Silverwood

Into the other world.

"Boom!" Cracker burst.

"Woosh!"

"Bam!"

Fireworks. They look beautiful. Even if you are seeing them for the very last time. 

"Wow! People cheering.

"Waah!"

"Woosh!" "Woosh!"

"Boom!"

"Yeah!"

How happy they are. Obviously, it is an auspicious day for us. It is the day when I got engaged with my college sweetheart. The top three floors of the resort were booked by my dad for this event. You might wonder who my dad is? He is the top businessman in India. Singhania's group of industries is what my dad owns. Mr. Raj Singhania has two daughters. The elder one is Anushree Singhania and the younger one is Devanshi Singhania. I am the youngest one, people call me Devi. Because my sister rebelliously married with her love. My dad canceled her rights in his solo build empire. Though she and her unemployed husband could enter our house and attend the event as a family but not allowed in accordance to any matter related to properties. 

My dad took special care that I won't repeat her mistake. So soon I completed my study in London, he announced my marriage. With whom? With the one guy from my London's university. He is Louis Cavill, son of the biggest business tycoon in Europe. And my dad's business partner. 

"Wow..."

Look how happy they all are. The excitement of my engagement, and they are celebrating without me. No one noticed that I was missing. No one noticed that I am not there. No one noticed that I am falling down from the twenty-fifth floor. 

I was about to start a new life, but my life is going to end as soon as I hit the ground. I am just twenty-six years old. My life will end now. I had never imagined that the day I'll die, the last thing I'll remember will be my mother. Who left us and went with another man. Never turned around to see us. And her memory is giving me tears. The gravitational pull is getting stronger. My speed of getting down is getting faster.

The force is threatening me with how bad condition my body will be. After I'll get smashed at the ground, will it hurt or I'll be gone just like that? 

At least I am watching these beautiful fireworks at my very last moment. 

A bright light appeared before my eyes. It is the moment for me. This light will take me away. I closed my eyes and welcomed my destiny. 

The force felt lesser. 

"Ah!"

I got hit with something. 

"Ah!" It hurts. I fell on the road. 

I feel a bit dizzy. 

"Honk!.. Honk!" The vehicle around is honking.

"Oh my god. Who is she?"

"You hit her."

"She fell from the sky."

"But your car did hit her." 

The chattering sound came.

I fell unconscious. 

"Lord will not spare us."

"What if she gives us punishment?"

"You shouldn't have brought her."

"I'll take care of it."

"How?"

"Ammm.." I moan.

"Hey hey hey... she woke up."

"Amm..mmm." I opened my eyes. 

What is this? Are they a participant in a fancy dress competition? Looks like I was looking at the three witches from the Hocus Pocus movie. 

Three ladies wearing a pointed hat and robes. Oh wait! They are wearing robes? A really big one. In the movie, they weren't wearing robes. The judge will deduct your points, my ladies. Two fat ladies were wearing the same color of royal blue garden silk robe and the pointy hat. And the slim one was wearing a maroon color. Looks like they were heading to a theme party. 

"Are you okay?" One asked.

"I am really sorry. I.. Oh!"

I tried to get up. She helped me.

"Where is my family?" I asked.

"Mam you are absolutely fine. The doctor confirmed it. So... It was not our fault." One in maroon said.

"Yah, it wasn't..." I came to my sense. 

Wait, what? I am absolutely fine? After falling from the top of the building. I lookout myself. My hand is fine, no fracture, no serious injury. Some scratches only.

What a miracle.

Legs are fine too. Wow. My head has a minor wound in it. 

They began to discuss again.

"Thank you. But I think I should go back to my family. Did you inform them?" I said.

Oh, how can they inform them? No one in Mumbai knows me. I was in London for years. We went back to Mumbai just for my marriage. Two days after the engagement, the wedding was planned. 

I can't imagine that I am completely fine. Great. The one who tried to kill me will be in big shock. When I'll get back. It's better if they haven't informed them.

"It's if you didn't," I said. "I will manage myself."

"You must be hungry." The one in maroon said.

"No, I am fine."

"You should have a meal."

"At our place."

Wow, these three talks together. Just after one said a sentence, the other completes the sense on the conversation with her sentence. The three together complete an entire conversation on one. 

"I said I am fine."

"No no no."

"We insist."

"Please."

That is creepy. They submerged into the character deeply.

"Our home is nearby."

"It won't take much time."

"We will drop you wherever you want."

They smiled at me. That scared me. I wanted to make the one who tried to kill me regret it for life. For that, I should disappear for some time. At least for the night. So I agreed to those creepy-looking crazy ladies. 

I was about to die, but I survived. Maybe it happened because I got hit by something just before I reached the ground. Still, then it is beyond science. 

I felt dizzy. They escorted me to their car. They made me sit in the middle. And made me lean back and take some rest. So I closed my eyes. 

Wow, where do they leave? No potholes, no harsh turns. Such a smooth ride.

"We reached."

"That is our house."

"Please get in."

They have a sequence. First, the maroon one says then the less fat one then the more fat one. It goes like that only. 

I wonder why are they wearing robes. Dose any famous character wore a robe? Dumbledore did once. But in the scene where he was sleeping, I guess.

Wow.....

"What happened, miss?"

"Don't be scared?"

"Please come in."

Scare? I am amazed. Seriously, Mumbai has this place. Poverty! Poverty leads to creativity. They carved houses in the giant rock. But it is not that beautiful. Is it a set or something? 

"Please."

"Mam"

"We insist."

I was about to look around but they distracted me. Nevermind. I will when I'll get back. In the darkness, I can't see properly eighter.

The door was made of wood. Inside was pretty spacious. Hand-crafted furniture, hand paintings. Hmm, they are lower-middle-class. There is a fireplace. Fireplace? In Mumbai? 

I started having a weird feeling. What is this place? How I am not dead? Or I am dead? Is it this place where people go after death? I don't think so. 

"Wanna have tea?"

"Or coffee?"

"Or sancha?"

"Sancha? What is that?" I asked.

"It is a juice."

"Made out of the fruit."

"Fruit name is sanair."

"Weird. I have never heard of this fruit."

"So will you have sancha?"

"It tastes good."

"And it is healthy too."

"Oh no no no. Tea will be good."

"Okay"

"No problem."

"As you wish."

Oh my god, what is this? Am I into any psychopath's house. Just to make the one suffer, I came to their house. Just because I am not dead, that doesn't mean anything bad can not happen to me tonight. I have to think of a way out from here. 

"Excuse me! I think I should be get going." I call out loud.

"Just a minute."

"The tea is ready."

"Comming."

Is it okay to consume anything from them? 

They showed their hospitality. They brought four cups of tea. They sat on the wooden sofa but left the one vacant on which I was sitting even there was no room for one she brought a wooden stool and sat on it. 

Do they know who I am? This special treatment is the result of my dad's name. Okay, go on. 

I am holding the cup but scared to take a sip. 

"We made as you like."

"Even we are poor but put the best ingredients."

"Only for you."

Ah! They are watching me. Not drinking the single drop. Waiting for me.

Fine... I was about to die today. Maybe this is the time when I'll die again. In god's name, I took a sip.

The taste is weird.  

"Miss for you only."

"We have put in the tea."

"The blood of us three."

"Pufffff!" I spill the tea out.

"What? Your blood? Are you insane?" I yelled.

"My mighty fairy, we are so sorry."

"We don't have a duck."

"For the blood."

"You all are psycho," I said. 

I got up to get out of their hose.

"Oh, mighty fairy. "

"We are very sorry."

Please don't give us punishment."

"We beg you."

"We didn't hit you."

"Please don't complain to my lord."

I stopped right before the door. Turned around.

"Please, get out of the character. Mumbai is the city where people around the country pursue their acting dreams but this is too much. You three took the method acting to another level."

Saying this, I opened the door.

"Holy crab!"

What is this place? The sky. Has three moons. That too so big one. And the two of a medium-size near to the massive one. Yet three of them were bigger than the moon we have on earth. 

Which planet has three moons? Think...think..think... 

Oh, my geography. Why it is too bad?

I walked inside again.

"Oh, mighty fairy."

"Hold on a second," I said. "Can anyone, only one will tell me which place is it?"

They looked at each other.

"You." I pointed out to one less fat lady. "You tell me. Why there are three moons in the sky?"

"Because it is dwit moon day."

Her reply is more confusing.

"What is this dwit moon day?" I asked.

"The day when two moons are not visible."

Oh my god. They have five moons. Where am I in Sarten?

"You speak English. I must have doubt before. I am London return but you...."

"What are you saying, my mighty fairy?"

"Stop calling me a fairy." I am freaked out. 

Was it a dream? Let me pinch myself.

"Ah!"

It hurts. What's going on.

"You are a fairy right?"

"You can fly right."

"She fell from the sky, indeed she was flying."

Fairy? Fairy? 

"If I am a fairy then you are?" I asked. 

"Wizard my mighty fairy." 

Okay, only one lady answered. 

"Ladies. I mean wizard ladies. I am not a fairy." I said.

"No fairy?"

"No, then Wizard?"

I shook my head to no.

"Then?"

"Then" They looked at each other. 

"It can't be."

"No, it shouldn't be. She has crystals."

"What if she is?"

"Is she...." 

They look fearful. Why are they looking at me with such a terrifying face? 

"I am a human." I say.

"Oh..."

"No.."

"Ohhhh"

They began to scream. Running here and there. 

What are they so scared of? Me?

"Am I that scary?" I asked to get any answer from them.

They formed a circle and began to discuss.

"A human in our house." The maroon one said in a panicked voice.

"If the lord will know then?"

"We will be the next meal of the lord."

"We can't let her stay here."

"We will be in danger."

"We should kick her out." 

"I am right here," I said. And that interrupted their discussion. 

They looked at me. And kicked me out of their house. In the middle of the night. 

Great. On this very morning, I was excited to make a fresh start of my new life with my fiance and now I am roaming in the dark streets. I even didn't know where I am. And have no one who'll answer me. Three good ladies were there, but they kicked me out. At least they should have given me the answers. 

The three moons in the sky are very bright. No need for artificial lights. Yeah! There is no street light. That's why it seems dark to me. Where should I go? Who will help me out? Where am I stuck? It would have been better if I would have been dead. 

While walking, I entered into the woods. Not knowingly, but walked deep inside. A sound startled me.

What is that? Sounds like pigs. No... Wild pigs?

"Gush..uh..gung.."

Wild pigs are dangerous too. 

The sound is coming closer. I took a cover. I hide behind the tree. 

"Gung gush.. hahaha."

Pigs do laugh?

Should I come out or not?

"Crystal...." A really have tone voice says.

Crystal? Oops! My bracelet is shining. It is reflecting the moonlight. Another weird thing of this night. 

"Crystal means fairy."

I peep out to see the faces of them. A muddy color or maybe they emerged from the mud, rough surface hard skin. Somewhat like a frog, but not totally. Walking in two legs. Having bulky body structure. 

"Fairy.. hehehe" 

His laugh freaks me out.

"Fairy means dinner."

Hell no....

Dinner? I can't be someone's dinner. I can't die like that.

They started sniffing. 

"Dinner....where are you?"

I feel like being a part of a horror movie. 

"c***k!" I step on the stick and it broke. 

It attracted their attention.

Shit!

They are heading towards me. They run faster and get there. But before that, I managed to sneak out.

Without making any notice. I moved away from them. 

Oh s**t! One of those creatures is so close to me. I picked a stone and throw it as far as I can. He or maybe she rushes in that direction. 

I am hiding behind a rock, and those creatures are searching for me everywhere. Scattered all over the woods. 

"Fairy soup."

"No fairy fry."

Eeee!. They are deciding on the menu. But they'll serve me. 

"Focus!" 

It's better that they stopped. I had imagined the dishes, and that was terrifying. 

"Where is the fairy?" One started sobbing.

"Might have flown away."

Yes, assume that.

"But what was a fairy doing here?"

"Spying on us."

"I want to eat a fairy. Daddy."

Huf! They are heading back. 

What kind of creatures were they? Wants to eat a fairy. The wizard ladies were treating me so well when they confused me as a fairy. But these ugly creatures wanted to eat me. Thank god I am safe now.

Let me get out of the woods. This place is not safe for me. 

I scan the area. And when I felt safe, I got out. Slowly walked straight. I stopped. 

Where should I go? I looked around. Only trees are there. No path is there. I decided to walk head straight. I might get to somewhere. 

At first, I walked cautiously, making no sound. Then became more carefree. And didn't care about the sound much. I walked further. There a sobbing sound is coming. It getting stronger. 

Shit. 

That ugly kid. 

He stopped there. Why are you here alone? I tried to move away from him. Slowly....Slowly..

I am stepping away slowly. 

"Fairy?"

He sensed me.

I gulp my saliva out of fear. Still bravely stepping slowly away from him. 

He started sniffing.

He is alone, but yet very dangerous. If the kid's height is just shorter than mine. His parents must be the giant. I looked from far so it was hard to assess their height. But because I mistakenly came close to this kid. I can assume from it.

Kids don't have much hunting skills as the grown-ups. That's why I got the chance to run away. 

Finally, I got away. 

Oh no.

My bracelet. Why is it shining? Why are you attacking danger? Why you want me to die? I can't even open it. I am trying to wrap my gown's cloth to stop its light. But not working. My sling bad is shining too. Come on. 

I can sense the vibration of the ground. Damn it. They are coming. 

Run Devi run.... Run for your life.

I grabbed the flair of my gown and ran badly. 

Cursing my life, cursing the one who wanted me to die. Cursing the deity, the destiny. I am running. 

The vibration is getting strong. Stronger. 

"Ah!" 

I fell down. I can't run anymore. 

I limped to some extent. Leaned on a rock. Prayed to the god. 

"Goodbye, my life." I mutter.

Stuck with the rock. I am standing there. Waiting to become their dinner. 

The dust spread all over. Can see nothing. Just a feeling. Feeling of fear. That is getting higher and higher. From the dusty fog, some figures are visible. Many of them getting closer. A teardrop falls from my eyes. 

My heart is bursting out. 

"Dhap!"

"Dhap!"

The footstep approaching. 

They were too strong that on the way in getting her they even kicked down many trees.

"Bam!"

"Crack....Bam!"

Trees are continuing to fall. A tall figure of about a single-story apartment came before her. The fog vanished. Soon the whole group appeared. 

'Fine tear me apart.' I thought.

What are they waiting for?

They are rearranging themselves as making way for someone. For whom?

That kid appeared. 

He is the one who wanted my soup.

Okay, my last wish will be also not going to be asked. 

He comes closer. 

"Daddy. Fairy.... Bad fairy." 

One, you are going to kill me. Second, you are only crying. Not fair. 

God, you are unfair.

He stretched his hand towards me.

"No!..." I screamed.

I know it won't work. But still.

The hunger in their face and the fear in my face. All vanished when a blue smoke appeared from nowhere.