"Tina.... I don't think you'll finish your homeworks. Better we'll go without you" said Roopa to her daughter. "OH Vinay! You're back!!! Come here you dirty fellow... You are no more a kid. Dress up quickly. We're already late for the party. Tina... Help your brother please." "Yes amma. I'll stay. That's the best idea. I have 3 tests too... Vinu come here dear. I'll get you ready for the party before dad comes".
"Vinu's ready maa and dad's here too..... Hi dad. I'm not coming for the party. Got loads of homework to do". "All work and no play!!!! Your's mom's theory huh?" said Rajeev as he washed his face. "NO dad. Mom's got nothing to do with this. It's my interest. Sharmi always scores 10 marks more than me in Chemistry, doesn't she? This time she wont."
"Rajeev!!! Vinay and I are ready. And Tina is not coming with us though you think it's a bad idea". "Tinu dear... Take care.Take rest till six and then start studying. Take occasional breaks between your studies. We'll come before midnight. Have your dinner. Dont open the doors for strangers. Be safe. I'll call u now and then"
"Roopa. She knows. She is not a baby" said Rajeev. "I know. But it's the first time we're leaving her alone. Sharmi's family have vacated and there's none at the neighbourhood...... Ok let's go. Bye Tinu".. Roopa waved her hand at Tinu until she went out-of-sight.
Tinu waved her back and saw the car until it became a dot. She then came into the house and locked the door. She went to the bedroom and lay down on the bed to have a short nap. Tinu didnt know how long she had been sleeping. Sudddenly she heard a tap on the front door. She ran to open it. But there was none she could see. She slammed the door back and saw the time. "My God!!! It's 7:00!!!!!" She went to her room, fetched her bag and returned to the hall. She searched her bag for chemistry book drowsily. It wasnt there. 'Oh dear! I left it at the school, I guess... Oh no. My chemistry note is missing too.' Suddenly there was a knock on the window. She felt a sudden chill creeping inside her body. Slowly she went to the window opened it and found the area deserted. She quickly shut the window and returned back to the kitchen. She thought having dinner was a good idea. She laid the table for dinner and opened the dishes. To her horror she found the dishes empty.
Confused, she sat on the sofa trying to concentrate on her maths homework. "No... am getting it all wrong". She couldn't help but hear the sound of dripping water. She went to the bathroom and of course the tap was leaking. She blamed her father and closed it tight. The dripping didnt stop. She felt that the dripping noise became louder and louder and it echoed in her ears wherever she went. Just then she thought of Sharmi and looked at the house which they had recently vacated. Sharmi, though a competitor was a good company for Tinu at times when she was home alone.
She went to her bedroom heavy-hearted, unable to resist the growing noise of dripping water and lay down on the bed staring dreamily at Sharmi's old house. Suddenly she got up and saw that Sharmi's house was well-lit. "Oh no.... Nobody lives there." She saw the window of her own bedroom open. A pale finger with a dirty nail was placed on the window pane. Horror-struck, Tinu didnt move. She just saw and up rose a filthy figure and she found it moved nearer and nearer. Tinu screamed with all her might.. but no... she knew her voice had freezed. She wasn't heard. She could hear the telephone ringing. She sprang up the bed, ran to the telephone and picked it up. But the ringing stopped just before she could reach. She turned slowly and saw the clock. The time showed 5:00. "Oh no..... It showed 7:00 when I woke up she thought. The door bell rang again. Gathering all her courage she went and opened the door. "Trip got cancelled Tinu. Car broke down" said Vinay. She found Mom and dad too. And she saw that it wasn't dark at all. "Dad, what's the time?" "15 past 5. Thought u knew to see the time dear" answered Rajeev. "Mom!!!! I..... I.... think.... I...... had been DREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Roopa and Rajeev stood puzzled by their daughter's strange looks. Tina ran to her room, put her head inside her bag and searched. There was the Mighty Chemistry book for beginners and her notebook too......!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Dad!!! It's confirmed. I've been dreaming."
"Vinu's ready maa and dad's here too..... Hi dad. I'm not coming for the party. Got loads of homework to do". "All work and no play!!!! Your's mom's theory huh?" said Rajeev as he washed his face. "NO dad. Mom's got nothing to do with this. It's my interest. Sharmi always scores 10 marks more than me in Chemistry, doesn't she? This time she wont."
"Rajeev!!! Vinay and I are ready. And Tina is not coming with us though you think it's a bad idea". "Tinu dear... Take care.Take rest till six and then start studying. Take occasional breaks between your studies. We'll come before midnight. Have your dinner. Dont open the doors for strangers. Be safe. I'll call u now and then"
"Roopa. She knows. She is not a baby" said Rajeev. "I know. But it's the first time we're leaving her alone. Sharmi's family have vacated and there's none at the neighbourhood...... Ok let's go. Bye Tinu".. Roopa waved her hand at Tinu until she went out-of-sight.
Tinu waved her back and saw the car until it became a dot. She then came into the house and locked the door. She went to the bedroom and lay down on the bed to have a short nap. Tinu didnt know how long she had been sleeping. Sudddenly she heard a tap on the front door. She ran to open it. But there was none she could see. She slammed the door back and saw the time. "My God!!! It's 7:00!!!!!" She went to her room, fetched her bag and returned to the hall. She searched her bag for chemistry book drowsily. It wasnt there. 'Oh dear! I left it at the school, I guess... Oh no. My chemistry note is missing too.' Suddenly there was a knock on the window. She felt a sudden chill creeping inside her body. Slowly she went to the window opened it and found the area deserted. She quickly shut the window and returned back to the kitchen. She thought having dinner was a good idea. She laid the table for dinner and opened the dishes. To her horror she found the dishes empty.
Confused, she sat on the sofa trying to concentrate on her maths homework. "No... am getting it all wrong". She couldn't help but hear the sound of dripping water. She went to the bathroom and of course the tap was leaking. She blamed her father and closed it tight. The dripping didnt stop. She felt that the dripping noise became louder and louder and it echoed in her ears wherever she went. Just then she thought of Sharmi and looked at the house which they had recently vacated. Sharmi, though a competitor was a good company for Tinu at times when she was home alone.
She went to her bedroom heavy-hearted, unable to resist the growing noise of dripping water and lay down on the bed staring dreamily at Sharmi's old house. Suddenly she got up and saw that Sharmi's house was well-lit. "Oh no.... Nobody lives there." She saw the window of her own bedroom open. A pale finger with a dirty nail was placed on the window pane. Horror-struck, Tinu didnt move. She just saw and up rose a filthy figure and she found it moved nearer and nearer. Tinu screamed with all her might.. but no... she knew her voice had freezed. She wasn't heard. She could hear the telephone ringing. She sprang up the bed, ran to the telephone and picked it up. But the ringing stopped just before she could reach. She turned slowly and saw the clock. The time showed 5:00. "Oh no..... It showed 7:00 when I woke up she thought. The door bell rang again. Gathering all her courage she went and opened the door. "Trip got cancelled Tinu. Car broke down" said Vinay. She found Mom and dad too. And she saw that it wasn't dark at all. "Dad, what's the time?" "15 past 5. Thought u knew to see the time dear" answered Rajeev. "Mom!!!! I..... I.... think.... I...... had been DREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Roopa and Rajeev stood puzzled by their daughter's strange looks. Tina ran to her room, put her head inside her bag and searched. There was the Mighty Chemistry book for beginners and her notebook too......!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Dad!!! It's confirmed. I've been dreaming."
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