One-night, post-dinner, I was strolling around my building area. I saw an old lady talking on the phone. She was arguing with someone, tears in her eyes. She was very upset about something; don’t know what it was. People in Mumbai don’t interfere with each other personal matters.
I thought it wouldn't be wise to interfere. I felt a strange connection with her and couldn't take my eyes off her. I went near, she was still on the phone, crying. Without inviting her attention, I tried to hear her conversation. It was very unlikely for me to do such a thing. In ordinary circumstances, I would not have bothered. But this lady was not regular. Though I was very sure I have never seen her before, but there was something in her that kept me saying that I should be around her. In case she needs me. I felt a strange connection and magnetism towards her.
I heard her shouting, “I don’t want to stay there; that house is haunted. Please don’t force me to stay there. I am scared. I won’t go there. Your bungalow at Hill Road is haunted. You get that.”
I personally don’t believe in ghosts, but the word ‘haunted’ gave me a chill. For me, ghosts never existed. After that, she started walking; I didn’t follow her. She hopped in a rickshaw. I came back home. I was still thinking about the old lady; maybe that old lady was manic. I realized that Hill Road had just one bungalow and decided to check Hill Road Bungalow the following morning.
After a few days, I recovered. But still, I use to think about why this incident happened to me; I never had any connection to that old lady. I consulted a tarot card reader; she revealed that the old lady had a karmic connection with me. Some past life, I was very close to her; that’s why I felt a strange magnetism towards her. She meant no harm; she appeared just to see me once.
Short Story Moral: Karma is your image in the mirror. You raise your right hand, so shall raise your right hand in the mirror image.
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About the writer: Nisha is the author of a highly appreciated novel, The Blue Jinx.
I find it interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing Bindiya!
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