One thing is that darkness falls very quickly in the forest. In the outside world where the sun sets at 6 or 7 o'clock. And then darkness descends. But in the wild world, the sunlight disappears very quickly. Due to which the forest is covered in thick darkness very quickly.
We went to the little room we had made and had a chance to rest for a while. After a while it got dark and night came.
Mr. Haldar had his eyes closed. He seems to have fallen asleep. My eyes are also twitching in sleep. Walked a long way today. As a result my body is very tired.
I said to the colonel, "Colonel, it is much later than midnight. We have seen that magical woman come and sit on the edge of the lake in the middle of the night. It is better to take a nap instead of staying awake for so long. Then the body will feel energized."
The colonel thought something silently.
After a while he said, "Well, you and Mr. Haldar sleep. I am awake. I will call you before midnight."
I was very happy to hear him.
I slept in a corner of the room. And the colonel stared blankly at the lake. Where the ghost had been sitting for the past two days. And his feet were dipped in cold water.
I closed my eyes.
After a while, sleep came to his eyes. This time, sleep did not delay.
I don't know how long I was asleep. Suddenly a cold hand touched my body. Then I sat up with a light jolt.
I looked up and saw the colonel sitting next to me.
Mr. Haldar was also awakened.
Then the colonel said, "I got an idea to catch that magical ghost."
I and Mr. Haldar happily said together, what's the point?
The colonel started talking again.
He said, "To catch that demon, one of us must fall into his trap."
Colonel, I don't understand. Does anyone of us fall into the trap?
Yes, to fall into the trap.
Please explain in detail.
Yes, the first night when we arrived, Nagpa went to the edge of the lake and called the magical woman by his wife's name. As a result, he got bored and disappeared with Nagpa. And how did it disappear? By creating storms. On the second night even without finding anyone, the ghost disappeared. This time the form of disappearance is smoke. Disappeared creating darkness all around by creating smoke. Do you understand anything from these?
"Yes, that magical woman is not a ghost," said Mr. Halder. "Someone here actually does it to frighten her."
I said, "But last night he didn't see anyone. Yet he disappeared with the help of smoke. But why?"
The colonel said, "He thinks he's afraid if someone sees or follows him quietly. That's why he did it last night. Who among us wants to fall into his trap?"
After thinking for a long time Mr. Haldar said, "I will fall into his trap. But what should I do?"
After that magical woman appears, you just go outside and call her by any name. We will stay by the lake. To understand closely what he is doing. Then follow him wherever he takes you.
Mr. Haldar said, "Okay. I understand."
And in no time that magical ghost will come. We have to be careful now.
Mr. Haldar looked at and saw that he was shaking. I don't understand whether it is shivering from fear or cold. Well whatever.
The colonel said to me, "Come on, Jayant. Let's go and hide behind that bush by the lake."
Colonel and I left. And Mr. Haldar remained there.
We went to a place from where the magical woman could be clearly seen.
We both took cover in a thick bush.
The mosquitoes in the bushes didn't seem to like our presence. So they got annoyed and started biting us continuously. Mosquitoes are no less than bloodthirsty ghouls. Our hands and feet became fatter with their bites. A lot of pain in hands and feet.
Nothing to do If you want to get something, you have to suffer. Mosquito bites are so painful that one wants to scream out loud in pain. I began to scurry about in the bushes like a spiny animal.
The colonel whispered, "Jayant, why are you moving so much? If the bush moves so much, he will be alerted."
I said without understanding, "Who is that again?"
Ghost! That is, the magical woman dressed in white.
I stopped moving.
I spent some time there in a lot of burning pain.
Every now and then I looked at Mr. Haldar and saw that he was eagerly waiting for the ghost.
I looked away from Mr. Haldar and looked at the lake again.
Suddenly all the sounds inside the forest stopped.
Once again that aroma came to our nose. It was like a bite on the leg. What a great pain! The moment I looked down to see it, the colonel poked me and said 'ghost'.
I also looked in that direction.
Yes, ghosts. What a terrible build! It cannot be seen from a distance. Looks pretty scary up close. My hands and feet started shaking with fear.
Take a good look at the magical woman sitting with her feet in the water in the same posture. And what is he saying with his mouth muttering.
Hastily Mr. Haldar called Baijanti. It seems that he could not remember any other name out of fear.
Hearing the voice stopped his muttering. Mr. Haldar went forward. The magical woman just sat there.
He went a little further and called Baijanti again.
With a loud growl he rose and advanced towards Mr. Haldar.
In the dark, I saw Mr. Haldar's feet shaking with fear. Yet, defying all fears, he pressed forward.
They faced each other.
The figure started muttering again.
After a while Mr. Haldar fell down on the ground.
I got scared seeing that.
Then suddenly the eyes fell on a place. I showed the colonel. I saw thick and black smoke suddenly coming out of a hole. Of course, from where we are, Mr. Haldar and the ghost can be seen. As the smoky atmosphere builds there, the figure drags Mr. Haldar towards the dense forest.
We also followed him.
The direction in which it leads is surrounded by dense forest. A tall tree stands beside us. And there are big and thick bushes around the path.
Earlier we explored whole forest development but did not come in this direction.
Because I thought that there were fierce wild animals in this direction.
Magical woman is going forward. And we are behind them.
At one point there was a turning point. The turn goes straight and goes to the right.
The problem is because of that turn. I went to the intersection and saw that magical woman was gone. Mr.Haldar disappeared with this vampire .
We were very worried.
I said in a frightened voice, "What shall we do now? They have disappeared without our eyes. I do not know whether Mr. Haldar is in danger."
The colonel said, "Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to Mr. Haldar. They couldn't have gone far in this time. They must be somewhere around. Search well."
We started looking around.
The colonel is on the right and I am looking on the left.
I did not realise when I went deep into the forest to search. The colonel also followed me.
I was startled by a strange sight in the forest. I looked at that direction with an innocent look. Then I pointed to the Colonel and called him to me. He came to me. I showed him the thing.
The colonel was surprised and said, "Temple! Such an old temple in this forest?"