I understood one thing well then. Where there is mystery, everything is terrible. The sound of opening the door is also very scary. Sujeet and I entered that room. The rear window of the room is open. From that direction, the outside moonlight fell into the room. Everything in the room looks blurry in that light. I looked around the room. There are some old and broken furniture.
I said to Sujeet, "Sujeet, look carefully. Can you find anything? Where is that crying sound coming from."
Ok.
I am also looking.
We began to search well. I can't see much because of the low light. So I moved towards the window. I went and opened the other window. The window was broken. One could easily enter it. The rear garden is visible from the window. If someone enters this room from this direction, no one will notice. I leaned out the window to get a better look at everything outside. And Sujeet is shaking things in that room to see if there is anything there. It rained a little yesterday. So the garden soil is wet. The ground outside is 3 feet below the window. If someone enters the room and wants to go out, he has to jump out. I was surprised to see 2 feet away from the window. I immediately called Sujeet to me.
What is Pritam? Did you find anything?"
Yes, got one thing that will make solving the mystery much easier now.
What is that thing?
I showed it to Sujeet. He was also surprised.
We saw footprints on the ground 2 feet from the window. The impression is usually smaller than in humans.
Is this a human impression? Or what the devil? I did not understand that. It could also be a child's footprint. But how can a small child alone come to this terrible palace? Why should anyone be afraid?
I did not find anything in that room.
So I said to Sujeet, "We have to follow these footprints and look ahead."
So do it my dear.
We both followed that impression and started moving forward. The impression went through the trees in the garden straight towards the temple.
I said, "Sujeet said earlier that someone lives in this temple."
Yes, you said it. But I didn't think so then. Because in such a terrible desolate place can anyone live?
A place that is desolate becomes terrible.
"That's fine. But that crying sound?" Sujeet said.
Be patient. You will understand that very soon. Come with me now without talking. He will feel it by talking.
Pritam, I didn't tell you a thing.
What's up?
When I was coming towards this temple to take stones I saw someone running towards the temple. I was a bit scared then. But I wasn't sure if it was a person or an object. It was dark so I could not see well. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into nowhere. I thought it was an illusion of my eyes. So I didn't tell you. And besides, after hearing that story of tears from you, I know how to feel fear.
Oh! Now I understand why you looked like that. But you should have told me about that. Then it would have been much easier to figure out the mystery.
I looked at Sujeet and saw that he was shaking with fear. Not that I was afraid. I'm scared too. But it is better to be afraid once than to be afraid every day.
Come on Sujeet. Enter inside the temple now.
We both stepped inside with trepidation and surrender.
There was no one there either.
Sujeet was surprised, "There is no one here. Then where did that figure go? I saw him coming this way."
I walked towards the bed without saying anything. which we saw during the day. I went and saw a bag of cloth lying in a corner. The cloth bag was tied. It looks like there's definitely something in it.
Sujeet said, "Pritam must have some clue inside. Open it and see what is inside that bag? If there is any secret hidden inside that bag."
Yes Sujeet, you are right. must do so. This bag should be opened.
I took the bag and untied it. Then I lifted the bag to zero and started shaking it. Suddenly something fell out of the bag. We were surprised. Our eyes widened in surprise. I watched that thing in silence for a while.
But Sujeet couldn't stand it anymore. He said, "What is this! This is an old tape recorder. Why is it here?"
Did you not understand?
No, I didn't understand.
Well, wait. I am explaining you well.
I picked up the tape recorder and turned it on. At the first press came the sound of that strange cry.
I stayed towards Sujeet.
What Sujeet? Now you understand what it does?
Yes, I understand clearly.
Now we have to hide somewhere quickly without talking anymore.
"Why?" Sujeet said.
That impersonator will surely come here to spend the night. We have to catch him hand in hand.
We both hid behind a large broken piece of wood. I hid there for a while.
Then suddenly I heard footsteps. Looks like someone is coming this way.
Take a good look....
Yes, there is indeed a man coming this way. We were still hiding behind that wood. The man came and sat on his bed. I left the bag as it was. So that no one can have any doubts.
The man looked around and lay down on the bed.
"Come on, catch him this time," Sujeet whispered.