A Mysterious Pond

 

We have a very old pond in our area. Since my childhood, I have heard many ghost stories about that pond. At that time, the surrounding area of ​​the pond was open. People used to say that this pond is a demon pond. After a few days, one or the other child would go missing while playing by the pond in the evening and the dead body of the child would be found in the pond the next day. But on the investigation, it was found that the body of the child was found in the pond and no one saw him around the pond. Those children's house was near the pond, and they did not return home in the evening after playing with their friends by the pond. But all the children with him went back home. The parents searched for the child all night. And bodies were seen floating in the pond in the morning. The same thing happened to all the kids. Because of this, fear slowly entered the parents' minds in the area. So gradually no child in the area would stay out after evening due to fear. As soon as there was daylight, they finished the game and went to their home.  The pond was through a lane from the main road. Even though the main road was busy till 12 midnight, the area near the pond would be quiet from evening onwards.

In my childhood, I had to go to school through that pond every day for 2-3 years. When I looked at the pond it scared me a lot. But then someone used to stay with me and I walked along the road, keeping a distance from the pond. I used to go to school every morning, and sometimes I would come back at 1 pm and if there was tuition, it would be at 3 pm. But I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, in the 2-3 years that I have passed by this pond, there were not more than 2-3 people around the pond as far as I could see. The location of the pond was like this: From the main road one can go to the pond through a lane, that splits into both sides and merges into two more lanes. The location of the pond was like this: From the main road one can go to the pond through a lane, that splits into both sides of the pond and merges into two more lanes.

One day I was told in the morning to return home alone as no one could come to pick me up from school. I was 9 years old then. I was returning home from school without fear. I had no lack of courage when I stepped into that pond lane. But as soon as the pond came into view, my heart becomes withered. An unknown, fear gripped me. I did not understand the reason for the fear. Maybe my sixth sense was telling me something. Then I thought that today I am alone, it would be better to go back home in another way. I looked at the time on the watch, it was almost 1 o'clock, that is, noon. I noticed that as far as I could see, there was not a single person on the road. Not even a dog. It was not wintered yet I could clearly see a layer of mist playing around the pond. In other words, there is a foggy feeling on the pond and around it. I thought I would cross the road without looking at the pond. So I kept my head down and kept my distance from the pond and started walking along the edge of the road.

When I came to the middle of the pond, someone suddenly said, 'where are you going? ' It was a woman's voice. I looked and saw an old woman standing on the bank of the pond, she told me this. The old woman was standing only three hands away from me. I wonder how this old lady came here. The place was completely empty, and I could see her coming down the road. That surprised me. The old woman's complexion was pitch-black, the hair on her head had turned white, and her teeth were stained red. She was standing in a dirty white sari and was beckoning to me with a wide-eyed smile. I immediately thought that standing on the bank of the pond why she is calling me? Or that I would go to her and she would push me into the pond. And besides, her smile and pointing manner were so scary. So I took two steps back and ran. The old lady also jumped on me just then. But she couldn't catch me for a while. So she also ran after me. And gave a big shout with a smile. As if she wanted to swallow me inside her mouth. But I was lucky that day so I met a friend from school. He was standing at the head of the lane with his sister waiting for someone. Looking back, the old woman was nowhere to be found. The strange thing was that if she wants to go somewhere through there, she had to go through the front of us or back towards the pond.

After this incident, I never had to walk that road alone again. A year after that, we changed the house so I did not have to travel down that road even staying in the same area. But every 1-2 years I used to get news of some child drowning in that pond. I have grown up now. I have children of my own. The pond area has also undergone many changes. The entire pond is bounded by a grill about 3 feet high. After last year, another baby boy died in that pond, who was not supposed to drown there by crossing the Boundary wall. Even after being so careful and setting such high boundaries, no one can figure out today how the children are dying. The children's deaths remain a mystery.