It was as usual day, the same sunshine with it's yellow rays soothing the evening of October month and greeting it warmly. The time was 4:30 evening i was fighting with the huge syllabus of my subject at the corner seat of the library wearing navy blue half sleeve t-shirt with a blue leather jacket over it. i was on the second floor of the three storied library and today because of the huge syllabus i promised with myself that without completion of the topics i won't leave. as the evening was approaching quietly my anxiety was also started pushing me to read fast because of the test that was scheduled next day. This time i had taken a different place in the library to study because this time i was a bit more serious as the teacher of that subject already scolded me for ignoring subject and not reading seriously for this semester. The place where i was reading this time has a series of wooden table and chair with brown old texture kept at 20 meters away in a row and in between the big bulky shelf equipped with ancient book with a layer of dust over it. My place was between two big shelf and in front of window which opens in west direction and collecting some natural air and light through it. After sometime i heard some humming sound coming from outside. All the student came out from the class as the hour hand was striking 5 and the college time was over, i told my mind to keep quiet and focus on the subject without wandering anywhere. soon it was 5:40 and i found little dark inside the library but the word inside the book was visible i thought it might be my fear that was helping me to read clearly in that dull environment. suddenly i found someone standing beside me and gazing inside my book, my body shook for a while and when the pictures was cleared i saw one of the Library staff staring at me consciously, i saw her and asked her with a perplexed look without uttering any word, she came near to me and took her purse which was lie behind the table. Then she told me to put the book at it proper place after reading and left. With a warm smile i replied in affirmation. Then she went downstairs but suddenly i found her beside the table next to me within few moments, she smiled at me and lit the light that was just above me and told me not to read in the dim light, i thanked her for this.
I was going with the wave of unknown words like it was travelling in the space without any direction and guidance. In few moments i got a call from one of my friends. She told me that she is coming to the library to give me a good company for the rest of the time. I was diving deep inside my subject and was fighting with its complexity. Suddenly i felt very cold, just like a cool breeze chilling our bodies in winter night at the sea shore. I thought may be the wind which is coming from the window is responsible for this uncomfortness so i pulled both of my hands little more tighter and wrap them above my chest to provide little warmth to my body. The buzzing sound of the exhaust fan that was just above me was very clear to my ears as there was pindrop silence in the library. I was feeling little weird and scared because today there were very less people who were interested in studying or may be i was among those moron who was not taking part in the weekender organised by the Dramatics Society.The horror picture became more real when the power went off because of the short circuit, it was like adding some sudden scene to complete the horror movie and making it more intense. I thought it was more interesting drama compare to the real one that was going outside near the lawn. Before i decided to leave the library the power came back and i took a deep breath end exhaled my fear out of my body. I felt like there were someone who was standing behind me and before i decided to turn around someone called me from behind taking my name softly. N-A-V-I-N......It was just like someone is mumbling my name close to my ears with clear and soft tone. i was pretty sure about one thing, that the particular voice had a very low pitch just like a lady who is young, nearly 29 yrs old. I turned around and found no one nearby me. I started feeling hot and my whole body drenched with sweat of fear within few moments. I assured my self that it was just my thought and nothing else but from inside i was about to run from that place. Then like everyone i also started feeling different and all the horror movies were playing in the backside of my mind giving me some insane picture of
ghost, witches, vampire and some were damn scary which was made up by my own creative mind. I took a deep breath again to calm myself and just like a main character of some horror movie, i decided not to leave the place without any evidence. so I calmed my mind and looked around. I found a heap of books were lying on the table next to me.
I saw the very first book which was lying on the top and it was little smaller compared to the other books with blue cover and slightly tilted towards me. As i told you, considering myself as a hero, i tried to contact with that thing and asked him or her to show some sign of his or her presence. Within fraction of seconds, that book with the blue cover fell down from the table.
I took my book and started running towards the exit of the library. After taking some fast and intense steps, i felt like i was missing something and i realised that i left my mobile phone at that place. I scratched my head and got goosebumps all over my body. I took U turn and came back. As soon as i reached the same table i found that the light started flickering and my mobile was vibrating. I took my mobile phone and ran towards the exit of the library. I got a miss call from an unknown number without any number.
That day i realised that sometimes we should not copy the movie in real life because it is more scary than it seems on the big screen.
