“Welcome back Maghama,” she said with a smile.
Mahira who was suddenly overwhelmed by strong emotions hugged the lady , the lady spoke in her local dialect, though she was incomprehensible to Mahira, she stayed still like there was a tacit understanding between them, Anuj was completely stupefied while Tazz remained calm.
The house from inside looked very huge like a small village made within the house itself, there was a festive ambience in the air with beautiful colourful motifs hanging around, colourful paper lanterns were up on the ceiling which were really high. There were huge cultural traditional wooden masks that adorned the pillars on the sides. The whole place looked like a feast was up, everything was bright, colourful and in happy colours.
A colourful wooden settee with traditional prints on it was placed r
On their way back to the villa, Tazz did not even so much so as spare a glance towards Mahira, she knew he was annoyed as she went against his wish, but she somehow could not hold herself back from committing to them, she felt a deep sense of helplessness emanating from them and she felt that she had the power to help them release their pain.“Hey what do you think, why do they want your night so desperately?” asked Anuj in a whisper“How do I know.” she muttered back“Do you think they want to discuss special plans regarding the island with you, or maybe, give you some kind of special magical gift, like supernatural powers?” he pouted in a kiddish way thinking this was unfair of them“what makes you think that I would know which option to choose,&r
Mahira was struck with fear, she swiftly leapt out of the bed and turned the bed lamp on, she glowered at Tazz who held a poker face.What the hell are you doing in my room?” she asked in anger“We aren’t done yet,” his tone was straight and he meant business, only that it was almost 3 am“Seriously, like you want to discuss what we left incomplete back then at 3 am, and what’s with you sneaking into my room repeatedly, please leave and let me get some sleep,” she was tired of his mood swings like he was a woman heading towards menopause, he wanted to hate her then again he wanted to be with her.“I’m not going anywhere till we decide about tomorrow,”“I do not intend discussing anyth
“Hello Sexy, all set to work with me , finally,” he leered at her and she immediately felt disgusted.It was a day filled with hot weather and hot temper, by the time they finished working on their project, Coleman’s ego was brutally injured by Mahira’s on the spot tongue lashings. She hoped that after today he would think better than to mess around with her. It was almost 5 in the evening when the jeep returned with the honoured king Tazz the great, Mahira was already in a sullen mood and did not want to even look at Tazz. She saw that Sonia was still seated beside Tazz with Anuj behind, a big smile flashing across Sonia’s lips“Hey, hop in,” Anuj extended his hand towards MahiraMahira looked around and saw John , “hey John, is the ride ready for us,”
Note: Dear readers, since the beginning we have been referring to Maya as Mahira as she had taken over Mahira's credentials to escape, for this chapter and next we shall refer to her as Maya so that there is no confusion as she finds out about the real MahiraIt must have been about ten minutes that Maya could not fathom what was happening, the mole on Mahira’s upper lip was the only thing that separated their similarities,the real Mahira used to love her mole, but what baffled Maya right now was that why was her last image of India with the tribals?, did they know Mahira? were they thinking her to be Mahira?, was that why they all thought she was Maghaba?, but then who was Maghaba?, then suddenly a life altering thought flashed in her mind, was Mahira their Maghaba.Maya’s mind was in a mess right now, she suddenly found it difficult t
Mahira stood dazed as she looked at 2 glass boxes that stood vertically before her eyes, when she'd closed her eyes she clearly remembered it wasn’t there, but now, as she opened her eyes, she stood frozen staring at those 2 glass boxes, they were beautifully decorated in many rich jewels and rubies with golden rim all around it, blue roses adorned the box at several places looking more a painting and not real flowers, at the bottom of the glass boxes were the same rich tribal art full of their culture but they were not plain empty glass boxes that stood vertically supported by the wall of the cave, there was a lady next to the boxes who was doing some kind of dance movements. She turned around to look at Maya and Maya recognised her as the old women who had ages of wisdom into her eyes,who had turned her back on Maya when they had visited the first time. She looked at Maya wi
‘What happened? where was I?, Is this some kind of a joke or am I seeing things?, Am I awake or still asleep?,’ she tried hard to recollect things again, was she imagining anything or did she miss out on something,’ her mind was jumbled up again, she looked at the man in a daze as he neared her“Its all true, everything happened for real, just that you lost consciousness half way through the ritual, but that was how it had to be,” he walked next to the bed, placing the glass of milk on the bedside table, he pulled a chair for himself and sat next to the bed“Wh.. what are you talking about?, I sa.. saw you in the bo.. box, the kid, where’s the kid, the kid? her voice rose as she thought about the kid, she'd felt instantly connected to the child, “was he okay?, where is he? why was he in the glass box? if you’re here the
“4-4 years,” Maya’s hand subconsciously went to her chest, like she was trying to relieve herself from this feeling of strangulation.“Yes, 4 years,” his smile couldn’t hide the sorrow that shone clear in his eyesWe had met in college at Singapore where she was completing her architecture,”“College!?, you mean that you ...,” she looked for the right words“Yes, I was a rebel in my tribe and always wanted to explore different dimensions to develop this island for my people, so I wanted to learn things and had decided to attend a college, it was there that we met and eventually fell in love,”Maya was stunned beyond words as she tried imagining her little sister’s love story beg
Through broken voices and disturbances, Tazz could hardly make out anything of the conversation taking place inside, he shook John violently and demanded to be taken inside as he could no longer wait for Maya, he was worried about her.John woke up to a very aggressive Tazz, he shuddered at the aura that Tazz emanated, he immediately got on his foot and guided Tazz.“maasi mom, when can I see my little tigress?” he asked enthusiastically “Anytime my little doughnut,” she smiled warmly“Tee-heeehe heeee , little doughnut, I like that name Maasi mom,” he laughed happily“Why don’t you visit Singapore with him sometime,” she invited Petnovak and Damika&ldq
Maya tried hard to punch and kick him, but he was too strong for her, she felt repulsed as he tried to push open her lips with the force of his tongue, when she stood her ground firm he left her lips and glared at herLooking at the dangerous look in his red eyes, she regretted not having let Tazz come with her now, he was right, She shouldn’t have trusted TJ“Why.. can’t I kiss my bride to be?,” his breath reeked of whisky and she turned her face away in disgust“It should be done particularly now that my woman is lost in the thoughts of another man,” he sneered close to her face“We are not getting married, even if I would have wanted to , after what you did just now, I will never marry you,” She turned her face to look at him straight in his eyes, his jaw twitched and it was clear that he held back from unleashing the beast within“You have lost my trust and my respect for good TJ,” she looked into his eyes while he didn’t move, still glaring at her,“Just.. just stop for God’s sak
Now this really was news to him"Mahira was married to Petnovak!!," Tazz was totally taken aback, how fate plays a major role in people's lives, he just realised it, of all the places and projects he had to choose from, he zeroed in on this Island project, when he suddenly decided to get Maya on this project, his intention was purely to keep her close to him, but fate was playing at getting her closer to her family“Yes, and since these tribals have a unique magical way to bind souls and mates, when Mahira was killed, Petnovak and Little Tiger froze in a soul entanglement vortex, that night, Mahira communicated through me with her husband and child, somehow cutting off the bond so that they could continue to live,”Tazz was taken aback“Do such things really happen?”
Back in Singapore:“Anuj, I don’t understand, it’s been a few days and Tazz isn’t back, who do you think will be responsible for the losses incurred in business, how can he be so irresponsible,”Jairaj, Tazz and Anuj’s father had received a call by Tejraj informing that Tazz has not been concentrating on the business and some board of directors have been complaining about a new island project the company has over taken at a magnanimous amount“Dad, trust me, Bro has everything in control, there’s nothing wrong at the office here, I don’t understand who keeps giving you such misinformations,” Anuj turned to glare at Tejraj who sat leisurely on Tazz’s chair and read a newspaper“I don’t know anything, find that wast
It seemed like several seasons had passed by as the two lovers cozied up in each other’s arms, Tazz leaned his back on his car and she had the back of her head on his chest. The sun had set and the breeze had cooled down long back.Tazz held her firmly against his chest, finally he got to know what he wanted to, finally she admitted that she was his Maya, finally the game of cop and thief was over and all the misunderstandings had resolved, all but one..Who was that man who lay such a dangerous game of chess for them all, who went to the extent of raping and killing Mahira just to threaten Maya from going ahead with this wedding and whose motive was so big to have planned and schemed so wellHe truly wanted to dig more but stopped as soon as he sensed her discomfort, he cursed himself for being impatient when he felt her go
“Mahira is no more,”she looked straight ahead into nowhere in particular, her face was hard, eyes cold and stony, a whiff of strong breeze hit Tazz as the impact of her words set upon himHe felt engulfed in her pain for a moment as a look of deep sadness spread to her eyes“What happened?,”Mahira abruptly turned to look at Tazz, her face scrunched up in fury, her eyes shot daggers at Tazz and he stood aghast wondering why was she looking at him like he was the cause of her deathThen suddenly her face eased up, her eyes flickered and she looked away as tears brimmed up. She remembered Anuj’s words, all that happened to Tazz, he too was a victim just like her so why was she shooting daggers at him when the culprit is
‘Dear Nature, what is it that you play at, separated by misfortune but united by fortune,’Tazz looked at Mahira’s face coloured with shock and smiled, placing his left hand over the steering lazily, he looked straight ahead“She is adorable, cute, intelligent and a very wise kid, completely like me, a perfect miniature of me” he sounded proudHe continued to look afar with eyes that had pride in them, as if he could see her tottering around or walking towards him, then he looked down and smiled, shaking his head in disbelief“We have a strong bond between us right from the first time we met, she an...,”“When was the first time you met her?,” Mahira interrupted him, still unable to deal with thi
The vip room was dimly lit, loud music blared in the background and the neon red blue lights shone from the rotating disco ball across the room. A soft hand unbuttoned the shirt on the man’s body, he had drunk quite a bit and smiled as she slid her delicate fair and soft hand inside the shirt, caressing his chest, then moving to play with his nips, pinching them gently“Oh you naughty girl,” he laughed as he grabbed her hand and placed it on the belt of his pants, then he grabbed her hand again and rubbed it against his cr*tch“Ah! you are ready for me,” she mewled in her soft kitten like voice and quickly unbelted him, the man hungrily tugged at her blouse, pulling it off her head and grabbing her breast with one hand.She half lay on the couch, bent on her knees she took his erection into her moist w
Mahira froze momentarily and applied breaks abruptly as one of the RollsRoyce came to a sudden halt right in front of her car, her heart almost stopped beating for a moment in fear.The sharp blazing sun light hit her through the front glass, blinding her momentarily, however no sooner had she regained herself, she was overtaken with a rising sense of panic.She vaguely saw someone alight from the RollsRoyce that had blocked her path and walk towards her, she blinked several times but her eyes could only see spots of black dots because of the sun. The man took slow deliberate steps towards her, soon reaching her car he knocked on the window“Hey, It wasn’t my fault, it was you who stopped your car without any warning,” Mahira yelled without sliding the window down, blinking repeatedly to ease her sight back, but t
Mahira disconnected the phone when there was no response from the other end. Tama was still crying aloud“baby what’s wrong, why are you crying?,” Mahira panicked “Aaaa...waaaaaa...,” she kept going at it“Mommy I don’t want you to marry uncle,” she spoke in between sobs“Please mommy, please..waaaaaaa,” Mahira’s heart felt squeezed as she saw tears stain Tama's cheeks, wiping the tears from her face Mahira quickly held her close to her heart, she could not let this marriage happen without Tama’s consent, it was important that Tama accepts TJ, she took in a deep breath“Okay Tama.. baby.. listen to me, listen to Mama,”Tama&