Stop watch
1121 Words
After returning to college their life went back to normal. But the vague memories of that night are still haunting her.
One day, on the college notice board it was informed that there will be college festival in next few days.
Every student leader was busy collecting information from students about their participation in the festival.
With so many events and activities including food stalls the festival was very fun.
Sama was walking around the stalls , while her friends are having fun with some games.
In one of the stalls Sama found something that caught her attention. She stopped at that stall and wanted to get it.
It was a chronograph stopwatch with a long chain . She felt familiar with that stopwatch. She went to the stall and wanted to give it a shot to get that stopwatch.
She inquired about the ways to get the stopwatch. The stall owner said that she has to play game to get it.
She has to shoot the balloon with the number matching with stopwatch number. She will get three darts to shoot the balloon.
She immediately took the darts into her hand. She wanted to get that stopwatch before someone wanted it.
She concentrated on the balloon. And threw her first dart. It didn’t hit the balloon.
Sama was disappointed and concentrated even more with the second one. But it is also a disappointment to her.
“Need some help”
Hearing this she turned around to see who it was.
“Do you want me to help you to get it” he asked with a sense of confidence and arrogance in his voice.
“Thanks. But no, I think I can do it” Sama replied.
“Don’t regret it later”
he said.
Sama turned to shoot the balloon.
After missing chances , her interest in the stopwatch increased.
She focused on the balloon.
This time she succeeded.
She got the stopwatch and thanked the stall owner.
She turned around to the man to show the stopwatch.
She showed that to the man, lifting her eyebrows with a sense of pride . She left the stall.
“Hey Kaiden , what are you doing here. With humans” a voice questioned the man from behind.
Kaiden turned his head and smiled
“Nothing, just having fun” he replied.
His friend Kevin saw the stopwatch in Sama’s hands.
“Hey isn’t that stopwatch Ryan’s. Why is it in her hands?” Kevin questioned.
Kaiden smiled and said
“I think the stopwatch found it’s owner”
Kevin was surprised.
“Is she the one whom Ryan loved.”
Kaiden nodded his head with a Smirk.
“What a pity, they forgot each other” said Kevin.
“Let me help them a bit” said Kaiden.
“Hey, don’t mess with Ryan. Lord won’t spare you” Kevin warned.
“I don’t care. Isn’t that old man cherish Ryan so much. Let’s see what he will do” Kaiden said.
"Well, but be careful. Don't do anything unnecessary" Kevin said. Kevin was concerned about Kaiden.
By saying this they disappeared into thin air.Sama found something strange and turned back to the stall. She didn’t see the man there.
She asked the stall owner about him.
“The man talking to me just now, did you see in which direction he left” Sama asked.
“ Weren’t you alone” stall owner replied.
“No, the man who offered his help to me to get this stopwatch” Sama said showing the stopwatch.
“Stopwatch! We didn’t have anything like that. Didn’t you won a keychain. Maybe you are mistaken.” Stall owner said.
Sama was confused and frightened at the same time. She felt everything strange.
“Keychain??? I won this stopwatch” she said pointing to stopwatch.
“Sorry, maybe you are mistaken.” Stall owner replied.
Sama hurriedly asked “you really didn’t see any man”.
“No, you were alone right” stall owner said.
“Yes” said stall owner’s partner nodding his head.
Sama left the stall.
Stall owners looked at each other saying
“What happened to her. Wasn’t she alone”
“Maybe she was with someone before and mistaken it was in our stall”.
Sama went to find her friends.
After the college festival they returned to their dorms.
They were all tired and went to bed.
It was a rainy night with dark clouds. There is no sign of any stars or moon.
It was thunderous and lightening is making the night look like daytime.
Every one was sound asleep because of their tiredness except Sama.
She was lying down in her bed, holding the stopwatch in her hands.
She fell asleep with the stopwatch in her hands while thinking about what happened in the college festival.
A series of memories flashed in her mind.
A little boy and a little girl in traditional dresses are playing with a stopwatch in her dream.
They were so happy together.
Some memories are flashed in Sama’s dream.
In the morning unknowingly she woke up with tears in her eyes.
She wiped her tears and started thinking about her dream. She didn’t know who that boy was. But the girl was clearly Sama.
“Who is that little boy playing with me. Why are we in traditional dresses. I didn’t have any memories of playing with a boy in traditional dress. What’s happening?”
Thinking this Sama shifted her attention to the stopwatch.
It was the same one in her dream.
She didn’t know what was going on with her.
Since it was weekend, they decided to hang out together.
They went out for shopping and wanted to have lunch outside.
They found a western restaurant.
Shiza and Bette sat on the table.
Aria and Sama had to use the washroom.
While coming back to their table Sama saw Ryan again.
She asked Aria “do you know that man?”.
“Who” Aria questioned.
“The one sitting on that table” Sama said pointing to him.
Aria sighed and said “what’s wrong with you. You are behaving strange these days. No one’s there.” Aria replied.
Sama was shocked.
Ryan was clearly there. But no one can see him.
“What happened. Why are you standing there. Come!” Aria shouted.
Sama laughed nervously and said “I know, no one’s there. Just wanted to play a trick.”
Aria sighed and nodded her head saying “you don’t have to be like this. You can tell me whatever it is”
“Nothing wrong” Sama said pulling Aria to the table.
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