One Summer Night

After continuously fighting I finally got the ticket to Hawaii. I was so excited for my very first abroad trip that I was having sleeping issues. Finally that day came and yep I took of for my paradise. Water rushing on the shore and my feet in it was just so aesthetically pleasing for the eyes. It took a moment for the enormity to sink in. Everything was absolutely perfect like I wanted.

I never imagined that all of these were temporary. Days went by so quickly in shopping and enjoying and unfortunately the last day came. I had a night flight back to Delhi. I was supposed to board at 3 a.m so I started packing at 12. My bad packing skills hold me for almost 2 hours. When I started wearing my shoes something just hit me. I didn't know what it was. I got paused for a moment and didn't bother much , maybe it was the wind. What happened next was something no one could ever experience. Again something hit me. This time it was way too hard that I fell on the bed. Suddenly my body started feeling heavy as If someone is sitting on it. Fear rolled down through my spine and my eyes were almost in tears. Somehow I managed to run towards the door. It got shut on it's own.

Lights began to fluctuate and then in a moment all of them got closed. It was so dark, darker than hell. This was literally that cliche of horror movies. I banged the doors and windows but nobody came. My body was so hot. My heart was beating so fast as it would explode. From those teary eyes I saw someone standing. It was a man. It was somewhat like a shadow and he was the same height like me. The silhouette was so clear that I could even see his spectacles.

In a lonely room watching someone else other than yourself was enough to give me a heart attack. The only person who was repeatedly coming in my mind was my dear mom. All those childhood memories started to flash in my mind. Somehow I got remembered of my late father who left me when I was only 3. In the midst of that pain and fear I automatically fell into a deep sleep as if I have taken pills. In the morning the hotel staff woke me up.

It was around 9 in the morning. They told me how that door got jammed and they had a short circuit. They apologized and offered me a free stay. I couldn't believe that it was the door or the power failure , it was definitely something else. While reading newspaper I found that the plane which I was supposed to board on met with an accident the same night. I didn't know how to react. Should I thank god for saving me or curse him for scaring me. That time my only aim was to return home safely. Next day I told everything to mom. She cried for me and thanked god for saving her only daughter. Everything came back to normal. I was casually working when the man who I saw that day came into mind. I didn't tell mum about this before so I gave her the description of that man and his looks. She said ," oh! It sounds exactly like your father ".