Building on fire

Subhadri is a production manager of rising sun production. Since six years he has been working in this management of film industry. Now for two years he is in love with a superstar Minakshi and is now going to tie a matrimonial knot with Minakshi.

Minakshi is going to act main role in a movie named Jayamalya of rising sun production.

Tomorrow is scheduled to an indoor shooting for Jayamalya. For this a heritage building is chosen for shooting of a particular scene. Hence today evening Subhadri brought Minakshi and film director Soumen Malo to show the shooting spot. The building had an open courtyard surrounded by side by side rooms.

All the three got entered in the building when Subhadri unlocked it. Then they reached one room on the 1st floor and took seat on a cotton padded sofa set. Now Subhadri asked others,”What do you like to take as evening tiffin either brinjal pakora Or samosa?” Minakshi got crazy after samosa and claimed loudly, I want samosa. Subhadri again asked to Soumen,”Soumenda, what’s your choice? Soumen answered, “same choice I agree.” Subhadri then got up and from window ordered for six samosas to a roadside shop.

In the meantime a mobile call asked Subhadri to reach to another prodution because there something problem appeared. Subhadri got ready to head for there and Minakshi also wanted to accompany Subhadri. Now Soumen became restless and asked,”My god, darkness is imminent. How can I stay here alone? Is here any electricity?” Subhadri showed all electric switches to Soumen and offered a water bottle full of water. He told more that Jagannath will come here to deliver samosas. We will be coming back within half an hour.” Both Subhadri and Minakshi had left.

Suddenly a screeching sound made Soumen alert. He looked back to see one man entering in that room. It was almost dark in the room. So Soumen asked,”who’s there? Are you Jannath?”Immediately the man replied,”No, I’m Prafulla.”The gentle man immediately switched on electric bulb and came near Soumen and sat on a couch. Soumen then told,”I’m Subhadri.” Gentleman said,”Tomorrow a film shooting work will be here. I know that.” Subhadri then asked,”Do you stay here?” Prafulla answered,”Yes, I’m an old resident here. I frequently visit this building. This building was a man’s public hostel. Once it was a summer day with tremendous room temperature. The kitchen was on the terrace. All the boarders stayed on the ground floor and first floor. I also stayed on the first floor. One midday this building got caught a horrible fire and nobody could survive. Some body jumped from terrace and balconies. Some body got burnt to ashes.” Soumen then asked,” How could you survive?” Prafulla then said,”I could not survive. I jumped from terrace and died at once.” Then Prafulla slowly started getting bent to an arch.”

After some times Soumen opened his eyes just to see that Subhadri and Minakshi were sprinkling water on Soumen’s face.