This is the story of post-partition times when Bangladesh came into existence and became a separate country. Some people remained in Bangladesh and some will migrate to Pakistan, one of whom was my grandfather.
My grandfather had a big business in Bangladesh, but due to the conflicts after the war, he left his family and migrated to Pakistan.
After coming to Pakistan, they had to face some difficulties. But he never panicked or ran away from his problems, although he always stayed calm and solved his all problems at his own. He was one of the strongest person I have ever know.
My mother told me he was never afraid of anything, he spend many days in a home full of lizards and snakes but he never panicked nor my grand mother.
He believes in every creature god has create, either they are visible or not. He also believe in
“If there is good there is evil”
But nobody knows, whats going to happen within next few days. Whom he’s going to meet? What impact it will make on him and his family.
Unaware of the impending danger, one day my grandfather finished his daily prayers and was returning home with two of his friends.
Remember, this was the time when everything was closed at 8 o'clock in the night and everyone were in their house, the roads were deserted.
All the friends were going towards their house from work while talking as their daily routine and suddenly they saw a little boy crying on the deserted road, he was completely alone and scared. It seems like this child has no one, thought he was an orphan.
My grandfather once suspected that
why is this boy alone here on this empty road at such a night when everyone are in there houses??
he never saw this child here before where did he came from??
but the child’s cry made his thoughts vanish from his mind.
It seemed as if the child's voice was drawing my grandfather and his friends towards him. Their steps continued to towards that child.
He asked the child, "Son, what are you doing on this empty road at this dark night, don't you have anyone to look after you?"
Child stop crying and stared at them for few minutes with his big dark black eyes , then he suddenly said, “My home is there, I came here to play with my friends but got lost and now I am afraid to go home alone, will you drop me to my house please ..”
But a strange thing was that where child was pointing his house, my grandfather and his friends could not see any house except an old gaint tree and no lights or any kind of human population.
But they thought that may be there is a house but due to this giant tree is not getting visible to us, so they took the child's hand and started walking to the place where the child had point out his home.
So my grandfather hold that child’s hand from one side and my grandfather’s friend hold his hand from the other side and continue walking..
Suddenly, while walking, he felt something strange. It seemed that as they were taking steps, the size of the child's hand was also getting bigger.
But they don’t know that real fear is waiting for them in near the bushes of the tree.
One of my grandfather’s friend who was walking beside my granfather suddenly stopped and held my grandfather's hand strongly. My grandfather quickly turned and looked his friend. His friend was covered in sweat and his face was full of fear. As soon as my grandfather tried to say something, his friend pressed his hand hard and signaled to be keep quite.
Then he pointed to my grandfather towards the ground, when my grandfather looked at the ground, he could not believe his eyes, he was completely shaking. That child's appearance on road was changed, his shadow was looking like a wrestler or a giant.
Those three friends understood that this is not a child but a jinn. He signaled to his friends to start recall the prayer and keep moving forward because they could not leave his hand otherwise he would know that those people saw his true face.
So they continued to walk, then suddenly something very terrible happened, As soon as they reached the tree, he made a high jump and hung from that old giant tree and started laughing loudly like a devil.
My grandfather and his friends was very scared, they didn't look back and kept walking fast.
He kept inviting them making horrible sounds to trun and look him once,but they acted wisely at that time and keep walking. After coming home, the three of them remained scattered for a long time. Then after a few months, they continued their daily life but would never go that way again.
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