Adhya and the guy tree (toto) is at centre of all. It's like parliament of living trees. They are gathered to discuss what they will do to adhya. Amoung them one says, we shouldn't spare her another tree says, yes they have killed our people. We are suffering for centuries now it's our time to take revenge. Everyone joins him shouting "revenge.. revenge". Then the head tree silence with his loud voice.
HT, even I am angry on humans, but she is not the one who took our people's life. They are the people who wanted to build by cutting with those yellow thing.
Adhya is scared as this is something supernatural and she is the only human amoung, upon that if they knew her father is builder, who cuts tree for personal interest, then they will take her life.
Member speaks up, but chief , we are hiding from ages and now this human know about our existence. We can't leave her.
Chief, Yes. That's why we are gathered for parliament meet. Not to take innocents life , even if they are our enemy's blood, who were not involved. Else their will be no difference Between us and if we do, it means taking our people's life is justifiable by our actions.
No-one likes this judgement but they have to accept it as this is chief's decision.
They discuss in personal so they send adhya and toto out.
Toto takes adhya to his place, in hurry. They are under a huge tree which has no longer life but still it's green.
Toto asks why she followed him.
Adhya, I ended up in horrific place and the only one I found was you.
Toto, didn't you got scared. Like I'm not human.
Adhya, I was but somehow I felt like I'm safe with you.
Toto, does this makes any sense. Like a human child feels safe around living tree which she met a second ago.
Adhya, yes I somehow felt like I should follow you. Something was pulling me towards you.
Then kid trees visits them. Adhya is scared and hides behind toto and he says their is nothing be scared. She is just a kid she can't harm us. Then kids replies..
K1, we know. Granny said that all humans are not same.
K2, yeah especially the kids like us. We can play with them .
K3, yes that's why we are here to play with her.
Both are surprised to know that these kids are here to play. One of the kids holds her hand and runs to play. They run through roads, market where everyone are looking at them because they are playing with human, and then they finnally stops at playground.
Adhya is bit scared. Toto is terrified that everyone were looking at them. Few blank and few were unhappy. He get stressed and over thinks.
Toto, What if they try to kill me instead of this human because I got her here and now humans will know our existence and elders will push me into the place where their will be no sunlight and water.
Kids starts to laugh at him. They tell him not to worry nothing is going to happen. You will be alright. Even if parliament decides to punish you granny will save you.
Adhya asks who is that granny. You are repeating her. And when I saw you people at first and then the parliament meet i thought today is my last day but it's completely opposite. What's going on here and what is this place.
One amoung the kid, let me explain about us
This goes way back when earth was created by the universal consciousness. It sent five elements to make earth habitable and then the elements gave us tree life, saying that you will have Major role in keeping this planet habitable but.
Adhya, but what.
But after a time you have to give up your life and have to live as a unconscious being. And our ancestors agreed. After billions of years when we mad everything green and established a proper system which will maintain world green, it was time for us to be unconscious. But our ancestors denied and choosed to be conscious. Elements agreed at a condition that we won't interact with humans. We agreed, but after millions of years when humans came into existence they started cutting trees.
That's why elders are not happy to see you. Only elder to see you happy would be Granny.
Yes. She would be happy to see you. Wait you didn't met her yet ,right?
Come on guys let's take her too Granny.
Everyone ''yes".
They rush to granny.
They stop at a shop (looks like old) and calls granny out.
A voice from inside, come inside kids.
Everyone enters inside and stops behind granny. She turns towards them with a smile. She asks to come closer.
Granny, it's nice to see you. I think it's the time.
Adhya, time. For what?
Granny, kids did you said her about us?
Yes. Everything what you said us.
Granny, Hm so it means its the time to tell you the further story.
Long time ago when humans knew about our existence we welcomed them with a smile. We both species lived together happily.
Everyone is surprised to know.
Continue.
We taught humans, how important plants are and thought Ayurveda (plant based medicinal practice) how to make it and things. We didn't taught everything as we were restricted to, but humans misunderstood it and developed ego. They knew about ancient book which mentions magical secrets about the greenery. They tried to steel it in which we had argument then turned into war and both of us lost it.
If we look at future prediction, it says one day goddes will end this conflict and will be harmony.
Sound of cough from behind, everyone turn back, it turns out to be elders from parliament. Looks like they have decided what should be done with adhya.
"Time to go home human"
Kids are not happy to hear this.
What home? She just arrived here, we didn't played yet.
Elders silence them in loud voice and send back to their home.
Kids are going out.
Elders are looking at adhya with the face of unhappiness
End of chapter 2