And I woke up. It was ticking 3 am at the clock. Oh no, again power-cut. It was a hot summer night and my house did not have an inverter. "Let's pray, this darkness does not last long", I told to myself. I left the bed and walked to the dining room for water. I grabbed the bottle to fulfill my thirst. But before gulping the water, all of a sudden, I completely froze. I had a small aquarium in my dining. And since I used to live alone, I always would make sure that the doors are completely locked. Now, I could see that I am not alone in this dark night. A little girl in a red frock and with curly bun was standing in front of the aquarium. Her hand was inside the aquarium creating small waves in its water. The goldfish and the crocodile fish were spinning around its hand. She had a question on her face. This was the moment to make a choice.
-I can choose any one of them..
I muttered to myself. The girl smiled. Suddenly she grabbed both of them and took them out of the water. The little pets started to choke. I rushed to the girl.
- Let the black one go. This is my choice.
I cried to her. She smiled...an innocent one. She put the crocodile fish back into the water. And then she shook my hand and vanished.
I woke up in sweat. It's 6.30 am in the morning.
- Oh god. What have I done?
My hands were full of blood. The glass which was kept at the table beside my bed was broken. The water had been dispersed all over the floor with my blood. I had held the glass too tightly in my sleep causing it to break down.
I ran towards the dinning to get the first aid kit. And then in horror, I saw it was floating on the surface. The Goldfish was no more. The black one was still spinning around beneath it.