lustful eyes at the beautiful woman sitting on the rocks. I took off my Raybans and wiped them clean with a dry tissue. Too much steam covered my shades from the inside.
“Oh! I didn’t see you folks walk up. You must be the famous four?” said the beautiful woman, rudely interrupted from her trance as she stood up to face four neanderthals bathed in lust and sunshine.
“Er…Monica? Garg?” I said, waking up and trying to sound business like. I must have failed miserably at this poor attempt as she smiled and said, “Forget the name, Dude, you must be Chief. Natalie had briefly told me about your pursuit and your dreams that could lead you to a hunt for the lost treasures in the world of Shambala”.
Getting comfortable, she took in a deep breath and continued, “I feel so bad about her. In fact, I was thinking about her right now when you walked in. Come, let’s go to that corner in the shade under the tree. We’ll have our privacy. I’ll tell you everything as I need your help with something.”
We left the ruins, walked across a grassy knoll till we reached some benches under the shade of a tree. It was a bright sunny day and this would have been an ideal day to romance her, had the circumstances been different.
Goose had a strange look in his eyes. It was evident that he was falling in love with her. He seemed to fall in love with every pretty girl every single day. He really did like Monica and she did seem to notice that. In fact, I suspect, Monika had taken an immediate liking to Goose for she did slyly check him out when we were walking to the tree.
The 13 th Rock Edict at Kalinga:
“I have a confession to make. I have something to give you that doesn’t rightfully belong to me. I want to come clean for the guilt has been gnawing inside me since I got a hold of the …99 Palms” said Monica as her voice trailed off, “Not that I stole it, but I know it doesn’t belong to me”.
“What on earth are you babbling about woman? We don’t know each other yet!” Derek blurted out much to Goose’s chagrin.
“I do. Maybe, the only way I can atone for my sin is by handing over the 99 Palms scriptures to you with a promise that if you succeed in finding the Lost treasures of Emperor Ashoka, you will give away half of the treasure to charity, to the children of the Tibetan Children’s Village in Leh, Ladakh and to the Mahesh Memorial Cancer Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. I want you to promise me that before we get started. If you agree, we have a deal and I’ll tell you all I know about the Lost city of gold – Shamballa . Deal?”
Hound and Derek looked at each other and before I could say anything, Goose said, “Deal. We have no idea what you are talking about but you have my word on this!”
Monica smiled as I could sense that Derek and Hound knew that the boy was a goner and we had a couple in the making right here in Nalanda.
“OK, Deal, but what is 99 Palms ?” quizzed Hound, unable to back his curiosity any longer.
99 Palms – the long forgotten ancient scriptures:
“I know you know about the mystery of the thirteenth Major Rock edict in Kalinga. Natalie told me everything, we were very good friends. You are aware that the thirteenth Major Rock edict of Emperor Ashoka carries the remorse and pain post his transformation in the Kalinga war. Unfortunately, the original thirteenth Rock Edict that you see in Kalinga today, along with the inconsistent fourteenth one was vandalized by my Great-Grandfather in the year 1869. He was an archeologist, a bounty hunter and his greed got the better of him”.
The guilt in her eyes was obvious and I knew she was speaking the truth. It must have melted Goose’s heart as I saw Derek and Hound snigger and take notice of the fact.
Monica had taken off her hat and her black hair blew across her pretty face, making her look even more beautiful. Toying with her shades, she spoke in a soft voice, “He was at Kalinga. He was after the secret
“Oh! I didn’t see you folks walk up. You must be the famous four?” said the beautiful woman, rudely interrupted from her trance as she stood up to face four neanderthals bathed in lust and sunshine.
“Er…Monica? Garg?” I said, waking up and trying to sound business like. I must have failed miserably at this poor attempt as she smiled and said, “Forget the name, Dude, you must be Chief. Natalie had briefly told me about your pursuit and your dreams that could lead you to a hunt for the lost treasures in the world of Shambala”.
Getting comfortable, she took in a deep breath and continued, “I feel so bad about her. In fact, I was thinking about her right now when you walked in. Come, let’s go to that corner in the shade under the tree. We’ll have our privacy. I’ll tell you everything as I need your help with something.”
We left the ruins, walked across a grassy knoll till we reached some benches under the shade of a tree. It was a bright sunny day and this would have been an ideal day to romance her, had the circumstances been different.
Goose had a strange look in his eyes. It was evident that he was falling in love with her. He seemed to fall in love with every pretty girl every single day. He really did like Monica and she did seem to notice that. In fact, I suspect, Monika had taken an immediate liking to Goose for she did slyly check him out when we were walking to the tree.
The 13 th Rock Edict at Kalinga:
“I have a confession to make. I have something to give you that doesn’t rightfully belong to me. I want to come clean for the guilt has been gnawing inside me since I got a hold of the …99 Palms” said Monica as her voice trailed off, “Not that I stole it, but I know it doesn’t belong to me”.
“What on earth are you babbling about woman? We don’t know each other yet!” Derek blurted out much to Goose’s chagrin.
“I do. Maybe, the only way I can atone for my sin is by handing over the 99 Palms scriptures to you with a promise that if you succeed in finding the Lost treasures of Emperor Ashoka, you will give away half of the treasure to charity, to the children of the Tibetan Children’s Village in Leh, Ladakh and to the Mahesh Memorial Cancer Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. I want you to promise me that before we get started. If you agree, we have a deal and I’ll tell you all I know about the Lost city of gold – Shamballa . Deal?”
Hound and Derek looked at each other and before I could say anything, Goose said, “Deal. We have no idea what you are talking about but you have my word on this!”
Monica smiled as I could sense that Derek and Hound knew that the boy was a goner and we had a couple in the making right here in Nalanda.
“OK, Deal, but what is 99 Palms ?” quizzed Hound, unable to back his curiosity any longer.
99 Palms – the long forgotten ancient scriptures:
“I know you know about the mystery of the thirteenth Major Rock edict in Kalinga. Natalie told me everything, we were very good friends. You are aware that the thirteenth Major Rock edict of Emperor Ashoka carries the remorse and pain post his transformation in the Kalinga war. Unfortunately, the original thirteenth Rock Edict that you see in Kalinga today, along with the inconsistent fourteenth one was vandalized by my Great-Grandfather in the year 1869. He was an archeologist, a bounty hunter and his greed got the better of him”.
The guilt in her eyes was obvious and I knew she was speaking the truth. It must have melted Goose’s heart as I saw Derek and Hound snigger and take notice of the fact.
Monica had taken off her hat and her black hair blew across her pretty face, making her look even more beautiful. Toying with her shades, she spoke in a soft voice, “He was at Kalinga. He was after the secret
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