BeLoVeD GRanNY

Chapter-3 "She Is A Witch"

I was having my lunch. The train was late as per the recorded time. Even though I prefer homemade food but as been in a hurry to reach granny's house I had not taken any necessary material with me. So I had ordered the food from the Railway Canteen.

"Anish...Anish " a lady shouted crossing my seat. She was finding her child. Maybe I had noticed a child who passed my seat a few minutes ago.

"Kids...haha.. they are carefree. Every mother is worried about her child as was mine.

10 YEARS BACK

I returned home after spending my time with the landlady. My mom was staring at me.

"Where were you all time? "She asked..

"At neighboring house!. "

"Which one? "

"62"

"How dare you to enter a stranger's house or even talk to her...I told you not to talk with any of the neighbor" She shouted

"But Ma I knew her..she is a humble lady.. "

"You are not enough elder to decide who is good or not.... those boys were about you... and told me you don't even play with them any more...."

"But Ma..... "

"you don't know who she is? " My granny yelled entering the room.

"She is a witch... her husband left her because she was unlucky for the family. Even her father died after eating her food. "She continues.

I was in great shock.

"Nani.. witch is one who hunts children.." I aksed in an panic voice.

"Yes"she replied .."They haunt children for becoming more powerful."

"Promise me you will not go in the house again or even talk to the lady" My mother asked.

I went in my room without replying.

Next day on my way back to home at evening I was crossing her house. A lot of questions were arising in my mind. So I peeped in whether she was in garden or not.

Everything was getting darker. A strong storm of dust and leaves passed my body. I covered my face with my right arm and peeped in again.

I was blown away after watching the lady was standing upside down, 2 feet above the ground. Her face soon converted into a demonic being with sharp teeth and dark eyes. My legs freeze and my body started flying with a speed of a motor car towards the lady and stopped just in front of her.

"Maaaaaaaaa..."I screamed.

I ran towards my mother, tightly huge her and I started crying. I realized that I was dreaming.

They tried to make me feel better. But my body becomes warm. Next day I suffered fever. Neither doctors nor the experts was able to control it. One day the landlady visited my house asking about me.

"Who allowed you to enter the house" mother shouted.

I stopped her and ask her to let the landlady in. Landlady come to me and said

"Here are some of my sweet plums from the tree. You had not being visiting me and Peko. Peko is upset. "

I picked up the fruit and ate it. She smiled. My mother and Granny was not happy with my action but was silent just because of me. She leaved. My mother was still quite.

A miracle happened. I was all well. My fever was gone. It was really surprising for my mother and granny.

"The fruit....does it.. it is responsible for it" my mother asked my granny in questioning voice.

Mom and granny considered it as a miracle or blessing of god that reached home through the landlady.

But how people call a lady witch who is always ready to serve her everything for someone's help and loves nature as well as nature's child. A big question remained unanswered.

PRESENT TIME

"I told you not to roam around the train's lobby " the lady was taking her child back by pulling his ears.

"Sorry momma... sorry please it's hurting.."

So the mother got her child and I got the answers.... it was surprising but was true. She wasn't a witch. She never was...

TO BE CONTINUED