At night, once again Tamanna came to meet Daksh on his insistence. He was standing with his back towards her.

T~kya ho gaya jee? Itni besabri?

He turned to her and smiled. He was hiding something behind him, she was confused. He went on his one knee and presented a rose before her.

D~Tamanna, hum se shahdi karein gi? Banein gi humari dulhan?

T~Daksh? Achanak se ye sab?

D~achanak kahan? Ab toh ek saal hua hum ek doosre se pyaar kartay hain, toh ye achanak toh nahi hua na Tamanna? Aap he kehti hain ke agar aap ke ya mere lok se kisi ko pata laga toh woh humein juda kar dengay, toh kiun na hum ek doosre ke ho jaaein? Kiun na vivaah bandhan mein bandh jaaein? Phir kya pata, kya pata ke humara aur aap ka lok humare pyaar ko sweekar karne par majboor ho jaaein?

T~hey Bhagwan, kaisi baatein kar rahay hain aap? Woh kabhi sweekar nahi karengay Daksh, aur humein alag bhi nahi hona aap se

D~toh ho jaaiye na humari, aap toh sweekar kar chuki na humare pyaar ko kab ka? Toh derr kis baat ki? Haan agar is baat mein sandeh hai ke kaheen hum aapke saath chhal toh nahi kar rahay toh aap toh mann parhna jaanti hain na? Parh lijiye humara mann?

T~(while taking the rose from him) kaisi baatein kar rahay hain aap? Sandeh aur woh bhi aap par? Ye sambhav he nahi, par aap ko kiun sandeh hai ke hum ko sandeh ho ga aap ke pyaar par?

D~hum rakshas hain, rakshas pe poori tarah yakeen karne mein har koi katrata hai pyaari pari

T~aap ki tasalli ke liye parh letay hain, (she placed her hand on his forehead closing her eyes and opened them after sometime) kya aap bhi? Aap ke mann ke har chappay mein humare liye pyaar hai, aap ko apne mann pe sandeh hai ya humare vishwaas pe?

D~apne mailay mann par sandeh hai jee pyaari pari

T~toh mat kijiye itna sandeh, (she made him stand) aap par vishwaas kar ke aur aap se pyaar kar ke hum ne koi galti koi gunaah nahi kiya, isliye humari haan hai, hum hongay aap ke, hum karengay aap se shahdi

He smiled and she brought a diye from the nearby temple and placed it on the floor. They held hands and took rounds around it.

Aaaa
Aaaa
Aaaa
Aaaa
Apna jo hai sangam
Janmo ka hai ye bandhan
Chhoo loon tujh ko jo main
Toh ye saansein meri
Bekaboo si honay lagi
Apna jo hai sangam
Janmo ka hai ye bandhan
Chhoo loon tujh ko jo main
Toh ye saansein meri
Bekaboo si honay lagi
Aaaa
Aaaa
Aaaa
Aaaa

Tamanna came in front for the rest of the three rounds and the rounds continued and then it came to an end. He made her wear the nuptial chain he had brought for her while she smiled dreamily at him. She gave him the vermilion box after opening its lid, he took a pinch of it and filled her hairline with it.

D~Vivaah samaapt hua pyaari pari, ab hum dono pati patni hain

She smiled and looked at the sky.

T~ye poonam ka chaand humare is pyaar ka aur humare is vivah ka gawah raha Daksh

D~aur ye raat aur chaand sitaare bhi pyaari pari

They smiled and joined their foreheads.

D~kya aap hum ko ijazat deti hain ke hum ye raat ko apni suhaagraat banaein aur is rishte ki ek pyaari aur khubsurat shuruwaat karein?

T~aap ko hum se aaghya lene ki koi zaroorat nahi

They stood up and he picked her in his arms and jumped a little upwards distancing his feet from the ground and made flower petals appear on the ground and landed softly. He lied her on them and they locked their lips.

The whole night was filled with their love and intimacy. Next day, Tamanna woke up with her head resting on Daksh's bare chest. She looked up at his face to see him sleeping. She took her dupatta and sat up. Just as she began to drape it over herself, she found it drenched and looked at it to see what is it. She gasped seeing blood. She looked at Daksh and found him bleeding from his tummy, he had been stabbed to death.

T~(patting his cheeks) Daksh! Daksh! (she looked at the sky and shouted angrily) pari maa! Pari maa ye kya kiya aap ne? Haan? Kya kiya ye? Saamne aaiye pari maa! Hum ne kaha saamne aaiye!

An elderly lady appeared before her. She looked at her emotionally.

T~kiun pari maa? Kiun maara aap ne humare pyaar ko? Humare pati ko? Jawab dijiye pari maa, kiunnn!

Pm~kiun ke woh ek rakshas hai aur usay toh marna he tha humare haatho'n, kiun ke us ne pari lok ki raj pari ko churaaya hai, ek rakshas hotay huay humari raj pari par nazar daalne ki himmat ki hai us ne toh usay toh us ka bhugtaan karna he tha. Ek pari aur ek rakshas ka koi bhavishay nahi hota raj pari, rakshas bekaboo hotay hain, peechhe se hamla karna jaantay hain.

T~(while crying) aur aap ne kya kiya pari maa? Aap ne un ko neend mein maar diya? Humaray Daksh aisay nahi thay pari maa.

Pari maa bent down and grabbed her wrist dragging her along making her stand.

Pm~chaliye humare saath aaiye, aap apnay aapay mein nahi hain, hum maaf kar dengay aap ko aap ki is naadaani ke liye is bachpanay ke liye.

Tamanna looked behind at Daksh while crying and made her leave her hand, pari maa looked at her angrily.

T~hum kaheen nahi jayengay pari maa, kaheen nahi jayengay!

Pm~(sighed) ab aap ne humare paas doosra raasta nahi chhora raj pari, (she looked behind her) rakshaso'n ke raja Sangram, ye pari aap ki hai

Tamanna gasped looking behind pari maa as Sangram came into view and stabbed her.

Sn~tu ne rakshaso'n ke rajkumar ko churaaya, (he stabbed her again) mera santaan churaya, (he stabbed her third time) usay tere kaaran mrityu mili, (he stabbed her fourth time) tujhe bhi mrityu milay gi raj pari

Tamanna fell on the floor gasping for air and crawled to Daksh painstakingly holding his hand.

Pm~aap dono ka punar janam ab insaan ban kar ho ga, ye shraapt hai aap dono ko humara 2 alag lok se honay ke bawajood ek doosre se pyaar karne ka, aap dono ko apni pehchaan aur apni shaktiyo'n ke baare mein tab tak pata nahi chalay ga jab tak ke aap dono ko yaad na dilaya jaaye, aur aisa kabhi nahi ho ga, kabhi nahi!

Tears rolled down Tamanna's cheeks.

Sn~tum dono ek doosre ke liye humesha taraptay raho gay, tarso gay, lekin kabhi tum dono ka milan nahi ho ga, mera bhi shraapt hai ye

T~toh aap dono bhi kaan khol kar sun lijiye pari maa aur raja Sangram, aaj ke baad, balkay abhi se, na he koi pari dharti par aa sakay gi, na he koi rakshas aa sakay ga, insaan ban kar he sahi, hum dono ka milan ho kar rahay ga, aur aap dono bas dekhtay reh jayengay, dekhte... Reh... Jayengay

She died placing her head on Daksh's chest. Their bodies turned of stone. Sangram and pari maa felt burning sensations.

Pm~us pari ke shraapt ka asar hai ye, humein jaana ho ga

Sn~jee

They disappeared. Their pet snowy owl sat on their stone bodies and hooted.