THE STAIRCASE (FICTION)

 The big famous school with a huge huge hugeee campus. Greenery all around. Some gardeners are plucking the organic fruits and veggies. Others are watering the baby plants. Sweepers are cleaning the campus , collecting the fallen leaves.

Four Guards are standing straight with their expressionless face in front of the giant campus gate. 

Innocent voices are coming from far away. They're showing their identity card and soon the innocent chirpy voices of children entered inside the gate. 

Now everyone is running towards their classrooms except students of standard 5th. Teacher is in the classroom now. Childrens are busy studying , while some are in their own lala world. "I will continue this topic tomorrow" , by this , the bell rang. Everyone is packing their bags ecstatically to reach home.

On the corridor , nearby the classroom door *Shanaya* , a student of standard 6th met Yana who's in standard 5th. 

Shanaya: Hey hi , you're from 5 B , right?

Yana(in a cold tone) : ya

Shanaya: Was there any special programme today for you guys? 

Yana (almost getting irritated) : what you've to do with this? Anyway , ya we had skit today. It was not for us , it was for the entertainment of chief guests and teachers.

Shanaya: Hey girl , first learn how to talk with your seniors and keep your elders in high regard. Got it?

Yana silently walks away.

"How can these kids talk like this with their seniors ? No manners at all , stupid girl" Shanaya was murmuring this in anger. 

Shanaya is already late and taking the usual route will take atleast 25 minutes to reach to the main gate. So now she is going to take the shortest yet deadliest staircase. She heard about a month ago that in this staircase one girl died , so now everyone is prohibited to go there. But Shanaya overlooked these as she wants to reach early. She travels daily by a local bus so can't compromise with the time. 

She is slowly taking the steps , trying level best to hide from authorities. She is now halfway on the route. About to slip as soon as she tried to take another step of the staircase which is like DNA DOUBLE HELIX. But somehow she balances herself and within few minutes she landed off safely. She is relieved now. "But wait where am I ? What's this place? Big trees and some weird sounds all around. Is this sound , the hiss of snake? Or maybe crabs? Oh Lord! What's happening? " Shanaya is shouting anxiously. One wailing sound comes.

She is frightened now but somehow she finds a ray of hope by looking at the cottage about 20 steps afar. She finally reached to the cottage. Here a young girl is looking from the window and wailing and all of a sudden the girl started throwing paper weight , hammer , these kinda stuff out of the window. Shanaya screamed. The Cottage's door opened. The lady is shocked to see her.

The lady : Hey Shanaya , what are you doing here , my child?

Shanaya (frightened) : Kusum Ma'am , please tell me first , who's this girl? Why she's throwing stuffs?

(Kusum Ma'am is Shanaya's class teacher)

Kusum Ma'am : She is my sister who's mentally challenged , sorry for what just happened. But tell me , how you came here , nobody knows about this place and not even allowed to enter in this area. Oh God! Did you took this staircase route? 

Shanaya : Y y y yes maaaam 

Kusum Ma'am : Why? If you'll are prohibited to use this , then whyy? How can you kids do like this? No regards for authority at all? I am asking to you Shanaya!?

Shanaya (thinking she just did the same thing for which she was scolding Yana ) : Ma'am I am really very sorry , I won't repeat this mistake.

Kusum Ma'am gave Shanaya water and some food to eat and took her to the principal. Shanaya has promised that from now onwards she'll listen to her elders. , will follow all the rules and will not take any shortcuts in future. 

PS This is my own imagination. It's not related with any person , place , event or whatsoever. You know the best part about fiction is , you can create as you imagine. 

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