Lost In Mari

The winged terror

The night seemed to grow darker and darker , as if determined to swallow everything in the sight. The wind in turn was blowing harder and harder, screaming to find its way through

."Aaaa....raaa.....h! " A distant sound of thunder suddenly swept through the arid terrain.

The still water of the nearby canal started forming huge ripples at the enormous sound as it came closer . The dark date palms that lined the canal swayed vigorously and the tranquil atmosphere seemed to be taken over abruptly by a dark terror.

Suddenly two shadows appeared in the darkness, one big and one small. With terror at their heels, they were breathing heavily and trying to run as fast as they could through the dry land

" Faster dear, a little more faster! Anzu .....is gaining upon us!" the big one whispered

"Aaa...h, uhh.., abum..!" The younger one cried in agony as it tried to drag itself as fast as possible

A flash of lightning suddenly made the shadows visible. The bigger shadow was a man, bare chested and wearing an ancient kilt. With one hand he was holding something rectangular very close to his chest. With the other hand he was almost dragging who seemed to be a girl clad in a draped garment. The girl was almost out of breath unable to drag any further

At that instant, there came the walloping sound of flapping of monstrous wings. The land seemed to quake ,and what followed was a massive and voluminous whirlwind. Things completely disappeared from the view ........and slowly dissolved into nothingness.....

Just then, aghast with the overwhelming events she saw in her dream, Kriya woke up from her deep sleep.

It was unbelievable ! What she had seen was out of the world!

She saw in her watch . It was 6am in the morning. Her pet parrot Kili was dozing with her beak in her wings on the beautiful artificial tree she had made for her in her room. Today was the last day of her school before the Diwali vacation started .

She lay awake in her room thinking about the weird dream she had seen , when she saw a white shadow floating out side her window. It was winter time and sunrises were late , so it was quite dark , but strangely her room seemed to be filled up with an unexplained fragrance .

Instantly , Kriya sprang out of her bed and went towards the window. Along with her also flew Kili who had already woken up as Kriya sprang into sudden action.

Outside the window , in the distance in the infinite darkness , Kriya saw the white shadow flying away slowly like a white bird and dropping out of sight.

Kriya shuddered at the thought of the dream she had seen and the unusual event which had just occurred.

Just then, the first rays of the sun appeared in the sky . The dark blackness started giving way slowly to yellow beams of brightness and reddish colour slowly made patches in the sky , painting the arrival of the new day.

"Good morning morning.... kiiiyaaa..." , Kili wished Kriya as she sat in her bed trying to figure out what was happening with her

" Morning Kili " , answered Kriya though she still seemed to be bewildered about the horrific dream and the bizarre being that was floating near her window that early morning

But finally she decided to get out of her bed and get ready as fast as she could as today she and her family were going on a week's tour to Kutchh in Gujrat where they would be visiting an ancient archaeological site

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