TITLE: THE LOVERS BENEATH THE BANYAN TREE
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PAGE 1: THE LOVE EVERYONE SAW
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Ayaan and Riya were deeply in love. Their love was simple, childish, and honest.
Ayaan often forgot important things—like where he kept his phone—but he never forgot to bring chocolates for Riya. Riya teased him for that.
"You'll forget our wedding date too," she laughed.
Ayaan replied, "Impossible. I'll set ten alarms… and still be late."
Ayaan's family knew about their love. They accepted Riya like their own daughter. Wedding talks had already started. Happiness lived in that house.
But Riya's home was different.
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PAGE 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT MERCY
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When Riya told her family about Ayaan, silence filled the room.
Her father stood up slowly.
"No," he said. One word. Heavy like stone.
"But Baba, I love him," Riya cried.
Love meant nothing to him. He locked her inside the house. Phones taken. Freedom gone.
At night, Riya escaped through the window.
Ayaan waited outside, nervous.
"So… romantic entry?" he whispered.
Riya smiled through tears.
That night, they ran away together.
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PAGE 3: ANGER THAT WANTED BLOOD
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Riya's father felt insulted.
"Love has shamed me," he said.
In rage, he went to Ayaan's house with men.
No questions. No mercy.
By morning, Ayaan's family was gone.
But his anger was not satisfied.
"Find them," he ordered.
The forest was silent… waiting.
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PAGE 4: UNDER THE BANYAN TREE
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Ayaan and Riya were found under an old banyan tree.
They were tired but smiling.
Ayaan joked, "If we survive this, forest wedding?"
Riya laughed softly.
Before the laughter ended, Riya's father struck.
Ayaan fell.
Blood soaked the roots of the tree.
Riya screamed his name.
The forest heard everything.
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PAGE 5: A DAUGHTER TAKEN BACK
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Riya was dragged back home.
Her eyes were empty now.
At night, she looked at the ceiling and whispered,
"I'm sorry, Ayaan."
She tied the rope silently.
The house slept.
Riya didn't wake up again.
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PAGE 6: LOVE DOES NOT DIE
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Under the banyan tree, something changed.
Ayaan stood up.
No pain. No blood.
Riya appeared beside him, glowing pale.
She smiled.
"You died first again."
Ayaan sighed.
"Even death has competition with you."
They laughed.
The forest laughed with them.
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PAGE 7: FEAR BEGINS AT HOME
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Riya's father started hearing footsteps.
At night, Riya appeared.
"Baba… why are you scared?" she asked softly.
Walls bled shadows. Mirrors cracked.
He screamed for help.
The village whispered:
"They are back."
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PAGE 8: THE TANTRIK'S MISTAKE
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A tantrik was called.
He laughed at the ghosts.
"Love makes weak spirits."
Ayaan whispered to Riya,
"Should we show him?"
The air froze.
The tantrik never left the forest.
His screams became silence.
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PAGE 9: THE FINAL VISIT
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That night, Riya's father saw them together.
Ayaan smiled politely.
"Uncle… you destroyed love."
Riya said calmly,
"Now face it."
The lights went out.
By morning, the house was empty.
No body. No sound.
Only fear remained.
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PAGE 10: GUARDIANS OF LOVE
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Since then, lovers tell stories.
When families threaten them, shadows guide their path.
Under the banyan tree, Ayaan and Riya still sit.
They joke. They laugh.
Riya says, "At least no one can separate us now."
Ayaan replies, "Yeah… death included."
Love stays.
Even after death.