with the dupatta neatly folded and placed on her left shoulder. Silver is her favorite colour.

Rani was wearing the same orange churidar kameez that she tried the previous night.

The other two were in male clothes as they haven’t yet brought out the girl in them.

Then they heard the door bell ring, Rama went and opened the door. The other three stood behind.

A girl stood outside, but there was no man. Rama welcomed her. “Hi dear, come in.” The girl introduced her man. He had been standing by the side out of view. All four of them expected a man in manly clothes, but instead they saw a man in a black silk saree. “Hello, I am Arjun.” He introduced himself.Arjun and Janavi entered the house. All six of them had a hearty meal. And spent the next two hours chatting about all sorts of things. Then by four thirty Arjun and Janavi left, Janavi took him on a long drive and by five fourty they reached a ruined building. She took him inside.“This is the palace of princess Anita who was the protectress of all the ladies in the kingdom. She was a witch, a white witch. She used her abilities for the kingdom’s good. One day she made two rings a lower ring and a higher ring. She gave the lower ring to her husband. And didn’t mention anything about the other, but he later discovered about its presence and asked it from the princess. She didn’t give it but said that there won’t be any problem for his rule from the caretaker of the higher ring. Which was herself.

But the prince had another plan, he wanted to be the sole dictator of the kingdom. So once when she was not in possession of the higher ring he stabbed her on the back, but she managed to run towards her dearest friend to whom she has already taught the art of witchcraft and made her the caretaker of the ring. The princess died shortly afterwards. The prince was unable to harm someone in possession of the ring so he couldn’t harm the princess’ friend. At the sometime the caretaker cannot avenge the princess because of the promise given by the princess that the caretaker of the ring shall not harm him.With time the ring made him almost immortal but by murdering the princess, a pure soul. A curse was unleashed upon him, that made him weaker. So he left the palace and went into hiding.The caretaker then met some other trustable ladies and formed a secret society that protects the ring till today and I am the current caretaker of the ring.” She said extending her right hand with the ring on her palm.

To be continued…..