Mystery

Now Charu was so relieved finally she was on a tour to India and would be visiting her home and meet her dearest and the nearest person who else than her grandmother. It had been quite a long time since she had met her grandmom. She was a loving lady full of affection for Charu which could not be measured. Time seemed to be moving very slow for Charu. She was eager to land at the airport and zoom off to her hometown that was an hour's journey more. She would get to breathe fresh air, would roam around green fields and relish tasty food, and above all the aromatic Coffee brewing for her sake. Charu dozes off to a short nap until she wakes up with the flight landing at the airport. Now, she was there. She booked a cab and started her onward journey, would be at her place in an hour's time. She kept thinking about the important tasks she had to complete once she reaches her place. Of course, the first and the foremost being to meet her grandmother and hand over the gift that she had bought for her. It was a beautiful handwoven shawl. She was confident her grandmother would like it not because it was soft and colorful but because Charu had brought it for her. Charu enters her grandmother's room and finds her in deep sleep. She slowly walks up to her bed and taps gently on her shoulder. Her grandmother calls out Charu my child how are you? Charu is not surprised for she knows her grandmother would feel her presence even if she is asleep. That was the bond they shared. She hugs her and asks about her health that was evidently not so good. But, Charu knew her grandmother would be better with her being around. She takes leave of her and goes to her bedroom to get fresh after the tiresome journey. Meanwhile, the house help serves her hot Coffee that is just what she needed to boost up her heart and soul. She finishes her coffee and takes bath. She gets dressed up and now thinks what is the first thing she has got to do. She plans to go down the lane towards the market and get some fresh fruits for her grandmother and just stroll around to see if any changes have happened recently. She spends some quality time and comes home. Serves the fruits to her grandmother and gets back to her bedroom. It was not yet dinner time and so she just lays on the bed and dozes off to sleep. She was tired after all. Now, something very strange happens. Charu dreams about an old museum and a sword that had some code engraved on it. She even hears some shrieks and sees some vague face calling our Sheryl. Charu's sleep gets disturbed and she wakes up with an irritated and agitated mind. It was only a dream she thought and gets about her routine. She serves dinner to her grandmother and she too finiu having it and again it was time for her night sleep. She gives medicines to her grandmother and kisses her good night and goes back to her bedroom. She prepares to sleep but, her mind was restless with many questions reeling in her mind as to where was the Sword,?what was that code? who was Sheryl and so on? She goes to sleep after much effort.                 

The next morning she gets up very late and with a heavily loaded head with many many doubts about the same things that were troubling her the previous night. She finally decides to go around the town as she had heard about an old museum that was located about a few yards away from her home. She had heard many weird stories about the museum and things around it. But Charu and her detective mind could not relax until she unearthed the truth. Her dream was troubling her. She gets dressed up and informs her grandmother that she would be back by evening and goes out. After some time her feet invariably take her towards a secluded lane that would take her to the museum that she had dreamt about. She walks ahead and with a pounding heart approaches the museum which had a desolated and eerie look. She slowly opens the huge iron gate that opens with a quirky sound. She enters the compound and walks towards the huge door and gently knocks on it expecting there would be someone inside who would be able to answer her many questions that were troubling her. After some time the door opens slowly and there comes out a middle-aged lady who is dressed well. Charu is surprised and impressed at the same time. But Charu got a shock in the form of the shriek that the lady let out on seeing Charu. It appeared that the lady was aghast looking at Charu who was wondering what that expression meant. She had never seen that lady earlier so that expression was definitely weird and shocking obviously. The lady kept mumbling Oh my god how is this possible? She is just a replica of her. Unbelievable oh oh! After sometime the lady slowly regained her senses and spoke to Charu asking her where was she all these days. Now it was Charus's turn to be surprised. She asks the lady do you know me? The lady says, of course, you are no stranger to me you must be Sheryl's daughter if I am not mistaken. Charu was wondering who this Sheryl was. Does the lady say Sheryl your mother and you are a replica of her didn't you know this? This question was enough to entangle Charu into an unknown mystery of sorts that was beyond her understanding and imagination. Charu had never heard about Sheryl and on top of it, that lady claims she was her replica. Isn't it intriguing.? Feeling dazed Charu somehow comes back to her senses and takes leave from her to go home and learn some more about what that lady meant she expected her grandmother might throw some light about this matter. She understood there was more than met the eye. She had to clear this mystery and regain her peace of mind that had been disturbed. She hurriedly rushes home to her grandmother. So let us think about what revelations were in store for her. How she could handle it and how she would go ahead with this input.