The Two Wheeler Mystery - Part 2

----- "Divya , what do you think can there be inside this bottle ?"

Deven's eye brows formed a curve above his eyes , he seemed perplexed as if immersed in a deep thought. That evening , Deven had discovered two old bicycles estranged beneath a birch tree near the forest and to his amusement he discovered a bottle from one of those bicycles. Except his sister , Divyanshi , Deven did not disclose this secret before anyone else , not even before his parents. 

Divyanshi , to her brother's question , gave a quick reply

------ "I think there is a genie inside ! Can it be a magical lamp ?"

------ " Given by Alladin ? Can't you think anything else except fairy tales ? Who , do you think , will leave a magical lamp for you in that old , rusty bicycle ?"

----- " No no ! Maa tells me every night that there are fairies in that forest ! They reside on those birch trees ! Don't you know ?"

------ " Those are mere stories , Divya ! Maa narrates them before you so that you fall asleep !"

----- " No Dada , those are not stories ! Fairies really exist !"

----- " Okay ! For your sake I agree that there are Fairies in the world and there is a Genie trapped in this bottle ! Then tell me what is the use of that roll of paper inside the bottle ! Does it contain the hymn to awaken that sleeping Genie ?"

------ " I don't know !"

------ " You don't know anything ; you only know to weave tales and to convince people that Fairies exist in reality !"

Divyanshi started yelling in a sweet childish way

------ " Dada , Fairies do exist ! I know they are there and this paper ... ummm ... well , it might be the Genie's blanket ! Probably he is sleeping inside !"

----- " What ? Are you serious , Divya ? The Genie's , blanket ? Really !"

Deven burst out into a loud laughter and pressed Divyanshi's soft pinkinsh cheeks.

----- "O , my dear little Behena ! You are so innocent !"

Divyanshi blowed up her cheeks and told in a complaining tone

------ " You don't know , but there are Genies and if you have so much curiosity , why don't you open it and check it for yourself ?"

Deven was still wriggling , he spoke out in a funny voice

----- " Okay , I'll better do it myself ! But I wanna advise you to sit beside me and hold my hand tightly , because ... if ... let's assume ... your dream Genie comes out , then you might get too much excited or rather frightened ... so just as a precautionary measure ..."

Divyanshi quickly went beside him , even before he could complete his statement. It was night , all the villagers , except for these two children , were sleeping peacefully . Deven quietly turned on the lamp and sat up. Divyanshi , who had already moved beside him , sat up with her eyes closed in fear , her right hand clutching her brother's attire and her left hand clutching the edge of her old yet furry blanket.

Deven carefully opened the cork of the translucent bottle and took out the roll of paper , then he slowly started opening it . He could understand that at times Divyanshi was peeping at the paper and within moments , she was again closing her eyes and strengthening her grip ! Deven smiled to himself , the roll of paper was almost open ! When he had unpacked the entire thing , he was a little bewildered and cried out in sheer surprise !

----- "What is it ? Is there a Genie ?"

Divyanshi abruptly interrogated him , her eyes were still firmly closed and her limbs were trembling !

" There's a queer entity inside !" , replied Deven , "A powder !"

---- " O , then it must be the magic potion of the Fairies ! "

---- " The magic ... what ? Magic potion of Fairies ! Please Divya , don't start narrating your abrupt imagination once again !"

Divyanshi was angry , Deven examined the powder very carefully ! Could it be a part of any science fiction or was it deliberately left there by someone ? The powder seemed creepy , the bright white hue seemed to generate negative vibes ! Was this powder left there by any Ghost ? Could it be a paranormal event ?

Deven did not believe in Fairies or Genies but he was afraid of snakes and Ghosts. As soon as the thought involvement of Ghosts appeared in his mind , Deven felt a cold wave running down his spine ! He closed the paper again and after throwing it , with his trembling hand , inside the bottle told Divyanshi

----- " Enough for today , Divya ! Go to sleep !"

----- " But that magical potion ..."

----- " Divya , we'll look into that matter tomorrow ! It's quite late now ; go to sleep !"

Divyanshi was quite surprised, but she did not protest anymore. The two siblings laid down on their bed and immediately fell asleep.

*****

It was still quite late at night when Deven abruptly experienced frequent jerks ! He jumped on his bed , his face appearing irritated due to the sudden interruption in his sound sleep. He saw Divyanshi sitting next to him , her face was pale and her eyes clearly expressed anxiety .

"Dada", she apprised in a trembling voice , "there's someone outside the hut , some ... someone's knocking on our window , Dada !"

As soon as Divyanshi spoke out , a sound was heard ! It was a clear and loud knocking sound ! Who could it be ? It was so late at night and it would be absurd for a human being to roam around so late at night ! Then , who could that nocturnal patron be ? Could it be the deed of any ... specter or ghost ? Deven's heart started beating loudly , little drops of sweat appeared on his forehead ! Again the knocking sound was heard , this time it was a little more impatient ! Divyanshi sank back and hugged Deven tightly ! She thought that it was a Fairy , who had come to reprimand and punish Deven for not believing in Fairies !