" Too many snakes in monsoon . Just a few days ago one was found in my garden . "

  " Did you kill it ? " his friend asked on the phone enthusiastic .

  " Nah , bro . The slippery bastard ran away before I could crush it with a brick . " That was a lie. For a coward like him could hardly even kill a fly .

  Both of the talked for sometime after which he stopped to enjoy his surrounding . The croaking of frogs , singing of crickets and the music of rain . Not to mention , walking alone at night in an empty road . It was one of those moments that detach you from reality and transport to you to a different dimension . He shivered when a cold wind blew towards him .The umbrella protected from water but not from the winds . He was dragged out of this beautiful noise by a squeaking . Must be of a small animal . He only noticed it because it was coming from the bushes beside him .

  Curious as to what was causing the small animal pain , he moved the bushes to check what was inside . To his surprise he found a girl lying on the ground and trying to .... eat a frog !?

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  He looked at her wide eyed and open mouthed . He only came back to reality after she gave him a look that was akin to 'never seen someone eat a frog before . '

  The confidence behind her eyes was so staggering that ,for a moment , he contemplated whether he was in the wrong for giving her that look . It took a moment before his inner voice screamed at him 'what the fuck man ? Why you the one in doubt ?'

  'Hey ..that frog..umm...' .

  He paused and took deep breaths to rearrange his thoughts . Having calmed down he moved his focus from her biting the frog to the rest of her body that was somewhat hidden in the bushes .

  "Your legs ?! "

  He looked with squinted eyes . Then , every hair in his body stood up and a chill ran down his spine .

  "Shit !"

  He tried to move away but ended up falling on his back . Her legs were scaly . No .they weren't legs instead it was a long serpentile tail .

  The serpent lady , naagin , gulped the frog and stood up on her tail and towered over him by ten feets .

  It was at this moment Vicky realised what true terror was . His body shivered and froze and his heart beat against his chest as if trying to escape from its cage .He even forgot about the rain wetting him .

  The naagin bent down to extend her clawy hands while her reptilian violet eyes were focused on him . Vicky realised his next action will decide his life or death . he put every bit of strength on his arms and legs and ran away from that place as humanly possible . Not looking back even once .