It was raining hard that day. Playing video games was so much fun with my elder brother, and especially to win. The yummy gajar halwa left a lingering taste in my mouth though I tricked my mom by having papa’s share too. Mommy had tucked me in my favourite blanket. I had no idea when I fell asleep, but I woke up to a loud shuddering noise. It shook me up, thinking I should wake up mommy, but then I came back to my sheets, assuming she must be tired . My mom works as an Investment Banker and my Father worked for a news channel and often returned when I was fast asleep.
The next morning was quite pleasant. At the age of 8, I was an ardent admirer of mother nature and loved the colourful evenings. The singing birds were a kind of a music to my ears. The smell of the wet mud gave me an instant rush, energy and excitement to start my day. As I sat into my car to leave for school, just behind the big tree I noticed someone staring at me. It was quite a disturbing experience, so I quickly hopped into the car and exclaimed, “Mommy there is somebody behind that tree”
“Oh come on Neha!! Please don’t disturb me when I am driving. How many times do I have to remind you.? ”
“I am sorry mom”, I apologised .The whole day at school I was thinking to myself, ‘ who was that ? What did he want?’. Again, that night it rained heavily. “The gods must have been angry today,” I said to myself.
“Neha please close the windows” , said mom
“Okay mommy”, I said. Just when I reached my hand to the handle I saw a tall figure by the tree. I went numb and exclaimed “Oh my god”! BoogieMan!! my heart pounded so hard that I could hear it and felt the beats on my lips, I was shivering. Just then my mom entered the room and I squealed, “Mommy, I just saw the boogieman”
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