ALex

I entered the car park and then all of a sudden the lights went off. I searched for my car but I smelled something very strange. I can’t recall what smell is that, but the smell made me to feel very uncomfortable. I was alone that night. I was feeling quite down then decided to go for a late night movie alone to cheer myself. I fought with my house-mate; he is a helpless man I have ever seen. He is 28 years old but still unable to find a work for himself. I have been patient enough with him being dependent on me, but not to the extent he made me to break up with my girlfriend. He lied to my girlfriend that I have been going out with girls working in my office. And I broke up with my girlfriend, who is being so dumb to believe his story. The depression made me to fight with Alex and I chased him out of the house this morning.

 Alex is a mysterious guy; I never knew what he does when I am out to work. He never went to any stable job, I used to borrow him money but I stopped for past few months. But still he affords to buy a new model I-phone. I tried asking him, but he never bothered to answer me. His word made me to feel threatened this morning, “Alvin, remember you will find for me, you will regret this!” This sentence of Alex made me very depressed, I hated him since the beginning and Alex knew about it. If anyone in this world would ever be happy without him it would be me. I was finding a good reason to get him out of my house but he asked for it himself now. But why I should find him? I never owe him anything but he owed me thousands of dollars. But I am very sure he is not going to return my money. I just leave it. I don’t need that money. Is he going to do something to me? Or he has any plans on me? I couldn’t find an answer.

As I was searching for my car, I heard a loud bang, it was somewhere near me. I tried to find for my car, I wanted to get out from this freaky place as soon as possible. When I found my car, I quickly unlocked my car to get into the car when I felt the ground is wet, and water dripping to my car’s door from the roof of the car. It‘s the smell again. From far I could hear loud siren of police cars when I found out that the ground is wet with blood. There was a dead body on the roof of my car with blood dripping from it. My mind shut off as I do not know what I should do, I would be arrested by the police. Anyone who saw me in that condition would say I am the culprit standing with a bloody dead body. The police rushed to the place I was standing and asked me a few questions but I could not hear them. They just took me to the police station and I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life in prison for something I never do.

Then, I saw a familiar face in the police station; it was my best friend, Jack, who is currently the police commissioner of Houston. I saw him approaching me, and I thought he is going to arrest me and tell me how ashamed he is to have a criminal friend like me. But, he patted on my back, “I’ll drop you at home, let’s go”. I was shocked and asked “Are you not going to arrest me or something?” “Are you trying to joke? Let’s go” said Jack. “Well, the police saw me with a bloody dead body on top of my car”, I said. “Well, we police are well educated like you too, engineer. We have been tracking the criminal for past few weeks and we knew he is going to murder one of his gang members due to some internal conflicts; we managed to arrest the murderer. It’s just that we never knew he is going to use your car, so we brought you to the police station for some official procedures not to arrest you” said Jack calmly. “I was doomed, who is the murderer then?” I asked Jack. “One of the most feared online terrorist, Alex, who used to be your housemate,” Jack said. I was out of word. Alex.

~The creepy lady ~

The dead tree branches cracked as I hastily walked in the dark woods, the cold air of the night made me to shiver. I lost my direction while following a beautiful lady in white. I wondered where are my friend, have they reached the lake below the mountain or are they searching for me. Deep in my heart, I regretted that I stayed back just to follow that beautiful lady in white, whom was only visible to my eyes. My friends and I came to spend our weekends at this well-known “Lake of Fire”. The lake is famous because no one ever stayed or camped there for more than a day. People say that lake is haunted, so my friends and I wanted to break the record. But now, I am lost.

My body felt weak and I decided to rest below something that I thought was a big tree. As I sat there, I felt heavenly, all my tiredness just fade away in a moment. Then, I felt very thirsty and there was a big jug of water nearby the place I sat. So, I drank the water immediately. After a while, my stomach started to growl as I did not eat since morning. And again, my hunger was fulfilled as I saw a plate of fruits nearby. The tree seemed like a wish tree, as it fulfilled all my needs. Then, there appear the beautiful lady in white; she seemed to be dancing in front of me. Her moves are very gracious and attractive. She was twirling along with the melody, which I don’t know from where the music came. But, I was amazed by her elegance but, I could not see her face clearly.

I was about to fall asleep when I heard my name was called repeatedly. The voice seemed very creepy that it awakened me at once. The voice was hoarse. When I looked around, there was no one and I was wondering from where the voice came from. Even, the beautiful lady in white has gone. Suddenly, to my shock, I realized that I was sitting on a white cloth. When I looked up, I was not sitting below a big tree but it was the beautiful lady in white. I don’t know how she managed to grow so gigantically in just some moment and her face looked so horrible. Then, I realized that the beautiful lady in white is actually a transformed monster. It had a very big head and bloody eyes. It has no nose but a hole which has worms in it. How horrible!  It was that creature, which fulfilled my needs. I should have listened to Shafik, that the vision of the beautiful lady in white is just a trap. But, I insisted of following it.

I regretted it but I hope I can get away from this horrible monster. I saw the monster just grasp me with its smelly and bloody hand and it was about to swallow me. I did not know what to do, all I knew was my life is going to end and I need to do something about it. I don’t want to waste my life, being food for this monster. Then, with all the strength I had, I did a Kung fu move, I twisted my body and tried to fly away and free myself from the monster’s grasp. Luckily my group did Kung fu dance for our theatre class performance. Thank God, I was able to fly and free myself from the creature’s smelly and bloody hand. But, unfortunately, my power was not enough to fly far away from the beast as I fell down to its feet. Without wasting time, I started to run as fast as I could, hoping I could reach home but it is impossible. My home is in Kedah and I am stuck in a forest somewhere in Johor now. What a ridiculous thought. From the terribly bad smell, I can sense that the creature is still keeping track of me. I can also hear loud footsteps thumping behind me.

Suddenly, I bumped into someone, thinking that the beast has returned, I started to shout my heart out because I can’t bear another look at the horrible face and I don’t want to be his dinner. To my surprise, I heard a familiar voice; it was my friend, Shafik asking, “Imran, did you just do a Kung fu move? We saw you up in the air and that’s why I came here, hoping to find you? Why are you looking so pale and terrified? Did you manage to find the beautiful lady in white?”  I could not answer any of his questions; I lost my words and was so relieved to see him that I just hugged him so tightly. I promised myself that I would never follow any beautiful lady in white again anymore. I could feel that there is still a voice screaming from far saying “I will get you back, don’t ever think that you have escaped from me, you owe me”. My heart stopped a beat.

Do I have to tell my friends what happened? Does the beast really exist or is it just my imagination? Will it really come after me again? What if my friends just laugh out loud thinking I am trying to scare them or telling them a joke?

To the virgins, to make much of time

To the virgins, to make much of time

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

 Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he's a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer;

But being spent, the worse, and worst

Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may, go marry;

For having lost but once your prime,

You may forever tarry.

When I think...

When I think of a watermelon,

I can see its crooked strips,

I can smell its sugary aroma,

I can feel its hard layer,

I can taste its sponge-like flesh,

Who doesn’t love it??

When I think of a durian,

I can see its greeny thorns,

I can smell its striking aroma,

I can feel the sharpness of its layer,

I can taste its juicy yellow flesh,

But, I’m not a fan of it

When I think of a mangosteen,

I can see it’s majestic crown,

I can smell it’s delicious aroma,

I can feel it’s purplish skin,

I can taste it’s snowy white flesh,

Oh my God, it feels heaven.

When I think of a kiwi,

I can see it’s fury skin,

I can smell it’s fresh aroma,

I can feel it’s hairy rough coat,

I can taste it’s sourish flesh,

But, sorry to say, I hate kiwis.

When I think of a mango,

I can see it’s greenish yellow skin,

I can smell it’s sweet sourish aroma,

I can feel my taste buds longing for a bite,

I can taste it’s delicious flesh,

But, yucks, it’s just too sour.