Angel was an introvert gal, she loved loneliness. One week had passed after joining new college she thought...she was getting adjusted with new environment,she hardly made few friends...
First time she was staying away from home,she was bored with hostel rules...classes continued as usual in college...she prayed to finish the 1st sem,so that after exam she can go back to home for holidays...1 day journey was there from her home to college.
She had habit of reading books,she was intrested in reading books related to sixth sense,mysteries,spirits...once she was coming out of the library she dashed with a guy coming opposite to her,she said sorry and looked at his face...
She found something strange in his face,she felt that she knew him...she had a feeling that her sixth sense is trying to tel her something. He smiled at her and said, "Itz ok" and went away. she woke up from her thoughts...
Sometimes when she was alone,she felt some energy around her...whenever she went to library ,she found the guy whom she dashed... He used to smile and say hai\hello to her,she greeted him back.He appeared to be alone like her...his home was near to college.But whenever she met him she felt from inside-someone was trying to tell her something...
She believed in true love and she thought Michael is her true love. Before going home,she thought she will tell his love for him. She saw him sitting in the swing in the campus,they were facing the opposite direction.She overheard them,Michael was speaking to his friend.He said"U know na,Im having a lover,who is my neighbour. I dont love Angel,I just wanna to make Angel to tel me that she loves me because I had bet with Albert." Angel heard this conversation,her eyes filled with tears.she slowly went back from there.she was sad and depressed,while returning home...she reached her home by next day... It was 12noon when train reached station. It was only few mins walk from station to her home...she started walking slowly to her home with her bag on her back,she saw a guy standing inside the gate of his house, near to her house. when she came near his house,he opened his gate and came out waving his hands towards her. She looked at him,she got a shock,an eerie feeling,she stood there numb...
She couldnt believe her eyes-The guy who came towards her was Michael...She felt that very odd,itz impossible she thought...he is from that place and ... howcome he reached here so fast???
But guy introduced himself,"Im Leo,your neighbour and this is my house,he pointed a bunglow from where he opened the gate and came out." She became nervous and her eyes protruded out...A strange fear haunted her-she heard her sixth sense telling to her that he is not real...she thought he is looking exactly like Michael...ditto copy...
He continued,"What happened?Have you seen me somewhere?" She got terrified... how he got clue about what she was thinking,she thought herself...
She replied in a confused tone,"Im very tired after long journey from my college,I need some rest...see you later." she didnt notice that she reached her home gate-she was lost in thoughts.she tried to comfort herself by remembering her granny's words, "There are 7 people in this world who are alike."
She entered her gate,yippi...Im back home, she was happy to see her mom,dad and her bro. She had lunch with them...After taking rest- in the evening while having tea she asked about Leo's family-she was feeling strange about him...Her mom told their family is settled in abroad and they are not coming here to their house from past 2-3years...Angel didnt remember whether she had seen him in his childhood or not...
In the evening,she went park nearby her house, her mind was confused with 2 names MICHAEL AND LEO...She sat on a bench in that park,a fellow was sitting in that bench reading a book,some horror novel or something,she couldnt see his face,because he was holding that book against his face...
She read the name of that book-'DEATH AND LIFE-SOME INTRESTING FACTS.' suddenly that fellow removed book from his face and smiled at her-an electric shock passed through her nerves...
His eyes are shining dangerously...she murmured herself. That was Leo,she felt he is following her...his eyes were GREY in colour-she realized Michael has got BROWN eyes...He smiled and said,"HI"...she greeted back..."BLEDI NONESENSE,he wont leave me I guess..."-She said herself.He asked,"I think you are not intrested to speak to me,right?" She got surprise,how he came to kno that???she replied,"no,not like that..."He continued,"I think you have got a friend having my face cut???".
Again he guessed my thoughts...she said in mind,she told,"yeah,but how you came to know???". "From your facial expression",he laughed...that was not a satisfactory answer to her,seeing question mark in her face,he continued, "Actually,i felt like that because i believ in my sixth sense."She wondered...he may be like my type or what???He knows all such stuffs...She asked,"But my mom told your family is settled abroad." "YEAH,from past 2-3yrs ,my parents are not coming to this house,but Im studying BE here...
"My college is 53kms away from here,i used to come here sometimes and during holidays i used to go back to my parents."he paused and continued"strike in my college from past 2-3 days,so Im here." he asked her about her college,studies and all...she asked him about the book he was reading-he explained that it is a book which describes about life after death,heaven...he described that heaven is really very beautiful-with lawns,beautiful gardens filled with glittering flower,butterflies and cherubs played in that garden...she imagined about heaven when he was explaining to her.within two three days they became good friends and one day he told with her...
"Are you scared of ghosts?" She told,"no,y???..he continued and told"This is a real incident happened to my friend-her name is Hesya ,once she was walking to her home from college at 6.30pm,she felt some energy or paranormal force around her or following her..she stopped and turned back,she couldnt see anyone,all of a sudden she found a swirling wind in front of her...she was horrified...within seconds it took the shape of a young guy...she shivered from head to toe...
Guy spoke,"Im Iyan,your classmate..I died in a bike accident yesterday-I really loved you so much and unfortunately I couldnt tell this to you before my death,I came to tell you this because if Im not telling this to you my soul wont get MOKSHA...I wont disturb you again..after saying this with tears in his eyes-he vanished away.she stood there thunderstuck...after telling this incident leo looked angel he saw her eyes also filled with tears...days were going fast she had few holidays left ,angel felt sad to leave leo and go back,and one evening she told him that i dont want to loose your company...he told in a comforting tone to her...
"Whenever you want to see me,just think of me,close your eyes and say inside your mind-LEO I REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU AND SPEAK TO YOU ...Within minutes I will be infront of you." saying this he winked his rightside eye and smiled...even she also smiled thinking he cracked a joke...but he reminded her to try this... night she was sad because next day she has to go back to her college,her holidays got over... during her sleep-she saw a dream leo was holding her hand and standing in the park, that time a strange man with a big crown came down to park from sky,he looked horribly strange,he called leo to return with him...he slowly removed his hand from her hand and started walking towards that man...
She screamed,"NOOO"...she was panting,I know that man-she murmured uncomfortably,I feel... HE IS THE GOD OF DEATH... Tears rolled down her cheeks...she thought she couldnt breathe anymore without seeing him,she decided to do as he told her-she closed her eyes and repeated the same words told by him before...within minutes she heard someone calling her name softly...she opened her eyes,she couldnt believe her eyes , she stood like a statue,staring...
Leo was smiling at her,she was not knowing whether to smile or cry..how could he appear in front of me all of a sudden,as in magic???..she said herself..none of the window doors or room door was open. she asked in a hurry,"how you entered here???how is it possible??? he replied in a low voice,"Because...Im dead". she felt someone had inserted a sword into her heart...she couldnt believe that,she had gone mad...she shouted, "no,you liar...i wont believe, you are joking to me...how could you do this to me?".she never wanna to loose him... she couldnt even think he is already dead..she was sobbing...
His eyes also became wet,he said,"be patient and listen to me dear, I loved you from my childhood...whenever me and my parents used to come here, i used to observe you...but you havent noticed me..i joined here for studies thinking i will get an opportunity to reveal my love for you..but alas within 2weeks i died,after one more week you joined your new college..my soul was so depressed,my soul roamed like mad thinking about you..i begged god to permit my soul some more time to be on earth until i reveal my love for you..he was great and kindhearted,as my love was true he allowed my spirit to be on earth untill i fulfill my aim...
From that time,my spirit was there with you waiting for a chance to tell you about my true love for you..there i saw guy having my same face cut..i tried to tell you my love through him,but couldnt suceed..thatz why you felt strange, when you saw him first and even you had some attraction towards him-my spirit was always around you..atlast when you came back to home,i thought this is the time to tell you..i didnt tell you before that im already dead because i didnt wanna to scare you.."he wept saying this..tears were flowing like river from her eyes..she couldnt bear what he told her-atlast when she found her true love,he is already dead...she cried like a child...
She asked in crying tone,"How it happened...how you died???, he replied sadly-"bike accident,a truck had hit my bike,i died on the spot."she shivered, got a shock hearing this,she remembered that on the same day he died,she dreamt at midnight - a bike accident,though she couldnt see his face-she saw blood flowing out from his body like a spring..she even heard his cry and he was repeating her name,till he closed his eyes forever....that was too much for her,she started pleading to him,"Please dont leave me and go..i cant stay without you..i know even you dont want to leave me..i will be all alone without you..i really love you..please take me with you-she cried bitterly with heart piercing pain....
Angel was dreaming-she could see the stars glittering so near,clouds dancing in wind,she saw birds playing in the silver river which was flowing through the center of the enchanting garden,cute cherubs were smiling,she heard Angels singing sweetly welcoming her...she held Leo's hands tightly,she was not happy but beyond happiest...their white wings were moving swiftly,they could touch the sky now...
She fell into her deep sleep forever..journey from lonliness to happiness..her face looked more pretty in the moonlit night-like a heavenly ANGEL. A calm wind was coming through her window,pages of her diary turned which was lying beside her on the bed and in the last page she had written with her blood- 'FEAR NOT DEATH, FEAR NOT DEATH, IF YOUR LOVE IS IMMORTAL, YOU WILL FIND EVEN DEATH IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN LIFE...
~~~THE END~~~
