The Lights
Dilpush was sick and tired of waiting. The lights should’ve shown up by now. Everyday, at 9:00 pm sharp he wud see blinking lights in the sky. It was such a mysterious sight. Dark cloudless sky, and there , in the distance are two blinking lights moving farther and farther away. Sometimes he wondered if he could call out to the lights and make them come closer instead. He decided he was gonna do precisely that today. Scream out to the lights from the terrace and see if he can grab their attention, make them come closer to him. Then he could find out what it was…maybe it was some kind of spaceship…or maybe it was….well he had no clue!!! What if it was something so completely new, no one had ever seen before.
But once that thought occurred, it also occurred to him that others mite have noticed these lights, and probably attempted to attract them as well. Had they failed? Or maybe some of them already know what it is. But what if no one had attempted to shout out to the lights and get their attention. Maybe the lights thought no one was interested in them, so they moved further and further away. But they probably showed up everyday hoping that someone would notice their presence.
It was 10:00 pm now, it was getting colder, the winds were getting stronger, lights were going off in nearby houses. But since his mom hadn’t called out in a while, he assumed that they assumed he was fast asleep. He looked up, and then had an idea. What if he signaled the lights with a light of his own. Neat! He ran downstairs, albeit on tip toes, not to disturb his parents who were watching television. He went into the storeroom and found the flashlight, tested it once, yes, it worked. But wait, what if he had missed the lights, damn, he had to rush back to the terrace. He did so, without his parents suspecting anything. “Yes!!!” he whispered silently to himself.
Once on the terrace, he realized he needed a better field of view to shine his flashlight. The tank, the highest point in the house, this would indeed give a really good opportunity to get as close as possible and offer a clear signal to the lights. He began climbing the tanks flimsy ladder with the flashlight held in his mouth. The wind was getting stronger, he could feel it pushing him. As soon as he climbed onto the tank, the wind was really strong, he had to crawl on fours to maintain balance.
Dilpush felt fear now, he was alone, atop the tank, nothing around him but a sheer fall in all directions, all lights turned off, completely silent with only the sound of wind, the sky was clearer than most days. And yet, he wondered why the lights didn’t show up.
Wait, over in the distance, he could see the lights. Finally!! The green and red alternating lights, were getting closer! He thought to himself “I shall wait for a while and then yell out to them and shine my flashlight. I might wake the neighbors and my parents, but when they come and see that the lights responded to my call, they will be silenced.”
He waited, the lights were getting closer. His eyes opened wide, this was it, the moment he had been waiting for. And then he decided to go with his plan and try and grab the lights attention.
He stood up, switched on the flash light, he could barely stand still now because of the wind, he was struggling to maintain balance. There were just a few feet between him and a 100 foot drop to the road. He managed to hold his balance and pointed the flashlight in the direction of the lights and yelled out “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY”!!!
Oh what an absolutely terrific sight it was. The lights had seen his signal for sure, for they had never before
taken the route above his house. It was worth all the effort and risk. Dilpush felt as though he had accomplished something
great, he couldn't wait to tell everyone what just happened and what an amazing spectacle he had just witnessed.
He just stood there in awe for a few minutes, and a sudden gush of wind jerked him enough to kick him back to reality.
He was still smiling though, and constantly thinking about the lights. Slowly he made his way down the ladder and went downstairs
and back to his room. No one had noticed him sneaking in. The nights activities were a complete success.
He snuck up inside his blanket and with a grin on his face, went to dreamland.
He finally knew what the lights were...
But once that thought occurred, it also occurred to him that others mite have noticed these lights, and probably attempted to attract them as well. Had they failed? Or maybe some of them already know what it is. But what if no one had attempted to shout out to the lights and get their attention. Maybe the lights thought no one was interested in them, so they moved further and further away. But they probably showed up everyday hoping that someone would notice their presence.
It was 10:00 pm now, it was getting colder, the winds were getting stronger, lights were going off in nearby houses. But since his mom hadn’t called out in a while, he assumed that they assumed he was fast asleep. He looked up, and then had an idea. What if he signaled the lights with a light of his own. Neat! He ran downstairs, albeit on tip toes, not to disturb his parents who were watching television. He went into the storeroom and found the flashlight, tested it once, yes, it worked. But wait, what if he had missed the lights, damn, he had to rush back to the terrace. He did so, without his parents suspecting anything. “Yes!!!” he whispered silently to himself.
Once on the terrace, he realized he needed a better field of view to shine his flashlight. The tank, the highest point in the house, this would indeed give a really good opportunity to get as close as possible and offer a clear signal to the lights. He began climbing the tanks flimsy ladder with the flashlight held in his mouth. The wind was getting stronger, he could feel it pushing him. As soon as he climbed onto the tank, the wind was really strong, he had to crawl on fours to maintain balance.
Dilpush felt fear now, he was alone, atop the tank, nothing around him but a sheer fall in all directions, all lights turned off, completely silent with only the sound of wind, the sky was clearer than most days. And yet, he wondered why the lights didn’t show up.
Wait, over in the distance, he could see the lights. Finally!! The green and red alternating lights, were getting closer! He thought to himself “I shall wait for a while and then yell out to them and shine my flashlight. I might wake the neighbors and my parents, but when they come and see that the lights responded to my call, they will be silenced.”
He waited, the lights were getting closer. His eyes opened wide, this was it, the moment he had been waiting for. And then he decided to go with his plan and try and grab the lights attention.
He stood up, switched on the flash light, he could barely stand still now because of the wind, he was struggling to maintain balance. There were just a few feet between him and a 100 foot drop to the road. He managed to hold his balance and pointed the flashlight in the direction of the lights and yelled out “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY”!!!
Oh what an absolutely terrific sight it was. The lights had seen his signal for sure, for they had never before
taken the route above his house. It was worth all the effort and risk. Dilpush felt as though he had accomplished something
great, he couldn't wait to tell everyone what just happened and what an amazing spectacle he had just witnessed.
He just stood there in awe for a few minutes, and a sudden gush of wind jerked him enough to kick him back to reality.
He was still smiling though, and constantly thinking about the lights. Slowly he made his way down the ladder and went downstairs
and back to his room. No one had noticed him sneaking in. The nights activities were a complete success.
He snuck up inside his blanket and with a grin on his face, went to dreamland.
He finally knew what the lights were...
posted by [Rk] at 9:20 PM
2 Comments:
...and then he woke up on the ground. He had fallen out of his bed again. Damn these vivid dreams!
Hmm..thats one ending
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