Rewa joined the most prestigious university where only the luckiest of lucky could join. She thought she had found her four clover leaf.
The news of Landwol University is so different from outside. She was dumbstruck the first time when she had...
I sat near the window and the train halted again. I wave him bye and he waves his hand back.
The train departs the station. I am wondering how my life would be at Landwol University.
Just then, a 20- year old girl who was sitting next to me sneezed so hard that I felt there was an earthquake occurring.
She looks at me with a wheezing nose. "I am sorry" she apologizes.
"It's okay," I replied still trying to recover from the shock and I continue watching the scenery.
After the third station, an old gentleman climbs up the train and sat on the couch opposite me. He smiles at us and we smile back. His face tells me he wants to ask many questions about our travel but before that he quietly observed us both. I felt weird that I didn't look at his face but to know what he wants I roll my pupils to the side of my eye and focused on him. My twenty-year-old companion is cleaning her nose.
"Where are you going, little girl?" Finally, he asked me. "Landwol station," I replied with a smile. "LANDWOL!" both of them scream together for which I jump a little. "You are a Landwol student?" The old man was more surprised than the other girl. "Yes, baba(calls with respect)tomorrow is my first day. Any problem that matters much?" I ask. "No, no, no... That's great." He sheepishly shook his head. "No dear, we just want to congratulate you on getting admission to such a big university. " The girl answered.
The old man mumbles something under his mustache. "What happened, baba?" I inquired.
"One more thing to tell you, hmm... Never climb down to landwol's previous station, Twikle..okay? You have more years to live your life."
"Why not, baba?" I want to know but he did not reply.
He turns towards the girl and asks: "Where is your stop, young lady?"
"Milton" she replies still sneezing and wheezing.
"Oh, that is 4 stations after the Landwol. You have plenty of time to sleep." remarked the old man.
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"Baba, You told us not to get down there but why shouldn't we go to Twikle? Is it haunted? Are there man-eating spiders? What happened to those who had gone there? and ....??"
She asks too many questions even though I had forgotten the count of questions she had asked. You could imagine the situation of Baba then. I did not stop her from asking because I too want to know the answer.
"Mm...I made you both curious. My mistake." He let out a fake laugh but we fix our gaze on him like owls waiting for the answers. He signs finally and starts to narrate.
"Ok, ok. So you want to know. Listen dears, listen carefully." His voice had now changed into a serious tone.
"Twikle is a haunted village. When you reach there, You will see the most beautiful landscape you will ever see in your life. But because of this landscape, which is a trap, people get down that station to enjoy the pleasure but get killed by the empress of Twikle, Ahuza" he coughed.
