Darkness enveloped the entire scenario visible from the bedroom. It was more than 3 hours but there were no signs of electricity being restored. Rain was still pouring hard. Water level, already above three feet, was rising with each passing moment.
I & Uncle were stuck in the deserted building, plainly unaware of what to do next.
Phones were incessantly ringing with brothers telling me to evacuate the house as quickly as possible. I could not leave the place without my Uncle, who just did not agree to join me. I picked some cash and emergency items from the Hall and started packing them, hoping that some sense would prevail & he would agree.
My uncle suddenly rushed in from the bedroom and started urging me to move out. Before his mind changed, I quickly collected the packed items and moved out of the house. I was about to lock the door, when uncle remembered that he had left something back in the bedroom.
I went rushing in to retrieve it but was stopped by a small black object on the bed, on which I usually sleep.
I went near the object and turned it around. To my utter horror, what lay in front of me was badly mutilated dead body of my uncle. Screaming with fear, I looked above to see the time in over-head clock..… it was 3:30AM.
Perspiring, I got up from my sleep & got hold of my cell phone...Time in it was exactly 3:30AM!
Saturday, 6 June 2009
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