Suddenly my mobile beeped in the morning at 3. I thought it as any usual sms from my friends. They hardly sleep during the night-"You all are disturbing my sound sleep.zzz..." Yawning twice I took the phone in my hand. That night was chilly outside and I could sense the wind blowing furiously. Every now and then there was sound of rustling leaves. The room was lit and I could sense something awry. Meanwhile I pressed the button of the phone and then again pressed it hard untill I could see the bright light of the screen entering my half closed eyes. A new message indicator was blinking right at the top of the screen. Slowly as I opened the inbox I found that it was a message from my sweet little sister. Still with my sleepy and lazy eyes I managed to open the message folder. Soon I was all in my senses, I lost my sleep immediately as I read the first few line. Hastily I managed to sit straight and read the first line which went on like this-"Tells you that I died...." for a moment I skipped my breath once or twice. But as soon as I followed the lines I read further-"Tells you that I died last night. Would you..." I gained my lost senses the very moment. I realized that my heart was pounding fast and the flow of the red liquid was swift all across my body. This was actually the second part of the whole message (due to longer length of the message the second part was received first and that is the one I first saw). The two parts of the message went like this-
"IMAGINE: We meet after a long time and
we are talking at midnight in your room...
The phone rings downstairs.
You promised me to come back after the call.
The caller tells you that I died last night...
Would you come back to room as you promised...
Plz reply me with a reason. Good Night."
Already the atmosphere outside was awry and on top of that she is sending such eye opening questions early in the morning--Oh God. By this time I had lost all my sleep but I was kind of relieved. In a quick mode I thanked God and then started thinking about the answer, sleep for me now was not as important as, a quick and sound reply to my sister's sms. This one was tricky and I had to put in my head and heart to find a true satisfying answer. I thought for a while and then I exactly knew what to reply. My thoughts were converted into words as and when I started to type on the small key pad of my mobile phone.
I also started off-
" Though as promised, I never went back
to the room ever again.
The reason being- You had promised once
that we would live together happily ever after
but....last night you broke your promise
and so did I..."
(I was still holding the receiver) The call continued...-
"She died last night but just now miraculously she survived".
The caller continued in a low and grim voice--
"A few minute ago he (I) had already died,
not able to withstand the loss of the closest one..."
I then thought again for a while...the thought was all crystal clear in my mind and I could see clearly each and every word. I then continued writing the sms--
"I knew in my room I had very little time left with you,
I did'nt wanted to pick the phone call
but that was the only way I could have made you leave me easily...
and as the call confirmed your survival
I simply walked out into the dark,
feeling contended that now you wont be there
in that room......anyways."
A moment of silence and then I finally pressed the send button and let the message flow across the vast spans of land, rivers and trees untill it reached her mobile. I received the delivery message and then I slept soundly as contended as I was in the message...
