Exorcism

That day I was walking past a desert. Nothing except huge sand dunes was in view. I still kept on walking. I tried to remember how I reached there. I couldn't. I started walking with my eyes shut. It was then that I sensed a sweet fragrance. I was startled. I know this smell. When and where did I smell it first? Before I could realize, i felt a cool breeze stroking my hair. The breeze was carrying the familiar fragrance.


For a moment I stood still with my eyes shut. I felt the breeze gently carressing me. Then an unknown pain engulfed me. And I started bleeding from the tip of my fingers. I was crying as well. It continued till eternity. The pain started to diminish.


I opened my eyes.


I was standing under the blue sky, facing the ocean. Near my feet i saw a new-born baby. It was me, wrapped in a thick white cloud. Now, the cloud was emanating the sweet fragrance. I lifted myself and stared in my eyes. They were innocent and untouched by any worldly evil. I said a prayer.


I stepped into the ocean, walking over it. After a few steps I felt that my feet were shaking. The cloud embraced me. I stabilized. I could still smell the fragrance. It had stirred my soul. I was feeling everything except fear.


Where did I smell this fragrance? What brought it back to me? Did it realize that i was alone? Will it permeate me forever? Or, will it disappear and leave me alone once again?


I kept on wondering...