Param transformed into a mongoose and jumped from the window. He transformed into a human and sat in his car and drove off fearfully. Memories of Naina's sudden transformation into a witch came before his eyes.

P~kya cheez hai ye Naina? Ye possessed hai, ya bachpan se he aisi hai?

He drove to Piya's house and rang the doorbell. Piya answered the door and he stepped inside in a hurry, she closed the door and came to him.

Piya~kya hua? Tu itna dara dara sa kiun hai?

P~u just won't believe it Piya, wo Naina, wo normal nahi hai, wo bilkul normal nahi hai

Piya~ek second, relax, baith ja, (she made him sit on the couch and brought water for him, he gulped it down nervously) haan ab bol

P~Piya, Naina bilkul normal nahi hai, tere saath bhi us ne kuchh kiya tha kya?

Piya~nahi toh, par hua kya? Bata toh sahi

P~kal us ne keh diya I love you, main bhi bhavnao'n mein beh gaya aur... aur humare beech... wo sab ho gaya, phir uth ke mujhe realize hua ke jo bhi maine kiya wo bohat galat tha aur mujhe nahi karna chahiye tha, maine usay jaane ke liye kaha, kiun ke agar mere parents ko pata laga na, ke wo mere saath reh rahi hai, toh un ko achha nahi lagay ga. Us ne bohat kaha ke wo nahi jaaye gi, maine bhi usay bohat samjhaya, wo nahi maani, aakhir us ne mera gala pakar liya, Piya us ki shakal bhayaanak ho gayi, aawaz bhaari ho gayi, wo normal nahi hai yaar. Wo insaan nahi hai Piya. Maine khud ko kamre mein lock kar liya tha, lekin phir main khidki se kood kar yahan aa gaya, mujhe bohat dar lag raha hai

Piya~dekh, tu tension mat le, dar mat, jo hua so hua, usay koi nahi badal sakta. Tu doctor se baat kar ke usay birth control pills de dena, us se thori bohat problem solve ho jaaye gi. Rahi ye doosri baat toh... hum tantrik baba ko le kar udhar chalte hain, aur usay theek karte hain, aisa bhi ho sakta hai ke wo possessed ho, chal

They left.

***

Param and Piya arrived at Param's house with tantrik and saw Naina sitting in a corner holding her knees with her face hidden. They walked inside. Courageously, tantrik chanted mantras and Naina began to groan and growl angrily scaring Piya and Param. Her eyes turned red, face had blood, her hand carried a glass full of blood and she drank from it. Piya and Param stared in shock.

Piya~kiun aisi ho rahi hai ye tantrik baba?

T~buri khabar hai ek is ke baare mein, is ke shareer mein kisi pret aatma ya churail ka saaya nahi hai

P~toh ye kaisi buri khabar hui? Ye toh achhi khabar hui na?

T~nahi betay, ye achhi khabar nahi hai, kiun ke agar aisa hota toh us pret aatma ya churail ko is ke shareer se nikaal diya jaata aur ye us se aazad hoti

Piya~toh phir kya baat hai?

T~ye ek ifreet hai

P/Piya~(in unison) ifreet?

T~haan ifreet, ye ek aisi jinni (female of jinn) hai, jo insaan ke saath jismaani rishtay bana sakti hai

Piya and Param looked at each other in shock.

P~Naina, ye sab tum ne jaan bhooj kar kiya, hai na? Tum kitni buri ho, aur tumhari maa, wo bhi aisi he thi kya?

Piya~ye bhi koi poochhne ki baat hai Param, is ki poori family ifreet ki ho gi zaahir hai

N~aeyy, (she grabbed their necks, tantrik chanted mantras, she began to grow dizzy) maa ke baare mein kuchh mat kaho, maa... ke baare... mein kuchh.. Mat.. Kaho

Her grip on their necks loosened and she fell on the floor and then began to look normal. Piya and Param panted heavily.

T~tum dono yahan se chalay jao, isay main sambhaal loon ga, jao

Param and Piya went.

 ***

 Piya, Param and Abhay sat together discussing about what happened.

Ab~kya? Sachi aisa hua kya?

Piya~haan, ab jab tum vampire ho saktay ho, toh wo ifreet kiun nahi ho sakti?

P~vampire? (he stood up going away from Abhay) yaar ye kya keh rahi ho Piya? Abhi ek sadmay se dil sambhla nahi hai mera, chup ho jao please

Piya~m sorry Param, lekin yahi sach hai

P~m also sorry Piya, lekin abhi jo main dikhaun ga na wo bhi sach hai

He transformed into a mongoose and then back to human, Abhay and Piya looked on shockingly.

Piya~ye tum ne kaise kiya?

P~ye bhi sach he hai, ke main ek ichhadaari nevla hoon

Piya~God Param, means m not surrounded by humans at all, mera boyfriend vampire, best friend nevla, what the...

Ab~ab tum mujhe accept kar chuki ho haan

Piya~yeah I know. Lekin tu ne pehle kiun nahi bataya Param?

P~yaar mujhe ajeeb lagta tha

Piya~chal koi nahi, (she stood up and hugged him, he hugged her back) mushkil waqt mein ye nevla mere saath khara tha, toh mera bhi farz banta hai main apne nevlay best friend ke saath khari rahoon

The duo chuckled.

Ab~hey, yaar is vampire ko na left out feel ho raha hai, isay bhi hug kar lo koi

He stood up and joined the hug. They smiled.

**

 Bela got a phone call when she was with Ranav.

B~hallo? Okay, main aa rahi hoon, (call disconnected) maine bol kar rakha tha 1 2 hospital mein ke kabhi AB negative blood group ke blood group ki zaroorat ho toh mujhe call kar dein, isliye mujhe blood donation ke liye jaana ho ga

R~achha, main bhi tumhare saath chalta hoon

B~okay

They went together to the hospital. Bela lied down as blood was being transfused from her hand. After the blood was donated, Ranav extended his hand towards her, she held his hand and sat up holding her head.

R~kya hua Bela?

B~nahi bas kuchh nahi, chakkar aa rahay hain

Without wasting a second, he lifted her in his arms, she looked at him with a soft gaze and took her from there. She placed her head on his chest.

She thought: main kiun is se pyaar nahi kar sakti? Rakshas hai toh kya hua? Hai toh itna achha ye.

As they reached where they were earlier, he got her down.

B~thanks Ranav, tum na bohat achhay ho, tumhe judge karne mein galti ho gayi, lekin wo galti bhi ab door ho gayi

He looked at her emotionally.

R~lekin kya hum bas sirf humesha friends he rahengay? Jaise main tum se pyaar karta hoon, kya tum kabhi pyaar kar pao gi?

B~shayad Ranav, dekho maine tumhe mauka toh diya he hai, so please humesha Ranav he rehna raavan mat ban jaana

They chuckled.

R~m not a raavan, m a rakshas

B~jo mujhe kabhi nahi kaate ga

R~wo toh hai

They shared a hug.

****

To pass time and fulfill his hunger, Param had transformed into a mongoose and searching for snakes. Prarthana and Raghuveer were also there and were talking.

Pr~humein yahan ziada waqt nahi rehna chahiye insaani roop mein, warna koi junglee janwar aa kar hamla karay ga hum par

R~come on, hum ichhadaari naag naagin hain, un se larr saktay hain

Pr~phir bhi, humein yahan nahi rehna chahiye, chalo

They transformed into serpents and were leaving but just then Param came there to consume them, they transformed into half serpents and began to hit him to save themselves. He escaped to save himself. Prarthana and Raghuveer transformed into humans and hugged each other.

Pr~tum theek ho Raghuveer?

R~haan main theek hoon, lekin ye humare peechhe kiun par gaya tha?

They released the hug.

Pr~nevla hum saanpo'n ka sab se bara dushman hota hai, humein khaane he aya ho ga yakeenan, chalo chalein yahan se

They transformed back into serpents and slithered out of the forest away from there and towards their house transforming once again. They looked at each other with different feelings developing within them. They just smiled at each other and left.