Chapter 02: SHIVA (REWRITE.)

Shankar, Karthik, Jaqueline, Kalinga Priya, Ramesh, and Henry all went to the boy's hostel to search for Shiva. When they arrived at the balcony, they saw Shiva looking up at the sky.

"Hey, Shiva! What are you doing there?"

Professor Manoj called out to Shiva, who was gazing at the clear sky.

But Shiva didn't react to the call. Seeing this, the professor called him once again.

"Shiva!"

Shiva, who had returned to his senses, noticed Professor Manoj and questioned him confusedly.

"Professor, why are you in the boy's hostel?"

Sigh...

"Oh god! Shiva, don't tell me you already forgot today is your graduation day. They are announcing your name on the stage. Come fast!"

Seeing the confused look Shiva was giving him, Professor Manoj hurried him to go to the hall as soon as possible.

"Sorry, Professor, I forgot."

Shiva replied, looking embarrassed.

They all ran towards the stage in a hurry.

On the stage, they received their degree certificates just in time.

After the graduation function, Shiva and the others went to the canteen to celebrate completing their college.

They planned to open a big hotel in a tourist place so all seven of them could work as partners.

A few hours earlier...

Professor Manoj had resigned from his job because he wanted to return to his native place, Virallur, and settle there with his parents.

When he arrived at the party, where his student Shiva had invited him, he disclosed his resignation.

Hearing this news, everyone was shocked.

"Why did you resign, Professor? In a few months, you would have gotten a promotion,"

Henry asked Manoj, confused.

"Damn, Henry, don't stick your nose into his business. He wouldn't do that without a reason,"

Rajesh, seeing Henry interrupting Manoj's explanation, masked his temples.

"Yes, he wouldn't do anything without a reason. Am I right, Professor?"

Shiva nodded in acceptance.

Sigh...

"I just want to live with my family peacefully in my native village,"

Professor Manoj took a breather and said with a sigh.

"There is everything in London. I can't believe you want to leave your life behind. You could bring your parents here,"

Kalinga Priya exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yeah, I'm surprised too. The opportunity you are leaving behind is not easy to obtain. There is still time,"

Jaqueline mirrored Kalinga Priya, looking at her professor with a shocked face.

Karthik didn't speak a single word; he continued digging into the food on the table.

"Hey, Karthik, say something, man,"

Henry called for Karthik but was greeted by silence.

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Seeing no response from Karthik, everyone turned to look at him but was greeted by the sight of him devouring the food they had ordered.

"First food, munch~ munch~ others next. Um~"

Without taking a break, Karthik spoke in the middle of eating.

"Damn! Don't always focus on food like a buffalo, man. Come and join the conversation; we are discussing an important topic."

Shiva smacked the back of Karthik's head and said with a grin.

"When speaking with words, don't involve me. If it's muscle-related, then involve me."

HAHAHA...

Hearing Karthik, everyone started to laugh wholeheartedly.

"Where are you going now, sir?"

Shiva turned to Manoj and asked him curiously.

"Virallur?"

Professor Manoj said confusedly.

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When Shiva heard the name of Manoj's native village, he was stunned for a moment.

For some reason, he felt happy and intrigued about this place.

It was like someone was whispering in his ear to go there seductively.

"Tell us about your village,"

Shankar asked the professor before Shiva could ask.

"Virallur is a beautiful village. Unlike other villages, our village is one of the largest. It's also a tourist place,"

Professor Manoj began explaining.

"I got an idea!!!"

Shankar suddenly exclaimed loudly, which made Rajesh, who was trying to flirt with a waitress with eye contact, jerk off.

Seeing this, the waitress giggled and went to attend the next table.

"Fucking bastard, why are you shouting in my ears?

Embarrassed, Rajesh grabbed Shankar's collar and shook him vigorously.

"Monkey, get your hands off me,"

Shankar grabbed Rajesh's collar and roared in irritation.

"Stop your childish banter like children. What is the idea you mentioned, Shankar?"

Jaqueline, with twit eyes, looked at the two who were fighting and interrupted them with a dangerous tone.

Cough... cough...

"I have a great idea you guys will like. We will open our tourist hotel in Virallur. It's a good tourist place that will attract more customers,"

with an awkward chuckle, Shankar explained his plan to others.

Hearing his plan, others found the idea good.

"Guys, let's not make any rash decisions. First, we will visit Virallur and later decide. Choosing a place is very important,"

Henry interrupted them and warned them not to make any rash decisions.

"Yeah, I agree with Henry,"

Kalinga Priya also voiced her concern.

When everyone heard Henry's point, they nodded in understanding and decided to first visit Virallur.

That night, Shiva had a dream full of wars.

Everyone around him was dressed like ancient warriors in armor.

They were in a bloody battle, killing one another.

When the battle was ongoing, suddenly Shiva noticed the night sky covered in red with clouded red clouds.

On top of one of the cliffs, someone was standing dressed in armor, different from the soldiers below fighting.

The figure looked like a shadow set on the cliff in the middle of a big blue moon.

Just when Shiva was wondering who it was, the figure suddenly jumped off the cliff and swung its sword, which decapitated many soldiers in one fell swoop.

HUFF... HUFF...

Sigh...

Suddenly, he woke up and looked around.

He was in his room and sighed, thinking it was one of the scariest, weirdest dreams he had ever had.

He looked at the wall clock; the time was 3:00 AM.

Even though he woke from the dream, he still felt goosebumps thinking about it.

It was so realistic that he couldn't forget it since he woke up.

Three days passed...

Everyone arrived at the airport and waited for Shiva, who was, as usual, late.

"Damn Shiva, even now you are coming late. Attend the call, motherfucker."

Seeing Shiva not picking up the calls, Rajesh cursed and dialed Shiva's number again.

Everyone tried to call him, but to their dismay, he didn't pick up.

In 30 minutes, the flight to Chennai would depart.

"Sorry, guys, I had a bad dream which made me sleepless for the past three days. So, I accidentally overslept this morning,"

Shiva ran towards them hurriedly, explaining with a little embarrassment.

"Okay... at least attend our calls, Shiva. You made us worry about you... Sigh... Let's hurry, the flight will depart in a few minutes,"

Kalinga Priya reminded him with a defeated sigh. This was not the first time he was late.

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