THE VISION

1.1 | The Mystery of the Missing Lady...

Episode 01

Suddenly his eyes opened, and he found himself in the middle of a forest. It was a dark, moonless night, and he had no idea how he had reached there. He looked around, and all he could see was trees and darkness He could hear low shrieking sounds of different animals and some shining eyes behind the bushes. He knew he was trapped. He did not know where to run. He tried to get up and found out that his legs were tied with the vines of the old trees around him. He could feel as if the trees were staring at him for disturbing their peace. The shrieking sound grew. He tried to release his legs from the strong clutches of the vines, but the more he tried, the more he was getting tangled in it. He could hear the rustling of dried leaves and looked towards it. There was no motion in that direction. Slowly he tried to slide towards the side and in the meantime was trying to remove the vines from his legs. He looked around for anything which could help him in escaping, but there was nothing except for vines and dry leaves. He was still confused as to what was this place. He had never been to this place. He did not see any option to escape from this situation when suddenly he saw someone in front of him.

'Who... Who are you?' She stood there silently looking at him.

'Are you...'

Before he could complete the sentence, she flew near him and looked in his eyes. She slowly tilted her head towards left, then to right. Slowly, he also followed the movement of her head as she did. Her face had the innocence of a child. She had doe eyes, sharp nose and beautiful lips. She said nothing and in a flash; she swept him away from that location and they were standing in a location near the bank of a lake. He knew the place. This lake was near his town. He thought, what was he doing here and who is she? While he kept on thinking, he saw her sliding over the lake and looking at him. He could not understand what happened when she suddenly came near him, and her facial expression changed. Big hollow eyes and nose, mouth wide open, face entirely wrinkled, her clothes suddenly changed from pure white to tattered dusty covered in blood. She came near him and let out an ear-deafening shout. He could not bear it and fell on the ground. He saw her flying around the lake. As he was looking at her with a horrifying look, suddenly the entire area became dark and after that, and his eyes opened.

He was lying on the bed sweating as he saw the fan moving slowly with a creaking sound. It was 2:19 am. He got up from the bed and moved towards the kitchen to get some cold water. He bent down a bit and opened the refrigerator door, removed a bottle and closed the door. As he stood straight, he realised someone was behind him. He could feel the warm breath on his neck. He stood still for a moment. Slowly he tilted his head towards left. He could see a dark shadow behind him. He adjusted his vision to see the reflection of what was behind him; he saw there was nothing behind him. As he turned around, he was startled and fell back as he saw someone standing in front of him. He shook in fear. He lost his voice; the bottle fell from his left-hand splashing water everywhere. He was on the floor trying to go back, but his back was stuck to the refrigerator. It was the same lady who came in his dream. Was that a dream or is this a dream? He could say nothing. The lady came nearer, and he could see her face. She had tears in her eyes, and she wanted to say something, but her voice was inaudible.

'Wh... What is it?' Abhay spoke slowly, looking at her.

She was trying to say something. She started flying around the room, throwing away objects and after some time she vanished in thin air, leaving Abhay lying in a pool of water with all the mess around created by her.

Suddenly his eyes opened, and he realised he was dreaming once again. He got up and checked the kitchen Everything was spotlessly clean. After that, he retired to his bed, but could not sleep, and he realised the sun was coming out, and he heard the chirping of the birds. He got up, had his cup of coffee and started getting ready for his office. He was still confused regarding the dream.