While certain someone was fighting for her life... a stupid , idiot or the person .. vastly responsible for this aftermath... was enjoying himself....
Hot bath.... Warm and tasty food... And now... a warm, comfy bed to rest...
What a great life...!!!!! And if he won't enjoy it, then who else will? Right!!
So, there he was sleeping , probably dreaming ... and then...
"What if.. if one day I actually didn't return, Raj? Will you going to miss me?" Tina's voice echoed again in his mind...in his dream....
But again, before he could reply her... the bus moved away..."Don't..... Don't goooooo" and once again, he jolted awake from his sleep... half sitting half leaning to the bed...
'tip....tip....tip..' and the sound of heavy rain drops surrounded his senses.... It was raining heavily outside... and the sound of windows... getting open and closed with the force of wind could be heard clearly... luckily his room's window were shut completely , so he didn't have to clean the floor there, but the rest of the house... especially the kitchen area... an somewhat hall portion had become a little minipool... all thanks to the rainwater collection...
He knew, if he didn't leave his room now to shut the windows... then tomorrow , it will going to be a great headache for him... So, with all the reluctance , he finally get up from his bed, wore his sleepers.. then started heading downstairs... to close the windows...
And he was shocked to see, as if the heavens were crying for something or someone... the area downstairs ... was completely filled with water, making it a little swimming pool for kids... but he was a grown up ...one which means... his head and body will going to ache soon from all the cleaning...
Still, he gather all the courage and will power and started descending the stairs,.... My goodness!!!! the water has reached upto second stair length... which means , it will going to be upto knee length....
'AHHHH!!!!! I JUST TOOK A HOT BATH...' he thought frustratedly, after all... although , it was not winter season yet, as it was spring season.. but one thing was for sure... he will going to get sick, if he touch cold water... he will definitely get fever , out of it.. But there's no choice... left... is there???? He has to do it either sooner or later...
So , after reasoning with himself , he gather his courage and finally start reaching the main hall... slowly... slowly...
Now, he was half drenched in water... upto knee length... and all the warmth of the body... has been vanished long away... so after gritting his teeth, he headed towards... the kitchen... since he didn't want any accident to happen , so he didn't switch on the light...
As like , what if, some electrical wire's open end had come in contact with water... then won't he be courting death... if he switched on the light... given that, water is good conductor of electricity... he will die out of electric shock...
He was walking ...'aaouch....' and he got bumped into the sofa , all thanks to the darkness... after realizing the depth of the situation he was in... he simply start walking slowly and start using his hand.. as a guide.. And ... slowly.. slowly.. very very slowly.. he started moving... an reach the back of the stairs... where there was a cupboard, which carry emergency light.. lamp... so again with all the patience and focus of the world, he started finding the lock, then open the cupboard, then search for few minutes... and once , he was sure that it is emergency lamp... he grab it...
Unfortunately... that was a golden plate... and he sighed in frustration... if it hadn't been for the fact .. that his hands were freezingly cold , all thanks to their role of being a guide.. in the cold water.. and air... he would have definitely, rub his hairs ... hardly..
After calming him down... he again try the same method.. and lucky for him, this time... it indeed was emergency light... so, he switched it ON ... to see... what he could conceive as post disaster aftermaths...
The house was fully covered with water... from all the corners... and the only way to dispell it was to activate the sewerage system.... but the switch of activation was at the shed... where his car was parked... and he was sure, he wouldn't find any umbrella here... so he couldn't help but sigh again... and then use the oldest method, which his grandfather had taught him... he went upstairs... find two towels... and drap it around himself completely covering his head and shoulders.... and drap the another towel over that... except his eyes... , his entire head and shoulder were covered... he remove his hand and hold the emergency light with it... while holding the towels tightly... with other..
and then again went down... slowly slowly... walk towards the direction of main gate...
But all thanks to the house construction... like whenever , you open the main door... to go inside the house... you will have to pass through the little walkway... and then three wooden stairs... made up of rosegold wood.. came.... which a person has to descend... it give little depth to the area between main hall and the main door... making the house more breathtaking , gorgeous... but now all thanks to that this depression.... he will going to have lot of cleaning work on his aid...
So , he ascended those three stairs... walk through the little alley type way... and then finally open the door... went towards the shed side... and what he saw, he was shocked to the death by it.... as if the entire animals of the jungle have come to the shed.... to protect themselves from rain... he hadn't locked his car's roof ... and now there were many passengers sitting in his 'oh-so-luxurious' car...and there was even a driver...
He didn't want to do anything... but after seeing his darling car, being treated like that... he wanted to shoo them all... but all thanks to his granny's words and teaching... he turn a blind eye to them... since he know that.. that... they won't harm him... a kind of gut feeling... so he went inside the shed... whatever space he got... and by squeezing his way through... then... finally... finally ... he found the switch... and activated it....
And as if the entire house, has come to action... the sound of opening of sewer tunnels.... then the creation of whirlpools... and then the disappearance of water... that had been accumulated by the rain... started happening... and then.. finally finally at last... the house started coming back to his original dry form...
Except to the ,wet floor... which still contain the traces of what happen... and as expected ... he still has some work to do...
But unknown to all this , he just activated the switch... and went back to the house... only to stop abruptly... and stare at something... lying on his front door...
He thought and thought... and decided to head forward... the more he move... the more he feel like going back to shed... and spend night with those junglee fellows.... but he is brave and courageous person... after enchanting it again.. and time again... he finally step forward... and forward... one step... two step... three step... fourth... fifth.. and BOOM!!!!!!
He was shocked to see something.... or to be precise.... someone.... covered completely from head to toe with blood...