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Harihar Pai

Children Stories Drama Tragedy

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Harihar Pai

Children Stories Drama Tragedy

Eyes

Eyes

3 mins
477


I still remember those eyes, in the pitch darkness. I could feel it move around me.


This incident occurred, when I was in high school. During vacation, I would be in GOA, at my Aunts place. My Aunt's home is covered with cashew plantations and it is a private forest. It is connected to "cotigao wildlife sanctuary". 


I think it was on Friday. I and my Aunt both were at home. At night at about 11:00 pm, our dog "Rocky" ( a big German Shepherd), started barking. We thought it may have seen some squirrel or any bird. Once a while even a rabbit or a fox would come in that area. We just ignored the bark. Usually, at night, we try not to go out unless there is an emergency. There are snakes in the area and at night accidentally you may step on them.


Rockey made unusual sounds that day. After a while there was a silence. Scared, we went out to look for him. Rockey was not in his usual place. We thought, he got scared of something and ran away. So I took a stick and torch and went into the cashew plantations. We were shouting his name and searching. 


I might have gone about 100 meters inside the cashew plantation, I felt something moving. "Do you ever know how it feels so close and still be denied?" I put my torch and looked around, there was nothing there. But I was feeling in that pitch darkness, someone is watching me. From behind, my Aunt was shouting for me to come back. Five more steps, I heard something moving in the bushes. I just put torch, near the big cashew tree. I saw some circular face in the bushes. The torchlight was so dim and I was afraid to move further. The figure was about 5 yards away from me. I took only one more step forward and it opened the eyes. My torchlight was falling in its eyes and reflecting back. The eyes were glowing in the dark. There was full silence, just some cricket noise. I was soo scared, I held my stick firm, but I could not move. The entire episode lasts about 30 to 45 seconds. I slowly walked back. I told my aunt something is there in the bushes. She told we will see tomorrow and took me back home. 


The next morning, when we reached the spot, we saw the carcass of Rocky near the tree. Someone had eaten him at night. I was so scared as I was some meters away from that creature. Was it a leopard, or a tiger I don't know.


But I still cannot forget those glowing EYES.


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