'Pit-pat-tap pitter-patter' as drops started to fall under the dark sky, drizzle was getting rapidly increased to pour heavily. When Sha was passing the alley he felt a strange feeling that someone is following him. Yet there was no one when he turned to look behind him.
There was just a tree, with it's branch spread across the streets to cover the path over head making a great shadow in sunny days. When no one was there , he started to feel something is not correct .It's his gut feeling though. He continued his walk to home in faster pace. 'Aah... !!! I was just caught' someone hiding in shadow wishpered to himself. He was standing on one of the thickest branch of the tree, which could hide anything any normal group of three people.
'ssh-shoosh.....' he was soon gone from that place, in blink of an eye there was nothing. Just a lonely tree. Sha's phone started vibrating. Taking phone from his backpack he grabbed the phone. Screen was showing 'Uncle JN'.He hurried to home as he got news from his Uncle. He ran aimlessly into the dark.Eventhough he was not an athlete, he is young boy of 15 years.. in mere 5 minutes he was rushing to his home's front gate.
Sitting in Dinning Hall, he could smell his favourite dishes. The aroma was making anyone to water their mouth. "You are early....again. I must be dreaming " the tone carried a sarcasm in it. It was his cousin, Tin the only son of Uncle JN. They both went to same high school, lived under the same roof. But never got along. Either of them would find fault in the other and this was there daily task which should be accomplished. Otherwise they can never have a good night's sleep. " Ofcourse ... you always dream. I never thought you would be sleep walking. " [Just because you reached before me doesn't make you special... want to pick a fight... am always ready to beat the shit out of you. ] Tin was red from the anger , his face was turning to crimson red. He wanted to retaliate but he saw his father coming from kitchen so he restrained himself from talking to that guy who he hated the most. Seeing him sitting comfortably in chair made him more anger. [You are always humiliating me. I want to smash your face, punch 100... no 1000 times. Just because of father, I am leaving you on hook, you can be best in all aspects but you can never be my father's son. Huh..] Just thinking this he soothed his anger and came do dining table.
The table had delicious dishes ranging from noodles, bean soup to desserts, barbequed meat. The three of them ate their food , after praying.. thanking the God and Farmer's for food. When two guys started to go to their respective rooms in first floor , they were asked to sit in main hall. There was sofa , which was opposite to a big Television... hanging in the wall. Those guys sat at different ends of sofa. Uncle JN came and switched on Television .. he said in a low voice.. 'Tin , Sha ... which movie you guys want to watch. As tomorrow is weekend... we can spend some quality time together.'
Tin ' Dad , let's watch some new action movie. ' He was really excited to watch movie as on regular basis they were not allowed to watch Television without completing their homework. JN was a strict man when it came to studies. He believed as long as children could study, they can land in white collar jobs. Unlike him who runs a small restaurant, it is very tidious job. Now he just sees the management. Although he is an entrepreneur, he feels infirior to those who work in big office [Eventhough he is boss of his restaurant, his dream something else].
Sha 'Uncle, let's watch comedy movie... it will be fun' he said showing all his teeths... like a 100watts bulb. JN concluded this ' let's watch action comedy movie then'. With a statisfaction look on his face. [ see.. how wise I am. I settled this future battle calmly... these brats will start word wars .. I feel like I will die soon if I have to live with these guys for some more years.]
Both Tin and Sha thought [ ' you already selected some movie which you like... why bothered asking us then. Who doesn't know you like action comedy movies.. '] with these thoughts they started concentrating their eye balls on the dark screen.
In middle of watching the movie ' Tiger comes home' Tin started to think, suddenly he thought an idea and his eyes were filled with malicious hints. He excused for rest room and went upstairs. Uncle and Sha didn't notice anything as they were laughing clucthing there stomach.
Suddenly they heard scream 'aah... noooo.. do.. don't kill me..... helllllp..... Da...dad .' with this sound they could hear somethings breaking and thrown coming from first floor. Uncle and Sha got terrified and both rushed like a mad man to stairs. 'Tin.. Tin.. what happened.? ' Uncle reached first floor like a bullet leaving the gun. Sha also reached.. only to find Tin squatting in front of his room. covering both the hands over his ears , eyes tightly shut. There was panick written on his face. Inside Tin's room all the things are either broken or thrown somewhere on floor. None of the things remained in same place. After consoling him , Uncle told Tin and Sha to come downstairs.. and sleep in master bedroom... Sha was also scared as seeing his cousins face he could tell.. this was not a thing his cousin could fake. He could see pure terrified emotion on his face. With this thought he went inside his room only to find his things also thrown and broken in all directions. WTH? He came to room for taking his phone.. but it was no where to find. After searching for 10 minutes, he got his new phone display broken inside pile of cloths. His heart was stinged..with pain. It was his hardwork, his saving till someday. It was his new phone which was accidentally broken in this mess.... why there was such an incident ? Who could this kind of thing? There was no enemy for the three in this home? Was someone searching for valuables... they were not that rich? what could be the reason? All the three were squeezing their brain cells literally for what occurred to them. They don't know whom they have made rivalry with... who could have audacity to make a move in their home?
With all these thoughts all three went to bed ... not having any ounce of sleep after that incident.
After a week of this incident , Sha's phone was repaired. With carefully looking at his phone.. he was unable to believe his phone was once broken before a month of purchase. 'ding-ding' his phone was getting messages continuously. He opened and his chat to find groups which he was not there. It was strange, after all the chatgroup was named ' Divine cults'. what the h***? Why he was there in that chat?