A pair of eyes was observing her as she moved towards the
door leaving the bed. She looked at the
clock that showed half past two. Though confused, she opened door with all the
gathered courage and went out. Before heading towards the deep well in the courtyard,
she made sure that no voice is heard from the house where her family was in
sound sleep. She closed the door without
making sound. While advancing towards the well, she felt that somebody passed
across at the back from left to right.
With an inherent fear, she stopped moving and looked around. Was it mom,
dad or brother? She landed herself in dilemma and decided to return. With no sound, she slowly opened the door and
went to mom’s room. She was sleeping. First time in her life she felt that her mother
is very beautiful. Dad was nowhere to be seen. Was it dad? A sudden glimpse of
thought appeared in her mind. Carrying the stress, she left the room to the
drawing room where she saw her dad sleeping on the sofa. Thank God, she was
relieved and slowly moved towards her brother’s room. He was sleeping on his
study table without even removing his specs. She gently touched his fore head,
removed his specs and books to make his sleep comfortable. After switching off
the light, she went to the kitchen and took a bottle of water from the
refrigerator and drank from it. While closing the refrigerator, suddenly she
heard a fluffy voice: voice of the one who possess those bright pair of eyes.
She looked at the pet and realized that it was the kitten
that made her come back from the well.
In spite of her dashing hopes, she was thankful to the kitten as she
could see her parents and brother once again for the last time. While she took
the kitty with both the hands, the pet tried to cuddle towards her bosom. Without
entertaining the attempt, she kissed the kitten and left it on the ground. The
warm drop of tear that fell on her hands while leaving the kitten, made her
realize that she was crying. The kitten looked at her eyes once again as if it
asks whether everything is alright. When she sought to leave with no answer
towards the door, the pet poked on her feet. The kitty was trying to convey
something, but with not much time for the dawn, she left it in the kitchen and
headed towards the door. Once again she opened the door without making noise
and slowly walked towards the well.
Though dark, she could catch every part of the courtyard very well with
the presence of the crescent in the sky. She reached the well and gazed at the
water inside the well. The water is at a great depth. Rejecting the temptation
for a second thought, she mounted on the wall of the well. While she was about
to leap, suddenly the kitten whooshed from behind. In astonishment, she looked
behind to see the kitten.
“I made you sit inside the kitchen and locked the door, then
how did you come out?” she asked in a low voice. The kitten looked at the
kitchen window as if it is answering. “Now you go back and sleep, it’s too
late”. The kitten stayed there without giving attention to her words. It seemed
to be curious at her unusual conduct and kept staring at her with occasional
meows. She looked at the kitten and put her finger across the lips to make it
silent, but the kitten kept meowing. During this time, the second thought
entered into her brain without permission. If the kitten keeps meowing like
this, it may wake her parents and then they may hear the sound of her leap in
the well. Also, there is a chance of the well may not have enough water for her
to be drowned. If there is not enough water to die, it will be difficult to get
out of the well and finally might land in absolute failure. As a result of the
second thought, she pulled herself back from the well. She took a small stone
from the courtyard and put it in the well. She could hear the sound very well.
If a small stone could make this much of sound, her attempt may cause a heavy
noise. While she was experimenting with the stone, the kitten kept watching her
and it seemed to be more curious to know what is happening there in the well.
With the stone, she couldn't perceive the depth of water in
the well and finally she decided to leave the well. As she could see the first rays of the sun on
the eastern horizon, she hurried towards the pond at the corner of the
courtyard, where amble water is there for her to be drowned. Even after her
leaving the well, the kitten was peculiar to see what is inside the well.
Finding her leaving the place, the kitten climbed on top of the wall of the
well as if it is doing a great thing. With the very first flakes of light on
earth, the kitten was surprised to see another kitten in the well, but the
vision was not clear. Yet, it understood the reason of the girl threw stone to
the well. The animal was not ready to accept the failure like the girl. It intensely
wanted to defeat its counterpart in the well. During this time, she was
descending through the steps of the pond and simultaneously the clock of her
mom’s room made the alarm at 5 am. Without knowing her mom waking up, she
proceeded towards the pond, but the sudden noise made both the girl and her mom
astounded. Suddenly her mom came out of the house and saw the kitten standing
on top of the wall. “What are you doing here? How did you come out? Why did you
throw bucket in the well? Who opened the front door?”With numerous questions
without a cease, the kitten seemed to be frightened. Looking at the scared pet,
the woman took it within her hands.
Holding the kitten, the woman looked at the well. The kitten also could
see the well. "Oops!! The kitten seen in the well is still there!!!".
It was a shock to the kitten. Its attempt to kill the enemy present in the well
has failed. The animal felt that "I will never be able to kill that enemy
as there is someone else is there with it". In a deep routed disappointment,
the kitten cuddled towards the woman. While coddling the pet, the woman
repeated the question, who opened the front door? With disappointed eyes, the
kitten looked towards the pond, from where the girl was returning.
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