Monster Of Darkness

At 2:00 a.m. It was raining heavily on the ground. There was thunder and lightning to accompany him. The three of them swore together that they would make this night horrible. In such a situation, she got up with a jolt. It was dark all over the room. Black bitter darkness, for a while she could not even breathe. Then the lightning flashed and she saw that she was alone in bed. "Neil? Where is Neil?” She called out to her husband. The room was dark again. She fumbled and picked up the phone and turned on the light. He was not in the room. "Neil?" Her heart was pounding with the terrible sounds of rain and wind coming from outside. The washroom was also empty. Now she got worried. She left the room and came out. It was dark everywhere. Of course, when the electricity was gone, there was a blanket of darkness everywhere. She walked down the aisle, glaring at the light. There was no sound except the sound of rain and storm. "Neil" She searched all over the house but did not find him. She was in a bad mood. She had dialed his number several times, but his phone was off. Then the wind blew and the window opened. She began to feel dizzy. She wanted to hurry up and close the window. Suddenly her eyes fell out. Lightning flashed and thunder roared. Under the blue sky, he was standing with both hands outstretched, head held high. She hurried to the door when she saw the black monster. She screamed heartbroken.  "Neil” She grabbed his both arms as if to take him with her. A tall black shadow, wearing a smoky robe with red eyes was staring at her. She ran out quickly. There was an ominous sound in the air. Neil was reading aloud. The monster was riding on his shoulders. "Neil" She screamed again. He was soaking wet. When the lightning flashed, she saw that both of Neil's wrists were cut off and bleeding from them. She stepped forward and tried to get him out of there. "Neil ... wakes up ... Neil ... let's go inside ..." He was getting dark. He vanished into darkness like a monster. He landed on the ground in the same condition. His lips were still uttering the same nonsense. "Neil ... opens your eyes ... Neil ..." She leaned over and patted his cheek but he was not in his senses. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ She was walking anxiously in the corridor of the hospital. They had taken Neil to the emergency room. The doctors were inside for a long time. She panicked, soaked in the rain, and walked in with her blood-stained clothes when the door opened. "Doctor, How is he now?" “Who are you?" Doctor asked. "I am his wife. Maria." She replied quickly. "Your husband has attempted suicide, Mrs. Maria." Hearing this, she was shocked. "Both his hands have been cut off from his wrists with a sharp object. Certainly with a blade ..." "He can't do that ... why would he do that ..." She was not ready to believe. "This is a police case, Maria." She just listened to it all with uncertainty. "He's bleeding a lot. He's still unconscious." The Doctor said and turned back. She held her dizzy head and leaned against the wall. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ The police officer was sitting in front of her asking questions. She was just shocked, trying to understand the whole situation. What did she tell them when she didn't know anything? They had been married for barely a year. This was their love marriage. Maria's family did not approve of the marriage. "Neil's reputation is not good. He has many affairs. He will not be a faithful husband, my daughter." She was stopped by everyone but she did not obey anyone. She got angry with all of them, broke off all contact with them and married him. She was in a good position in a company. Neil had his own business. Life was perfect. They were both happy, very happy. "Any quarrels? Any resentment?” Officer asked. “No " She denied with burning eyes. "Any financial blow?" She shook her head again in denial. He did not have such animosity towards anyone. Officer sighed, asked her to come to the police station and left. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ He was still unconscious. According to doctors, his condition was still critical. He had to stay in the hospital that night. It was late at night when she was sleeping on the bench in the corridor. Then the foul smell hit her nostrils and her eyes opened. There was silence in the corridor. There was no one far away. She snatched up such a sudden death that she felt her heart would stop. Then she saw that. “Monster of darkness.” He was black, like the color of coal and just those red hot eyes, Very terrible, Horror, dripping. Her scream stuck in her throat. Then she heard an ominous voice. The same thing she had heard that night. That sharp voice was tearing of the eardrums. She had to put her hands on both ears. He had passed through the closed door of the emergency. Her legs were not strong enough to stand up or call for help. Then she heard Neil's voice. He was repeating the same sentence. "Neil…" She got up courageously and ran inside. The monster was sitting on his bed, on Nile's chest. Light was emanating from Nile's existence. "Is there anyone? Sister? N…Neil ...Anyone here? Help “She was screaming with fear. He suddenly turned his face towards her. Her eyes filled with fear, but she kept calling for help and then suddenly she fainted. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ~Time skip Next Day The team of doctors was working to bring him back to life. She looked through the emergency glass, asking for prayers under her breath. They were giving him electric shocks. The machines were signaling danger. She was standing helplessly. What was all that, she could not understand? The next morning he regained consciousness for a while and then fainted again. Doctors were saying that if he went into a coma, they would not be able to do anything. It was important for him to come to his senses to keep him alive. The next day she took a leave of absence from the office. Besides, she had no one with her at that time. Neil's parents had died long ago. There were no siblings. She, too, was now alone. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ The next night she was alert. She also drank coffee twice. She was flipping through the pages of this magazine to get some sleep. She also took a number from a nurse to call if there was an emergency. Until now, she believed this black monster to be her delusion. If she had mentioned this among the medical people in this modern age, everyone would have considered her insane. And she herself was not ready to believe it. It was ridiculous to even think of something supernatural in the time and place she was in. She was walking and standing at the window. There was a lovely breeze blowing. She closed her eyes and started remembering these beautiful bridges when they were together. She and Neil. That was a beautiful time. She was in the seventh heaven. They looked so good together. A gust of wind hit her face and she opened her eyes. Outside, there was silence on the hospital lawn. There was no soul. Some street lights were on. The trees were swaying in the wind. Among the trees she saw them. Those two eyes… Those red eyes... They were watching her. Her life was stuck in his throat. She quickly rubbed her eyes and looked again. He was there. He was there. He was the same. Her illusion… The deception of the eyes ... Or whatever she called it. He was still there. He was there till the rest of the night. It’s like he was waiting. Next morning, the doctors told her. Neil was in a coma. ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ She had to bring some things from home. From that day on, she was in the same suit and had to change her clothes. She packed her bags and got into the car. She was just a short distance from home when she saw the strange animal right in the middle of the road. Strangely disgusting ... Long curled neck, dark hair ... She was about to get angry when someone hit the window glass next to her. A scream came from her throat. She was an old woman with a dirty old hair, wrinkled face and messy hair. She was looking at her through the mirror. "They all work for him. Look, he's on guard. He's waiting for him." "W who . . . . a are y you. . . . ????” She asked, barely able to hold her breath. "Listen to me carefully. He will take it. That work is incomplete, he will complete it. So do not think that he is scared ... No ... He is not afraid." “Which work?????" Maria could barely speak. She laughed terribly. "That's what your husband started. He's waiting. Have you seen him? No, yes, he's coming ... he'll take him..." Maria was looking at her in a way she didn't understand. “Who?” The old woman clung to the glass. "Astroot” ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ There was nothing about the word on the Internet. She searched several times in different ways but found no trace. Neil was in a coma. Her vacation was coming to an end. She had to return to work. She still couldn't understand it all. She had also received two phone calls from police officer. That day she went for a walk in the middle of nowhere when someone called her. She looked shocked. She was Aunt Nancy. She lived in his neighborhood. Her husband had died and they had two children. "Heard about Neil. I'm so sorry Maria." She walked quietly with her. "Did it all happen the night the storm hit?" She shook her head in affirmation with sad face. "What happened?” Aunt Nancy asked further. "He ... actually he slipped. If it was very dark inside ... he would be scared ..." She did not want to tell her anything. She was silent. Then she stopped and looked at her. "I didn't mean to say that, but I heard some voices with the storm that day. Some weird phrases, incomprehensible ..." Aunt was saying and her heart pounded. "I thought Neil was reading this." She shook her head in denial and started walking again. "I may have misunderstood. In fact, I've heard the same phrase somewhere else." Maria was extremely shocked this time. "Where ????? When ???????? Who did you hear from ???????????"