In ancient Sanskrit, the word "Tathastu" means granted.
I got it too. One tathastu Call. I call it.
All I heard..
"Tathastu ... "
It still rings..Tathastu...Tathastu..Tathastu.
"What my wish was?? I want a gacha system. That will give me only overpowered system. I can give it to anyone. And whoever I will give it to will become my incarnation. I can give it to anyone in past or future too."
"Do you like it? Sounds like op right?"
"Well I wish it was..."
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Dyusk was a boy from a middle class family.
India. West Bengal. South 24 parganas. Jaynagar.
Currently he was doing his diploma in Baruipur. The year 2023. His final year. But..he is feeling lonely.
He changed his life with determination to change. But he gave up easily.
Why??
Well! Let's start from the beginning. His life changed drastically from class 10.
Maybe it was his obsession. Or maybe something else!
From his childhood he was teased in name of marriage. Love. Other gender.
And in between all of these he promised himself....no! He promised to others that he won't marry.
On top of that he was from a family that makes him terrified of relationship. His parents always fight. His mom tortured him. Not to extreme. But if a child is always got beaten for every fault. And then emotional.. then those words..
" You are not born to live, you are born to die."
Once or twice! It would have been a end. But it was planted in his head slowly.
But he didn't care.
His mother once told his teachers , "We don't give pressure from home."
Well! Now whenever he thinks, he thinks that they don't understand.
His mother probably took his mental part. And his father took physical part.
As a child he was hungry. A gulatony!
Many people stopped him. But he didn't understand.
He couldn't play with others. Cause he didn't understand others at his childhood. But his parents never understood that. That's his bad luck.
No! He isn't blaming them. He thinks that being born is his fault. He never understood. It's his fault. He never got matured. His fault.
He wasn't intelligent or excellent. But his parents thought he was a genius in brain.
Maybe! Who knows!
The point is..
He doesn't have any good looks. He is fatty.
He isn't best in studying. He is in middle.
He can't open up to others. Cause whenever he did he got exposed to everyone. So he told lies.
"Come to think about it. My whole life is full of lies." Dyusk said. He was walking on rail station. And waiting for train to return home.
"People..." Dyusk took a breath.
Ring
Ring.
Suddenly his phone start to rang.
A whatsapp notification.
He goes in the new WhatsApp group.
[Hey guys.]
[So! Where should we meet again?]
[I think a picnic to namkhana will be best.]
[Ok. Let's go.]
[Make a list of everyone who have told us to go. And those interested in going. We will go on Saturday night. Return on Sunday evening. Please comment.]
[It's a mini reunion. Major picnic.]
[Me! I am going!]
[I am going too!]
[Me too.]
[Take my name too.]
Dyusk was thinking that he won't go. But then he read the list..
[ Himanshu Bosh
Himadri Bhattacharjee
Kiliyn Das
Somprit Roy
Suprotim Das
Suprovat Halder
Amit Ghosh
Pandit vaydo
....
Mousumi Bhowmik
Karnika Bhattacharya
Sayana khan
Shilpa Das
Roishi Roy
...
... ]
That one name! That one name was enough to disturb him. His mind. Soul.
Although he didn't want to go. But he wants to go too.
Just once.
His mind kept thinking that.
Now! He really wants to think go there. To just see her once.
But at the same time he was stopping himself.
No! I shouldn't.
She is probably someone's else.
"Namo Parvati pataye har har Mahadev." Dyusk started to chant to claim his emotions.
But at the end of the day, he agreed.
Saturday evening he took the train from his station. Many of his friends was already on the train.
She was too.
As Lakshmikantapur crossed, the train slowly start to get emptied. He couldn't remain seated anymore.
He goes towards the door. But then he saw her in someone's else arms. He didn't react outwards. He just kept walking.
He reached the door. He grab the handle and look out of the train. He was looking at the scenery. Suddenly a shiv temple come.
He leave the handle to pranamam. But as he clapped his hand once, someone kicked him from behind. He goes flying out of the train.
His body was still flying on another track. That's when a new train come...
His body goes flying by this new guy. But he didn't feel anything. No pain. Nothing.
He was already dead when he was kicked out of the train. Cause he saw the one kicked him. But that's not the single reason. It's cause he was poisoned from the beginning. When fear comes, his heart stopped responding. But he saw him..
The man who was grabbing her...
Dyusk's soul was still floating over his body.
"Why?" He kept questioning himself.
"Cause it's just a game for them!" Someone answered him from above. He looked up.
Someone was coming down from the sky.
He has long, thick, matted hair (jata).
His hair is usually tied in a high topknot.
His whole body full of ashes. He was coming down from the sky.
"Mahadev!? Mahadev!"
Dyusk couldn't believe his eyes.
"I am dreaming? Am I?"
Mahadev smiled. His face calm and pleasant.
"But why did you come?" Dyusk asked.
Mahadev pat his head.
"I am sorry. My son! I was at fault for your life!"
Dyusk was confused.
"Your fault? What do you mean? You also said that the reason was just a game to them. What is all the mysteries?"
Mahadev smiled again.
"Let it be secret for now. You have tried. But you are not built good. So I will give you a chance."
"What chance Mahadev?" Dyusk asked.
"Hmm! Let's see. How about a tathastu Call?" Mahadev smiled again.
"Hm? What is that?"