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A punctuation less excerpt from Kamas Last Sutra by Trisha Das
I met Kala Devi two months ago She came up behind me while I was studying some carvings in the Kandariya temple We started talking and she told me some really interesting things about the temple and its history I figured she must be a lonely widow from the village nearby and on the infrequent occasions we met I made sure to exchange some pleasantries with her Until the last time I ran into her two weeks ago when she told me she was a time-travelling yogini from a thousand years ago Thats when I realized she was batshit crazy
Namaste Kala Devi I eyed her warily Her eyes seared into me as she came closer Youre fighting with yourself again beti I mentally rolled my eyes at the soothsayer-ish comment She smiled Its better to let go and leave yourself open to all that comes your way Hurt might come but so will possibility After my flirting debacle with Hari the day before I wasnt in the mood for a lecture from a lunatic Thanks Ill keep that in mind I half-turned to walk away I am telling you the truth Tara I am who I say I am I can prove it I wanted to walk away but an inherent respect for elderly people made me reluctantly reply You don t need to Its fine I believe you Okay No you dont Open your mind What have you got to lose Let me prove it to you That was the thing about Kala Devi – she didnt sound insane Had she twitched and rambled had her eyes seemed shifty or glazed over in confusion I might have offered sympathy and dismissed what she said as some form of dementia But her gaze was steady her body radiated energy
and confidence and her voice sounded perfectly rational and even astute Especially when it said crazy things like Ive travelled through time from a thousand years ago I have you know She grinned as she read my thoughts Im one of the very few who can Others have tried but the secrets of the Scorpion Bearer are not so easily understood The Scorpion Bearer She waved her hand at the Kandariya temple behind us The one you all think lives there People of my age call him the Mahesvara You call him Shiva Right So God is into time travel I sighed Look you don t need to prove anything to me It doesnt matter whether I believe you or not Ive got to get back to work now It does matter It matters more than you can imagine You dont understand right now beti but you will Soon
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