Because so far I have been going towards this man’s house there seems to be no human settlement nearby this area at all.  What kind of a psyche is he? He is surely mad enough or should I say, ascetic enough to give up on all worldly attachments that he is living far off inside a field” Martha kept blabbering to herself.It has been one hour and they still had not reached the destination.   “It is going to take a while” answered her mother when Martha inquired to her how long it will take to reach the destination.   “A while? What sort of an answer is that? Depending on this situation the three of us are in, ‘while’ can be interpreted as another one hour by me and as a whole day of traveling inside these fields” argued Martha with herself only since she couldn’t argue with her mother to seek the explanation of whi

Therefore, the whole region depended predominantly on agricultural activities and it would be a choice of a fool to seek inhabitation nearby such a barren land. Benjamin drove a little farther from the exit from the fields to reach a place where there were big rock lying on the ground on to which a person could sit to take some rest, usually someone who would have come all the way from the fields. He stopped the car nearby the stones. He came out of the car followed by Cindy. Martha preferred to stay where she was seated until Cindy said, “Come outside Martha, you will feel better and after sometime we will resume our journey.” Martha did as her mother told her to do so. She was not out of her senses. She now acted in adherence to only one principle, ‘Do as mother say’ and hence she acted accordingly. Somewhere in her heart, she knew something is just not right at all. But she had lost the valor t

  What is it you want to figure out in that?” asked Martha. Cindy, for the first time today, was at a loss of words. Martha, realizing that, further added, “Also, you want me to be sitting inside the car while daddy do lift the car with the jack.  Wouldn’t that be burdensome for him?” Cindy was clearly bewildered as to what should she even reply to her valid arguments.Martha finally spoke, “What are you two hiding inside that trunk? I have already seen my travel baggage there. What else are you two hiding.” Her parents exchanged a look at each other and were clearly now in a state of bewilderment. Martha, realizing it is the perfect time to find the secrets out, quickly went and grabbed the handle of the trunk.  She then lifted the trunk only to be taken aback by surprise. Not just Martha’s travel baggage was kept i

However, she instantaneously regretted the last line she said and her expressions could tell that she would do anything to retract the last statement from her mouth.   Alas, she cannot. Nor did she felt it right at this point in time to apologize to her daughter. She just lowered her head.   Martha’ on the other hand, heard it all silently. She even got surprised upon hearing from her mother that she saw her bending down nearby the tire as she wanted to keep it a secret.   Upon hearing the last statement, as soon as she heard it from her mother’s mouth, she felt her heart exploding with sorrow.  She grinded her teeth so as not to make any sobbing sound which she desperately wanted to do.  Moreover, she closed her eyes so as to not give her emotions any path to inundate on to her cheeks and become

The fire torches were placed along with the trees whilst maintaining a distance so to not lead to a wildfire spreading throughout the forest.   They flanged on both sides of the car and Benjamin adhered to the path carved out for them through the lit torches. Just as they crossed the foremost duo of fire torches flanking them on both the sides, a loud howl penetrated through the jungle only to reach the ears of Martha along with her parents – Benjamin and Cindy – and to further spread throughout a range of 5-6 miles from the origin of the howling sound.  As soon as the sound – rather the terror it carried – reached Martha, a Goosebumps appeared all over her body since whatever she had casually imagined earlier about lions, wolves and other wild animals only being able to live here, indeed came true. She, under fear, cried out, “Mom!” Her mother didn’t even acknowledge h