1. Return to the Room
After Yugantar's chamber…
They thought they knew everything.
Until the mirror room welcomed them back.
Without a sound.
The door swung open on its own.
Inside: the air was colder.
The diya on the side wall was burning upside down.
Aarohi looked at Ishaan.
"That wasn't like this before, right?"
Ishaan nodded.
"It's reacting… to us."
2. The Mirror Activates
As soon as Aarohi stepped closer — the mirror glowed violet.
Not silver. Not black.
Violet — the color of endings.
Aarohi's reflection faded.
And then — another version of her appeared.
Wearing a red bindi. Bangles. A white saree.
Her eyes were older. Tired.
And lonely.
Ishaan whispered, "Is that… you?"
Aarohi nodded slowly.
"Or who I become… if you leave."
3. Mirror 2: Ishaan's Version
The image shifted.
This time, Ishaan saw himself.
Lab coat. Beard. Standing alone in London.
Giving a TED Talk titled:
"Mystical Energy or Mass Hysteria: The Nidhivan Myth Debunked."
Aarohi turned to him slowly.
"You leave me?"
Ishaan:
"No… that's the version of me who never believed.
Never remembered.
Never danced."
4. The Third Vision
The mirror cracked slightly — just a line through the middle.
A new vision emerged.
This time, it was them. Together.
Older.
Sitting in the grove.
A bansuri kept on a stand.
Aarohi rested her head on Ishaan's shoulder.
No words. Just stillness.
Peace.
Aarohi touched the glass softly.
"This is the one I want."
Ishaan nodded.
"Then we don't leave.
Not until the circle is complete."
5. But the Mirror Had One More Secret
Just as they turned to leave —
The mirror shimmered again.
This time, a child appeared.
Curly hair. Skin like dusk.
A peacock feather in her hand.
And eyes like both of them.
Aarohi gasped.
"Is that…"
Ishaan whispered:
"Our child.
From a future we haven't earned yet."
The mirror shattered.
Not violently.
But like it had fulfilled its purpose.
The room returned to silence.
And one last thing fell from the frame:
A single tulsi leaf.
With a Sanskrit word written on it:
"Smriti"
(Memory.)