The Night I Lived So Far (ON HOLD)

One

"Wake up, there is a long queue behind you, waiting for their turn, you can't just lie around."

I rubbed my eyes, my head was buzzing, it felt like I had woken up from a deep tight sleep. The surroundings seemed to be too bright to open my eyes.

"What? Huh? Mom..?"

I thought my mom was waking me up so that I will not miss my bus again but as I struggled, opening my eyes, I saw a man, a tall man in white, typical Indian complexion, about my dad's age. I was still feeling dazed. I first thought if it was a dream or something.

"Quick, move up. Are you even listening to me?" said he. In a quite clear voice, I should mention.

I blinked a few times still trying to figure things out but it didn't look simple. I stood up, my head felt heavy. So i started turning my head around and I was shocked as I looked around. There was a clear cloudless sky over my head and I was standing on a ..... a surface obviously but there was kind of smoke that I can't even see my feet.

There was a million questions in my head although I asked only a few, "Who are you?
Where we are?
What's happening?
Where are my parents?"

"Your parents must be at your funeral, I think or going through the other rituals" he said.

"What the hell" (annoyed).

"There is no such things like hell and heaven. You, humans think too much and then end up creating your own such mythologies."

"What are you talking about" I said, shouting and puzzled at the same moment.

"No, not again, don't tell me you haven't heard the announcement (he paused) Krishna, would you please play that again." he looked frustrated now.

A guy showed him a thumbs up.
"All the passengers please pay attention. Train no. Five. Zero. Nine has arrived to station no. Five"

A kind of railway announcement was made aloud and before I could think any more the man shouted in anger, "I am not in mood of playing jokes Krishna".

I heard giggling voices from my back which turned into a sigh, after this announcement, "dear worried humans, please pay attention, and please be calm, your every question will be answered but you need to have patience as there is no other alternative for you, we are sorry but your are dead".

"Dad? I am not even married yet. How can I be a dad?" I wondered as I said.

"It's dead not dad. D-E-A-D" a voice came from my back. As I turned around there was an old man, an old naked old man, a whole queue of naked people was there. What the f*ck I thought.

What's going on? ,why am I standing in a queue of naked people? Well, that was later when I came to know that I am naked too. (Wtf... yeah i was naked..oh gods)

" Who are you? What's going? Why the hell I am standing without clothes? Who am I?". I started shouting carelessly.

"Stop shouting first, I have told you, all of your questions will be answered." He said.

"Okay. Then answer right now" I shouted again.

"Stop. I said stop, its enough for a time" he shouted more than me this time.

Then he started answering my question one by one in the order I asked.

"I am Shiva or as most of you say lord Shiva.
And nothing's actually going for you now, you are dead now.
And why do you have a problem in standing without clothes, you were born like this. Naked .So how can you expect having clothes when you have died.
And last question who am I? Well. I dont feel i need to answer that. You know who you are Utkarsh. Don't you?" he said and walked away.