"Dhara......" Radha shouted and she burst out she was so scared that she fainted the next moment.
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"Where am I? Did that tiger eat me or Dhara? Or are we safe? Where is Dhara? It seems like an orphanage. Hush! I am not dead. But where's Dhara", Radha started asking these questions loudly to herself.
"I am here don't shout.", Hearing her Dhara came near her.
"Are you alive? What happened to that tiger? It jumped on us. How come we are safe? What happened? Tell me why are quiet?" Radha started crying again.
"Shhhh, don't cry. No one knows about it. I will tell you."
" The tiger jumped on me and not on you. The reason I played the flute was to call him."
"Why were you trying to call him? How do you know to call him?...", Radha was still rubbing her eyes.
"Stop asking questions just listen."
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"That tiger's name is Billu. He is my childhood friend. He jumped on me and started licking me. The birds and those squirrels are all like family to me. I do often go there to meet Billu. A few years ago I bunked the school. I didn't know where to go. I just followed the path I got. And I reached a spot where I saw a Billu. He was just a cub. His leg was injured. When I first saw him I got scared. But I slowly went near him. He was looking at me for help. I took out my first aid kit from my bag. I applied a bandage on his leg. And provided him with proper shelter. The next day I caught the mice and went straight to his shelter. I bunked the whole school. He was there. His eyes immediately caught my sight. It seemed like he was waiting for me. I knew at that moment he was an orphan too. Don't know about his mother. But he was hopefully looking at me. I went towards him. I gave him the mice. He ate so fast. It seemed like he was very hungry. I supplied him with food till his injury was healed. That's how we became friends. Later I started bunking school a lot. So the teacher complained to Lata Tai. Since then I never went to school. And also we used to meet often. One day there spread a rumour about a tiger. Villagers were scared as they knew the tiger was coming into the village. He harmed no one but was fierce. He acted cold to protect him. I thought maybe he is Billu. That was the first time I escaped the orphanage to meet him. And not to be surprised he was Billu. I secretly met him as both lovers meet. Then I told him not to visit the village again. I will come to meet you. Don't know what he understood but he never showed up again to the villagers. I continued to meet him. Whenever I go there I play the flute and the same tune to call him. I especially learned it from Vivek dada. He was fond of music. Now he left the orphanage and started working in an IT company. He taught me to play flute. Only he knows about Billu. Whenever he comes we both visit Billu."
"I missed so much today. You should have told me. I got scared for nothing. And who brought me here? My bag is also with me."
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"Who else, of course, it was me. Do you know Veena from your class? She is my friend. She helped me to get your bag. That's how you came safely."
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