Lost in the Woodlands

A sudden jolt of realization hit me real hard, realizing I stood alone in the midst of a maddening crowd..confusion sinked in as I gulped in panic. Holding on tightly on my red passport, I moved along the crowd towards the checkpoint, a long queue of weary travellers huddled closely and they wore a tired expression on their faces..debilitated with exhaustion. A train of thoughts were crossing in my mind as I waited for my turn to come, slowly drifting off to some part of a foreign land that I do not know of.

Braving against the turn of events, I finally withstood the test of time – with a newfound strength that I know I can never have. Squinted through the bright light in the sultry afternoon, I realized where I was. In the middle of a hub, more like a ring of road – the magnitude of the crowd was overwhelming with various activities going around. The place is crowded with caravans, clochards, merchants, and cattle. The crowd were bound towards North and I was just stuck, – not knowing where to go when suddenly there was voice yelling behind me.

“Boy..what are you doing there? Are you daft, boy?? You are goin’ to kill yerself if you are gonna stand there for a long time..”

I turned my head around to see who is this mad woman was and saw a queer, bewildered expression from an mouldy and worn-out looking woman with an uncanny old rod in her hand. Her piglets squealed, or rather trembled with fright, – her voice seemed to have a tremendous Power over them.

I could not find any words to speak, but she understood. Her bent figure hobbled closer and whispered urgently, ” I see you do not have the ghastly Mark like others..and ahhh..you are not from this world neither. Hear you this, do not be fooled by a parch of travelling document, – for it has bring to nought things that are.. Be wary of those who go against the Resurrection..they are up to no good and do you much harm..Off you go boy! Tarry not and hasten to Him..make your way towards North.” Within a flicker of movement, the woman and her pigs were gone.