10 First Encounter (1/2)
The voice was so loud that Ved had to cover-up his ears to make sure that he won't go deaf. He was startled to hear another person's voice in this G.o.dforsaken place. It seemed as if there was someone else other than him, wandering in this place.
In the next instant, his shock turned into joy as he shouted as loudly as he could.
”h.e.l.lo, please help me get out of this cottage. I'm stuck in here.”
”Oh, so it seems an insect is making all those noises after getting itself entangled in the spider's web.”
”But why, why do I help you, what will I gain from helping you?” The voice replied.
This time the voice sounded in his ears as if it was coming from beside him, which made him startled. He tried spreading his hands around himself in the darkroom, but there was nothing but only the thin air which pa.s.sed through them. There seemed to be no one beside him in this room.
”I don't know who you are, I don't even know where you are, but if you help me get out of this place, I promise I will do anything you ask,” Ved was desperate as he begged.
”Hahahahaha” The voice started laughing hysterically as if it had heard something comical.
”Okay, I will help you get out of this place, but you will have to promise me one thing, I won't ask for much, what do you say?” After a brief pause, the voice replied again.
”I'll do whatever you ask, I promise, just get me out of here.” Without even wasting a second, Ved responded instantly.
”Uhm.....okay then, here you go.” The voice spoke while pretending to cough a little and consequently, in the next instant, the whole background of the room changed.
The pitch-dark room of that wooden cottage suddenly turned into a bright, amazing landscape of some beautiful scenery.
Because of that sudden bright l.u.s.ter, Ved's eyes were temporarily blinded therefore, he covered his eyes with his bare hands. After some time, when he gradually opened them and looked at the surroundings, he was appalled. What was going on here, this didn't make any sense.
After arriving here, the first thing that bothered him was the room which had large holes in the roof, got pitch-dark all of a sudden, even in the noon and now this. He expected that someone would open the door from the outside, but all of a sudden, the whole surrounding changed.
How was this possible, what was going on?
Was this some kind of a fantasy land or he was still in his dream somehow? There were no other possible explanations for it. Ved's eyes accustomed to the brightness as he looked around the area.
This place seemed much livelier than that green desert. The ground was full of beautiful gra.s.s-coverings and plants with all those pretty vibrant flowers. There were many colorful stones like ruby, sapphire, emerald, etc. scattered everywhere around.
Besides all those plants and trees, there was a blue watered lake not far from him, which seemed unusually deep as if it had been hiding the secrets of the world in its belly for a long time. There was a mountain afar, whose top was covered in snowy clouds and moreover, different kinds of birds could be seen flying around it. It looked entrancing.
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After spotting the lake, Ved ran towards it. He was thirsty for a long time, and a source of clear water situated just in front of him. How could he hope to stop himself from running towards it and chugging the water down his throat?
He entered the lake, put his head inside the water, and started gulping down all the water that he could. After a few moments when he had his fill, he walked out from the lake with a satisfying look on his face. The water was amazing, it tasted heavenly. He never had such kind of water before in his life.
”Oh, I see you drank from my pond, but did you ask for my permission?” The mysterious voice reappeared and echoed once again throughout the s.p.a.ce.
Ved looked around but couldn't manage to find anyone besides himself. He expected the voice to come out from outside the door, but wherever he looked, no human being entered his vision.
Now, this was starting to make him feel afraid. How could a voice come out without a source? Who was the owner of that mysterious voice?
”Please don't misunderstand me, sir. That was not my intent to drink from your pond without your permission. I was just thirsty, and I couldn't control myself after seeing the clear watered pond. I'm sorry if that offended you.” After keeping his composure in-check, Ved replied
”So you're one of those smooth-talkers, good for you boy but you should know that only talking won't make amends for what you did. You should offer me something as valuable as a mouthful of water from that pond.” The voice retorted.
”Okay fine, tell me the price, and I promise I will try my best to pay it back,” Ved said.
”Pay it back?? I am just an old man who has lived alone in this world for far too long. I don't want anything extravagant.”
”You look just the age of my grandson. Watching you is making me miss him so much more. I wish to meet him once more in this lifetime.” The voice stated as if it was reliving the moments of its past. It even became slightly emotional but then suddenly.
”I just want you to stay here with me in this hidden realm, nothing else, what do you say?” The tone of the voice changed suddenly from getting emotional to a sharp wiliness.
Ved was startled by that last sentence. He didn't expect him to ask him to stay here. How could he stay here with him, while his parents were searching for him all over the places? He just had to reject him and tell him to ask for something else..