" Aahhhh... "Braze moaned as his eyes slowly opened. " Mira??? " He extended his hands to touch her skirt but then he looked around and realised the reality. He had passed out naked and was clad in borrowed underwear. They were stinky. " Come on... Speak up. How long are you going to pretend to not wake up? I know you can hear me. " Xen was at it again. George was handing upside down now. It was Xen's doing and he would not take a 'no' for an answer. George had not spoken a single word. Neither did he open his eyes. " Xen, I am pretty sure he was not the guy I told you about. " Kian pleaded. " I am sure... I think he is from amongst the Watchers... you know... the good guys... The ones with devilish eyes ran away the moment the ones called Watchers arrived. "Xen looked at Mira suspiciously. " How do you know so much? "" A Watcher lady told me... she was rude and said everybody was going to forget everything... which really happened but Kian and I seem to remember. " Mira expl
At Chemora- present day" Sitara, it's time. Help me with the submersion. "Kilian was standing inside what looked like a very big and deep bath tub. It was gradually filling up from the bottom. But the liquid was not water. It was red. Red like blood. " Are you sure? I mean can we completely trust the source? "She looked hesitant. " There has never been a hundred percent when it comes to 'First-times'. We have to take the risk. "He said as she helped him get his clothes off. " But your health... " She tried to protest but Kilian put a hand on her lips. " If they have gathered indeed and are all close to the source, my absence could mean someone else taking this golden opportunity. I can risk my life but I cannot risk that. I have a promise to keep Sitara. "The liquid had almost filled up to the brim. And he slowly lowered himself, completely naked in the tub. " I might need your assistance. Try to keep in touch. "He smiled at Sitara as she watched him go down under the surf
Mira's POV" Ok cool. I get it that these three are ... gifted aliens... but me? What about me? I don't have anything special about me. "Uncle Kilian, as he claimed to be, burst out into a hilarious laughter. " Nothing special about you my girl? You have no idea who you are... Ok, let me give you a quick demo.. who is your closest one amongst these three? "I am sure the College Entrance exams had easier questions than this. What was my answer supposed to be? " Never mind, anyone will do... "He tossed Kian and Xen on either wall with what seemed like a rope made of light that automatically tied them up. He pinned the Watcher guy on the floor with something similar and flung me far away from them and hung me upside down . " Try to stop me if you can Mira... " He turned towards Braze, who was all alone, crouched on the ground. " No hard feelings boy but this has to be done, " I don't know what I was excepting but I wasn't prepared at all for what actually happened. Kilian, my uncl
Mira's POV" Mira, hurry up... I can hear a chopper near by. It must be here to save up. "Xen was carrying Braze on his back and Kian was hanging from the wall as he peered outside, trying to look for a way out. I looked hesitantly behind as the unconscious Watcher. The heat that I had created was too much for people like us. It must have taken a toll on him as well. It felt bad leaving him behind in that state. " Should we not get him out of here at least? " I asked with shy eyes because I knew it was already difficult trying to make our way out. " You got a death wish or what, Mira? I am doing him a favour, by not killing him. You want to give him a piggy back ride outside so he can take us all to his torture chambers? No thanks. Did you not hear anything that your uncle said? "It was difficult countering him but I found my way around anyways. We pulled him out of that rabbit hole and placed him at the mouth of the cave before we left. It was Kian's grandfather who was leadin
The next few days were not that eventful. Most of the kids in their class skipped school. They were given respite. Braze was missing and so was Kian and Betty.Mira didn't feel like texting or calling them. She casually attended class and went back to her room, ticking days off the calendar before she had to pack her bags and leave. She tried calling her mother several times but she didn't answer. She called the caterer in their area to ask if everything at home was alright but they said that they hadn't seen her mother for many days. She would have been worried to death at such news but in the light of recent events everything appeared normal. And then she received a mail -'Stay where you are or go anywhere else. Do whatever you have to do but do not come back home. It's no longer safe. I am sorry that I couldn't muster up the courage to tell you everything about your birth. The little time that I had with you , my baby girl, was too perfect. I didn't want to ruin your innocence
At Chemora-Kilian sprang out of that tub holding his chest and throat. Sitara rubbed his back as he coughed blood on the floor. The colour of the liquid in that tub had just changed to turquoise as Kilian reappeared. " Breathe... " Sitara instructed , hitting the back of his lungs. Kilian struggled for several minutes before finally letting out a very loud gasp and collapsing on the floor . Sitara carried him to bed.Put him down and then pulled his hands and legs up of it as well. She administered several injections after which Kilian's breath finally normalised and he slowly opened his eyes. " Thank you... " his voice was hoarse as he pressed Sitara's arm in appreciation. Sitara looked away and pretended to organize the syringes. " It's good to see you come back alive... " Then she turned at him and asked, " how did it go? "" They believe me. " Kilian smiled. " I finally got to see the girl for whom I had to leave my wife behind... my pregnant wife... I didn't even know th
Mira literally sprang out of the window as soon as the teacher left after the period. She sprinted straight to the office and surely in front of it stood Braze, Kian and Xen laughing and whispering. She breathed hard trying to restrain herself, hoping not to set the entire building ablaze. " What do you think you guys are doing? There's a Watcher inside the school. Perhaps more than one. "" Mira, relax. Meet my new cousin. " Braze pointed at Xen as he bowed. " Mira, we found everything out. He doesn't recall anything." Kian tried to explain. " How can you guys be so casual? Can this not be a trap? Men are so simple headed. "The three of them looked at her as if she had just stabbed their hearts with a dagger. Mira walked away after shoving her way from the middle of them. " Don't you think she is over reacting? " Xen asked. " Something is bothering her. " Kian put in. " There's no way she is going to tell me. " Braze smiled. A sad smile, full of pain. Kian gave his shoulde
" Let's go to Layla. She will give you some pills to relax. You need to sleep if you want to function properly. You can't just let another panic attack set in. "Robert hated doctors. It was a reflection of their unbothered attitude towards his problems. Most dismissed his physical ailments as mental issues and referred to psychologists. They could be of no help either because he could not share his secrets with them. Layla was an exception. She was a vet. She believed in divination,believed in the paranormal and most importantly, was always attentive to Robert's needs. Oh, I forgot to mention, she was also Quill's ex-girlfriend. Quill missed her terribly though she had already moved on. He always found issues with Robert just to go see her and spend a few more minutes watching her talk. They went to her hospital with prior notification so they had to wait. " My goodness. Robert! It has been quite long...Hasn't it?Come inside. " She called them inside her chamber the moment she arr