A True Fact

...Ghost Story 2...

My house is next to Kirtankhola river in Barisal district. People from village to village have been saying that I am not afraid of ghosts since childhood. I have heard from many people that if you walk past the kirtankhola(a river) in the evening, you can see the unseen. I never believed that. One day I went to Seba's uncle's house for a job. I saw uncle went on a motor boat and gave me ride.

It was evening on the way home. Seeing that my uncle was working in the village, he dropped me off quite a distance from home. He asked if there would be a problem and I said no. I said goodbye to my uncle and started walking home. It's getting late very soon the darkness of the night will cover all around.

I have no torch light but my home is not a long way. 15 minutes on the way to Baka (a place name) and if you go straight by road, it will take 25-30 minutes because England had a game with Bangladesh in TV. So to save time, I took a short walk along the Baka road.

Everyone seems to be watching the game of Bangladesh. I didn't see anyone on the way. After walking for about 4-5 minutes, something fell on my side. I forgot to mention, the short road is through a little jungle type area. Insects sound can be heard all around. As soon as I heard the sound, I stopped. I stood in silence for 20 seconds. I tried to listen to what was the sound. But no more words. I am stubborn, I slowly stepped forward towards the bushes. Many people may think that I am lying but brother I was really very brave.I beat 2 thieves together in the middle of the night with one hand. Fear is very low anyway, I stood by the bushes and throwing some waste(hope understand).I saw a woman in a white dress leaning on something. It looks like a four-legged animal. It's going to be dark. The vision is not clear.

There was a squeaking sound from the woman's side. The sound of breaking bones came to my ears. What are you eating with grumbling. I couldn't stand it anymore. I shouted loudly, "Who are you?" Where are you from? Immediately the woman turned to me. As soon as I saw her face, it seemed that my heart jumped to my throat. I kept myself standing with great difficulty. The woman's age was unknown, but her white hair, white clothes, and blood on her face, as well as the carcass of a medium-sized cow lying in front of her, did not help.

Then I just remember that I said " La ilaha illallah and Allahu Akbar" (a prayer) a few times before losing consciousness. The woman left the dead cow in the blink of an eye and came towards me. I don't remember anything after that.

After regaining consciousness, I discovered myself in our backyard. In front are all the elders of the area. I heard from them that on the way back at night, Uncle Rahmat Ali saw me next to our house. Then he brought me home with the help of more people.

Surprisingly, the carcass of a half-eaten cow was found a little away from me that day. The rest of the cow's body was found but not from head to toe.

Since that day I became a fearful boy and never went to that forest again ...

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