Sita's Ascent
“The sound of the wheels grinding recklessly on the stony track faded into the distance. Her grip on her left hand tightened. Her bangle twisted and snapped. She gasped to discover her feet rooted to the spot while her heart pounded, making her body twitch. White lips, dry mouth, white light. Like a primeval beginning, there was a sound and a string of images in her head, without meaning. Where words once flowed with lightness from the heart, there was now a forest fire. ‘When … did all this hap...pen?’ she asked herself.
They had been driving in the chariot for at least two hours. The paved roads gave way to rougher bypasses and then slip roads west of the capital to tracks in the forest. The breeze from the speed of the open vehicle tousled her hair. She didn’t care. She was so happy recounting: ‘That first time Urmilla and I walked through here, we heard the drums at the palace announcing our arrival. Do you remember?’ No response from the driver. He cracked the whip and the horses charged like lightning.MoreLess
They had been driving in the chariot for at least two hours. The paved roads gave way to rougher bypasses and then slip roads west of the capital to tracks in the forest. The breeze from the speed of the open vehicle tousled her hair. She didn’t care. She was so happy recounting: ‘That first time Urmilla and I walked through here, we heard the drums at the palace announcing our arrival. Do you remember?’ No response from the driver. He cracked the whip and the horses charged like lightning.MoreLess
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