With certain uncertainity in his mind Rajveer stepped out of the cab as they reached Dowhill town.. Naina moved out from the other side...

Lakpa Daju....is thikane par pauchte kaise hai? Rajveer asked..

Jee.. yaha se kareeb 2.5 kilometer ki duri mein yeh bungla hai.. he said as he took a U turn, halting the car on the opposite side if the road, waiting for Rajveer to pay him..

Aur waha jaane k liye koi local taxi milegi kya? Asked Rajver again handing Lakpa notes as he walked to the other side of the road with Naina following him.. aur aap daju yeh change rakh lijiye..

Lagtha toh nahi sahab.. us haveli tak koi nahi jayega.. he replied.. waise sahab zyada dur nahi.. madam k saath paidal chale jaiye.. seedha Raasta hai.... Bus akhir me ek left turn.... Us more par ek jala hua pedh milega.. wahi se left lijiye.....

Aisa kya hai daju waha? Ke koi jaana nahi chahta? Asked naina curious..

Madam... mai chalta hoon.. aap log savdhan rehna.....saying he drove away without giving a chance to either of them to continue the conversation.

Ajeeb admi hai..naina shrugged.. Raj chaliye nikalte hai.... she said..

Naina.....mujhe lagtha hai hume wapis jaana chahye... Rajveer said a bit reluctantly..

Kyu Raj.... Kitna sundar jagah hai... wapis kyu jayenge?? She replied surprised...

Woh....woh........ he stopped.... Taking a deep breath just to make his mind and continue further he opened his mouth to say something and was stopped by Naina..

Raaj... wapis jaane ka koi sawal hi nahi... ha.. mai maanti hoon beech raaste mujhe dar lag raha tha.. I was scared... but Im fine now... actually mausam achanak itna kharab ho gaya than a..mai thoda ghabra gayi thi...she said being a little bit ashamed.. ashamed for the reason that she....being a Lieutenant of Army Services felt uncomfortable....and that too just because of bad weather! What will he think of her??

Are you sure Naina? You really want to stay here? He inquired.... His brows creased..

Haaa.... And im very sure....she smiled..

Ok.. as you wish.. move on....he replied as he pulled the trolley ahead.......

Pata nahi Naina ko batana theek hoga ki nahi..... kash maine yaha par aane ka plan na banaya hota.... He thinks.

Achha.... Kahin who mera bhram to nahi?? Ek to nayi jagah.. upar se kharab mausam.. syed maine galat dekha.. koi bhoot woot nahi hai... galat fehmi hai mera....he tries to assure himself..

Lekin.... Yahan ke driver log.... Lakpa Daju ka aisa reaction! Saab galat hain?? His logic stated again..

He was walking ahead thinking and questioning within himself when suddenly he barged to a figure...

Raaj.... Kya hua aapko?? Dhyan kaha hai aapka?? He looked ahead to find it was Naina whom he collided with..

Mai kab se chilla rahi hoon mujhe bhook lagi hai... aur aap ho ki.. apne hi dhun min chal rahe ho.. what has happened Raaj? Aap itne khoye khoye se kyu lag rahe ho?? Is everything all right?? Koi pareshani toh nahi?? She asked out of concern..

Ha.. naina.. saab thik hai.. he tried to fake himself and naina.. woh bus thodi thakan hai.. theek ho jayega....

Raaj... dekhiye na wahapar ek restaurant hai.. chaliye naa kuch kha leyre hai... im so damn hungry.she pouted pointing towards a restaurant....

Ok.. lets go.. he smiled now.. genuinely... and they both went to the restaurant holding hands..

Daju.... Garma garma momo dijiye......said naina as the waiter approached.. and she hovered every bit of the food as soon as it was served..

Filling their tummy with yummy momos, they went to the counter for payment.. after paying Rajveer casually asked the man in the counter....Daju...yaha Morgan House kaha hai??

Morgan House aapko kyu jaana hai? Asked the man surprised... waha par to koi nahi rehta.. bus ek caretaker..

Aaj se kuch din hum dono wahapar rehne wale hai....rajveer said.... Yaha se seedha jaake left mein jale huye per k bagal wale raaste par haina? He asked to confirm..

Haa Sir.. the man replied in a chocked voice....

Rajveer didn't pay a heed to his reactions.. neither did naina... they came out of the shop and started walking....

Raj... kitni sundar jagah hai yeh.. pata nahi log yeh bhooton ki afwa kyu phailata hai?? Bohat achha tourist attraction ban sakta hai yeh...naina exclaimed looking at the surroundings..

Ha naina.. jagah wakai bohat khoobsurat hai....he replied getting lost at the beautiful surroundings..

The sunlight didn't only lit up the surroundings..but also their inner soul.. its correctly said that sunlight has healing properties! The light healed their inner uncanny feelings...all the errienes they had inside them..soothing their mind...their soul...

Raaj......bus aur chala nahi jaa raha hai... said naina panting.. yeh pahari par chalna kitna mushkil hai.. nainital me aise charrav nahi hai yaha ke jaise.. almost plain hai.. she said in a tired voice..

Bus aur thodi dur naina.. syed hum pauchne wale hai.. tum bus raaste k left par dhyan do. Koi jale huye pedh k bagal me se hai humara raasta to morgan house...replied Rajveer... his condition a little better.

Walking for about almost 5 minutes more they finally reached the burnt pine tree they were looking for.. and just the glimpse of the tree made Rajveer feel uncomfortable again.. the freshness he carried till now disappeared within seconds.. the silhouette of it made him sweat unconsciously..

Raaj.... Yeh dekhiye...naina shouted... matlab hum pauchne wale hai... lekin Raj yeh kitna darawna dikh raha haina?? Ekdum ajeeb sa kaala... lagtha nahi yeh kabhi hara bhara hua karta tha..she said..

Ha chalo naina... abhi yahase left.... He said as he turned left valong with her to reach their destination.. And turning left with her he once turned back his head to catch a glimpse of the tree once again. And to his utter surprise he saw all the plants in the surrounding was burnt!! Sky full of clouds again..

He closed his eyes out of shock and fear... his feet trembling.... Shivers running down through his spine... Goosebumps... He couldn't move any further..

Raaj chaliye na...he opened his eyes as naina shouted...

Naina who... saab jaale huye pedh....he fumbled out of fear..

Ha.... Wohi hai Jale huye pedh... dekhiye... and as he looked he found every other tree normal except that single one... Sky... crystal blue... Sun shining bright..

Naina yahape saab jale huye pedh tha... I mean saab pedh aise kaala jala hua tha....he started sweating badly. he tried to make naina understand what he saw moments before....

Kuch nahi hai yaha Raaj... dekhiye saab theek hai....she tried to assure him.

Mujhe lagtha hai aap kafi thak gaye ho.. thakan k wajah se aapko aisa lag raha hai..she kept doubting..

Chaliye aap mere saath..saying this she moved ahead holding his hands.. rather she pulled him with her.

Yeh mere saath kya ho raha hai? Aise ajeeb ajeeb cheezein kyu dikhai de raha hai?? Bhagwan kare sab thek ho.. he started praying to God.... God before him he had never bowed his head since the time Naveen left them.. and that God to whom he is praying now... for her safety.... Indeed.. nothing is permanent... Indeed!

Yeh Lijiye pauch gaye hum apni manzil tak.....said naina cheerfully.

Nainas words broke his chain of thoughts and he looked forward to see....THE MORGAN HOUSE... written in white on a green wooden background...

Their destination...

What destiny has planned for them in their destination??