The Forest

Angon has no more appetite. But still he was moving towards the hall room. Nothing seemed to be familiar with him. The walls were green. Were these like this before the summer vacation.

He entered the hall room and started searching for someone known to him. But there was none. He knew no one there. It seemed that everyone was looking at him strangely. Some tried to talk with him. Specially, the girl with golden hair. But Angon couldn’t even understand what question she was asking. At last, he ignored her.

He was still feeling unwell. Because, everyone was staring at him. He got up from the chair to go outside and it there.

He came outside in the fresh air. The weather was hot. It was like summer is still there.

He started walking and moved past the teachers’ parking lot. The field was before him. After the there was a forest.

He thought it would be nice if he moved around the forest. So, he did so. He entered the forest. There were long grasses, many bushes. He stared walking forward through them. The forest was also unfamiliar to him. Even the trees were unfamiliar.

He started feeling different. It’s like his sixth sense was awaken. He felt someone was looking at him.

Suddenly, he heard a sound.

He became frightened. 

‘Is someone following him?’

‘Who would be that?’

‘Teachers?’

‘Some students?’

‘Why would they?’

He looked back and saw none. He again started moving forward.

Suddenly, he saw something behind a bush.

A strange man. He was too short. Light hairs in head. The ears were like that of goblins’. Pointy in the top. But the thing which surprised him the most was his color. His body color was like green leaf.  

For 1 sec they stared at each other. Then the man entered into the deep jungle as if he was vanished.

Angon rubbed his eyes. ‘What’ve I seen? Was it real?’

Real or not, he had already lost courage to remain there. He turned back and started running.

He was running. Suddenly, he hit something. That was a boy. Both of them fall into the ground.

Both of them shouted.

Then again they got up. They were face to face.

“I have something to discuss with you, Angon.”

Angon looked around.

‘Is this a trap?’

He was trying to understand.

“About what?” asked he.

The boy told, “I think that you are different from everyone here.”

Angon was shocked. ‘Have I got caught? How this boy figured it out? Or it’s not only him but everyone here?’

He gulped then asked, “What’s your name? Why are you following me? What have I done wrong? How do you know my name? I don’t think I have seen you in the class.”

“Slow down a bit.” The boy took his hand up. “My name is Faruk. I heard your name in the dining hall while they were calling you.”

“Why are you after me?”

“Because, you are different from others here.”

“How do you know?”

“Your behavior.”

‘That’s what I thought. I have got caught. As, he figured out, everyone also did.’

“You don’t need to fear me.” Like, he was reading his mind. “I am also like you.”

‘What if he is lying? What if he is trying to know my real identity? But what is my real identity? I don’t know that either.’

“Trust me. I am not like them.”

“I didn’t see you in the class. From where you came?”

Faruk looked down. “I was in the class. In a different form. From where I came I don’t know. I can’t remember.”

“You are lying?”

“No.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Faruk looked up.

“I can’t even remember what’s my full name.”

“…”

Angon was looking at Faruk.

“Are you from here?”

“I…I?” Angon couldn’t answer. He also didn’t know from where he came.

‘What’s the matter? Why can’t I remember?’

“I also can’t remember.”

His legs were shimmering. He wasn’t feeling well. He sat on the grass. He leaned against a tree.

He closed his eyes and started thinking. He was still trying to remember.

‘From where I came?’ 

Faruk said, “I am too much afraid. I don’t know anyone here. Not even the alphabets.”

“The same thing is happening with me.”

“How I came to school? What have I done till morning? I can’t remember anything. The only thing I can remember that I was waiting for the teacher to come in my desk.”

‘The same things happened with me.’

Faruk was going to tell something else. But he stopped. He was looking behind Angon. His eyes became larger. Suddenly, he shouted, “Who are they?”

Angon looked back. He saw some green creatures like before was entering into the bush.

Angon jumped and stood up.  Then he shouted, “ Let’s go. Let’s go. Not a single second more in this forest. I have a bad feeling about this forest.”

They came out of the forest and saw some other students. They were playing. When they saw Angon and Faruk they stopped playing. Looked like they were surprised by seeing them. Among them there were the boy with red cap and the girl with golden hair. 

All of them came towards two of them.

“Why did you enter the forest?” asked the girl.

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