"The Elevator to Realms" Act 14: The Silence Between Pulses
Vaibhav The house was quiet, the kind of silence only early evening brings. Just before street dogs begin barking and the pressure cookers hiss in every household in the colony. A faint hum of the ceiling fan spinning at a very low speed spun above my head as I lay staring at its blades. I was lost.. I just stared at the blades and tried to follow their path. My wrist still throbbed, but the bandages Kriti had carefully wrapped gave me a strange sense of comfort and calmness. I looked at the bandages and let out a sigh. I got up and stared outside my room's window... Thinking. Is my life really messed up? Where should I put my focus? The supernatural or focus on my life. My career and studies. Which one? I felt helpless and confused. Which one to figure out first? .. I gave a look at that drawer. That stone... It was flickering and pulsing just like before, like it was immortal. I hadn't told anyone. Not even my parents. Damnit. Should I tell them? They deserve to know all ...
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