Ayra looked fearfully at the shattered pieces of window glass with her body trembling and a cold chill running down her spine.

"Ayra  get away from the window"again exclaimed the same woman in her forties. Ayra then looked at this woman with glistening eyes and she cried out, "Amma! (mother!) I am feeling so scared, when will this get over? ".

Ayra's mother Husna replied,"Ayra we don't know exactly when will this insanity  get over. Dear just pack up your clothes and essentials, we are leaving this city for now, we will return back soon when peace will again descend  in our city".

Husna then  hurriedly  made her way  towards her room ,trying to dail someone's contact number on her mobile phone.

Ayra stood still ,trying to process what her mother said to her just a few seconds ago. The moment realisation hit Ayra, tears trickled down her cheeks.

Ayra whispered to herself , "This is my home, how can leave it just like that and what about my friends, Are they safe?".

The word friends ringed in her ears . Ayra quickly dialed Jheel's number went but it went unanswered . Ayra got terrified so she rang up Erica. But even Erica's phone was switched off .

Sweat covered Ayra's face as she wondered what wrong could have happened to Erica and Jheel . Ayra finally dialled Kabir's number with shivering fingers and  after two rings Kabir picked up the phone .

"Hello Ayra, are you okay? Is everything alright there?" spoke out Kabir in a concerned and worried tone.

Hearing Kabir's voice Ayra felt a calmness in her body and her heart found serenity . "Hello!are you there Ayra ? " Kabir enquired on the phone call . Ayra found her lost voice and she replied ,"Yes I am alright .How are you KB?".

Kabir replied , "I am perfectly fine don't worry .Why is your voice quivering ?". Before Ayra could reply Husna entered Ayra's room and she spoke out, "Ayra within one hour we are leaving for Amritsar , Raghav Uncle will drop us to the railway station and from there we will board a train to Amritsar ".

Ayra nodded her head in response to her mother and she absent mindedly   dropped mobile phone from her hand .

Husna asked Ayra to quickly pack her bag and she further added," Ayra don't open the lights of your room as the miscreants might spot us here . Secondly, take this candle and  with it's light pack up your bag and after that  blow off the candle quickly ".

Ayra nodded her head again . Her mother went out of the room to make arrangements for the travel. Ayra remembered that she was talking to Kabir . She quickly picked up the mobile , the call was still going on . Ayra said ," Hello KB are you listening ?".

Kabir quickly replied, "Ayra I have heard everything, you just pack your stuff and meet me at the rooftop of your house after 20 minutes ". The call then went off as Ayra's phone got switched off due to low battery .

Ayra quickly tumbled her clothes and other stuff in her suitcase . Exactly after 20 minutes Ayra went to her house's rooftop without getting noticed by her mom and Ayra got stunned at what she saw at the roof.

Kabir, Erica and Jheel stood on the rooftop ,all geared up with their respective suitcases / backpacks . Ayra's eyes became the size of saucer when she saw that the three idiots infront of her were grinning .

Ayra yelled,"KB you were coming alone here then why these two accompanied you and why the heck you all got yourselves suitcases and back packs? Are you guys planning to rob my house !".

Kabir smirked,"Ayra let's run away from this mess and build our own beautiful world with only both of us in it". Ayra looked at Kabir as if he was speaking gibberish .

After a moment of silence Erica , Jheel and Kabir erupted into laughter . Ayra got irked,"KB, Jheel and Erica is this the time to joke !KB you got these two girls along with you when the atmosphere is so dangerous! Erica and Jheel I am actually leaving  my lovely home not getting married happily, so what makes you both so happy now!".

All of them stood quiet, understanding the depth of Ayra's words . Ayra too felt guilty of her own words so she quickly blurted out,"Guys I am so sorry , I never meant to hurt you all . My mind is so messed up right now".

Jheel spoke this time," It's okay Ayra, it was our fault as this is not the time to make pranks". Kabir too said sorry holding his ears like a 2 year old .

Erica then said softly," I am so sorry . Look we are here not to create trouble but we here to make some sense out of this situation that we are facing now".

Ayra smiled at these apologies and she asked Erica, "Now what is my gang upto?". Kabir immediately added ,"We are accompanying you to Amritsar".

Ayra exclaimed, "What! it's a prank right . You are lying to me KB?". Kabir then calmly announced to Ayra," Look I can't  let you and Aunty (Ayra's mom) go alone since it is not safe . Henceforth, a kick boxer like me should accompany you .Secondly, Jheel wanted to visit her relatives in Amritsar that is why she is accompanying you ".

He continued,"Thirdly, Erica wants to see Amritsar that is why she is here . Lastly, Ayra we all have got consents from our creators and we will talk to your mom so now you don't need to worry at all".

Ayra smiled with tears in her eyes as her friends are not leaving her alone in this difficult time. Then all of them got down . Husna was shocked to see all the kids.

She phoned parents aka creators of the three surprise visitors . After that she heard the pleas of three desperate friends of Ayra  and she finally gave in .

Then Mr. Raghav(Ayra's neighbour ) dropped all of them to the railway station . Ride to the railway station was quite risky . People were burning vehicles on the road and smashing glasses of the passerby cars .

Luckily none of the hooligan spotted Mr. Raghav's car and everyone reached safely to the railway station.

As everyone sat on the berths of the train ,suddenly a few people run towards the train carriage in which Ayra , Kabir and all others were sitting.

One of the man pointed towards Ayra's  amulet which she was wearing around her neck and the man yelled, "Here they are !Burn them alive!" . The other men looked at Ayra and her friends with disgust and hatred filled eyes .

One of them came forward towards Ayra and he was about to snatch away Ayra's amulet when Kabir got hold of his hand and he said," Oh this black thread is very scared for us , last month we brought it from our ancestor's temple . It is very powerful , it has all the sacred mantras (religious chants and prayers )and my fiancée Arya never removes it from her neck .

The man looked carefully at Ayra's face . Ayra nodded her head in affirmative . The other man then said ,"Okay then chant a mantra of our religion ". Ayra gulped hard hearing it .

Kabir then said ,"Let's chant it together dear ".The man shouted ,"Don't be oversmart boy , let this girl chant it alone . Kabir became helpless .

Ayra sighed and she opened her mouth to speak . Kabir closed his eyes thinking that Ayra will get in trouble but miraculously Ayra chanted a long mantra all  in one go as if she born and brought up in a Hindu household .

The men got convinced with it as they believed that they heard Arya and not Ayra and therefore they went away disappointed of not getting a chance to roast human meat .

Everyone looked at Ayra in amusement . Kabir then whispered to Ayra , "Oh dear my parents will be so happy to know that my future wife knows mantras more perfectly than me".

Ayra then elbowed Kabir and she spoke out clearly and loudly," My house is near a temple ,so each day I hear mantras from my room's window and that is why my mind remembers them although I don't know what they actually mean".

Ayra looked at Kabir's face while uttering I don't know what they actually mean .

After that the train's horn  blew and the train started moving . After an hour everyone felt sleepy .Therefore soon snores were heard as everyone slept except Ayra and Kabir .

Ayra then asked Kabir,"KB why  did you misspelled my name as Arya ?". Kabir replied with wit, "Did you really wanted us to be grilled alive along with you ? Arya or Ayra has just two letters swiped but it totally changes the identity of the person dear ".

"Maam it is Ayra not Arya , please spell my name correctly" Ayra spoke out clearly irritated as  Mrs. Kaushik ,her class teacher was again calling Ayra as Arya while taking the attendance .

The others students  were giggling hearing Arya instead of Ayra . Kabir then got up from his seat and he spoke out ,"Arya come back to your seat , Miss Rabiya has understood your name correctly".

The classroom became silent hearing Kabir while Mrs. Kaushik got angry and she said, "Kabir! My name is Kavya Kaushik , don't misspell my name as it changes the whole meaning of it".

Kabir replied quickly," Yes miss you are right , it changes the whole meaning or rather the whole existence and identity of a being ".

Mrs. Kaushik was speechless after hearing this and from that day onwards she never misspelled Ayra's name ,not even by mistake . A tap on the shoulder brought back Ayra to reality. Kabir looked at Ayra intently .

Ayra smiled and she remarked,"Mrs. Kaushik's misspelt   my name to Arya instead of Ayra and look it  saved us today , whatever happens is for our own good which we get to know sooner or later".

The train came to halt with a great noise , waking up everyone  . Someone shrieked out " the train got derailed" giving mini heart attack to Kabir , Ayra and everyone else accompanying them in the  train coach .

Note- Misspelled and Misspelt both are correct words with same meaning. Misspelled is used in British English while Misspelt is used in American English.
(Mis +spelt =Misspelt)
(Mis+spelled=Misspelled)