章 32: Ripvan's family attacked by the Red People.
We left the cave without a moment's delay.
Ripvan said, "We must get out of here before the red men come. And before we go, block the mouth of the cave with a stone as before. That they will know we are inside the cave. That will give us enough time to hide."
You are right Ripvan.
Collected a stone and blocked the mouth of the cave and left from there.
Darkness all around.
I could not even see the moon in the sky. I said, today is the new moon. It will be easy for us to escape from here. No one will see.
But one problem remains. How can I move forward in such darkness?
We can't light any kind of light.
Ripvan said, "Don't you worry. I know all the roads here. I can easily lead you to safety. Neither of you should talk on the way."
Why?
If we talk about it, we may face a bigger danger.
Ok.
We follow the Ripvan in silent surrender.
Danger lurks at every step.
Taking a lot of caution, we proceeded a little way.
After a short distance, Ripvan stopped.
Mr. Philip whispered to him, "What's the matter Ripvan? Why did you stand?"
A small cave ahead.
We have to take shelter in this cave now.
There is not much time left until dawn.
If the red men don't find us in the cave they will start looking again.
I can't see any more safe havens like this one.
So why are you late?
Quickly go inside the cave.
All right you go inside. I cover the mouth of the cave from outside with straw.
You mean we go inside?
Won't you go inside with us?
No.
But why?
My house is not far from here. I will reach there before dawn.
You have seen the sun city. That's what you wanted. You will leave here if you get the chance.
Be careful.
You too go home safely Ripvan.
We all went inside the cave.
Ripvan covered the mouth of the cave and left for his home.
After closing the mouth of the cave, it seemed that we
I am inside a grave.
What a dark night!
The difference between the two hands is not visible.
What a terrible form of that cave.
The cave is very small in size and height.
Mr. Halda had a small torch.
He lit the torch.
Seeing the cave in the light of the torch felt like the soul had gone out of my chest.
I saw several skeletons in a corner.
Some of those skeletons are old and some are new.
Hands and feet started shaking with fear.
Mr. Haldar said, "Are we in that danger again?"
Mr. Philip said, "Even if I'm in danger here, we can't get out of here. I've already started looking for me outside."
"What will happen to us if Ripvan informs the red men that we are in this cave?" I said in a fearful voice.
Mr. Philip said, "No. Ripvan will not do that. Ripvan is in as much danger as we are."
And if he wanted to hand us over, he would have done it earlier. He didn't do so much drama."
You are right. I myself don't know what I'm saying out of fear.
All right. you don't worry We have come this far with much difficulty. I will not let so much trouble go to waste.
We cleaned the floor of the cave and sat there.
No one slept. Because none of us know when and where danger will come from.
We stayed inside the cave for a long time.
The colonel told various funny stories to allay our fears.
The morning light could not reach us. However, by the chirping of the birds, I realised that it was morning.
I was stunned when I suddenly heard some footsteps.
I started to listen carefully.
Some people are talking very close to the cave.
I could not understand them.
I motioned Mr. Philip to come to the mouth of the cave. He went there and listened.
After a while I realised that the people had left there.
"What were they saying?" said the colonel to Philip.
Philip was silent for a moment.
Then he said, "They said those foreigners were very dangerous. I tried to kill them several times without success. Did the Inca order them to kill them wherever they were seen this time?"
What are you saying?
If it is true then none of us can survive.
don't be afraid
We have to be more careful from now on.
We cannot go out during the day.
We have to do our work in the dark of night.
But we don't know anything about the roads here.
How do we move forward?
It would have been nice to have Ripvan with us.
We stayed inside the cave all night.
I was startled by a sudden noise in the middle of the night.
See who is trying to get inside by removing the leaves of the cave door.
I called the colonel quietly and said, "Who is making noise at the cave door."
He said, "Surely the red man."
The sound got louder.
The rest also woke up at that sound. They also heard that sound.
Mr. Philip said, "Everybody get ready with guns. We've got to shoot them before they jump."
Darkness all around. So nothing could be seen.
Mr. Haldar lit his torch.
The sound stopped.
A man entered.
Just as I was about to aim the gun at him, the light of Mr. Haldar's torch fell on the man's face.
I was surprised to see his face in the torch light.
Mr. Philip said, "What's the matter Ripvan you here?"
Ripvan was panting profusely. He sat down on the floor.
Then he started saying.
"I went home," he said. "I found the house in a very bad condition. The red men had destroyed our house. They told my parents to take me to the Inca if I got home. My parents told me to run away from home." said. So I ran away from there and hid in the bushes near my house. One time I saw some red men came and entered my house and some people waited outside. They waited there for a long time. I realised that they were in front of my house to catch me. keeping watch. They must have realised I was coming home."
what happened then
Then! Then I waited for the night in that bush.
But still they did not go straight from there. So I realised I can't go home anymore. That's why I came back here.
I'm glad Ripvan is back. But I didn't let anyone understand.
"You have come well," said Mr. Philip. "Otherwise they would have killed you if they had caught you. Besides, we have to do what we have to do at night. We do not know the roads here. It would be easier to travel at night if you were with us."
But Mr. Philip my concern is for my family.
You have no reason to worry about your family. If they would have harmed your family, they would have done it by now.
You are right. You are right.
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