… a serene atmosphere takes you
to a country house in Lankashire. Its stone structure reminds of a tower house
in the middle ages. Is it built with Palladin architecture? A few remark. The
breeze from the orchid welcomes you to the backyard. There are white oaks,
pines, sapodilla and Spanish lime. The woodpeckers add much delight to it.
Daniel is on the top of a tree
felling the branches. While collecting them down, I say,
You know, what type of a person
Mark Antony is?
Um, I’m listening, Daniel
replies.
He is of one quarrelsome type
staying at the right house. One day he had thrown a broken glass here, you
know, I say
It is unfair, Daniel interrupts.
Yea, I asked for an explanation
Explation, … for a foolish act!
Ha.. ha.. laughs Daniel
It shows my decency, I sigh with
bitterness.
What type of a person is
Jonathan? asks Daniel
He is a Jew, very pious indeed. I
show the left side and say, there he is living with his family.
How many are there in the house?
Daniel asks.
Rebecca, his wife, his son Aaron
and Sarah, a daughter, I reply.
A voice from a channel diverts
me. Hey, it’s a chat with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I go inside in a hurry
to watch it on TV.
Wow, it is my pink frock. Come
on, let me see you close by. I am getting nervous.
Hi mom, see I am on the show Oprah. It is an
emotional outburst. All gather around to see me on TV.
To my surprise, the characters
come out alive and I dissolve with them. Now I am teleported to the middle of
the road, Cairnwell
Pass. I hear a voice
calling me from behind. I turn back to see Agnus running fast at a few steps
away. I allow her to come closer. I hear her breathing heavily, when I ask her,
Hi, why are you chasing me?
I made an escape like you, she
replies intermittently.
Do you have the similar bad
experience? I ask.
It’s too bitter to recall, she
says.
Both walk together talking of
various things under the sky and reach Victorian College of Arts. Madam
Celestina Jayasingh comes on our way. Agnus starts conversing with the
lecturer.
My eyes read the names engraved on
the black marble, stuck to the wall. It must be the founder’s name, I think.
Lord Justice John Bartley,
Lord Justice Robert Brian
Lord Justice Edward Cronin
Lord Justice Oliver Fitzleones
Lord Justice John Campbell.
Is it the court? I wonder. A
voice, I hear, commands as such:
… seen the names? A few have breathed their last. All others are still alive. Write about them in future.
A shock is sent through inside
and I grab a hand in fear. It is my mom greeting me Good Morning, my child.
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