FACE IN THE FOREST OF SHADY TREES

It is a strange story that describes the two uncanny experiences of Maggie , a student in St Louis University in Normal.

The story is set in Normal , where there is an St Louis High University , Maggie an abroad girl , a student in the University . She being a teenager has an habit to go to Normal street every evening and return by night . While returning she takes the short cut through the forest of shady trees to come back to the hostel. On a windy night ,while returning through the forest, she finds a small boy sitting alone on a rock and weeping . She approaches the small boy to find out why he is crying and figures out that he had no eyes , no ears , no nose or mouth . Maggie get frightened and runs towards the hostel in fear . She bumps into a watchman on the way and enquires why Maggie is running. Maggie finds out as she looks at the watchman that he too does not have any eyes, or ears ,or nose or mouth . The story ends when the wind blows the lamp out .

(inspired by Ruskin bond )