Writing 101, Day 13: Compose a series of vignettes

Haunting Eyes

Eyes are the most prominent feature of anyone’s face we can never forget especially then when they are trying to convey something. 

I can never forget those haunting eyes.

My mother’s eyes.

She had very expressive eyes. She never scolded us. Just a cold look would make us stop on our track. She controlled us with her eyes. Words were never necessary. She communicated very well with her eyes. I can never forget her eyes when her time to leave this world came. What goes inside the mind of the person who knows his/her time has come. What was there in her eyes apart from love, and blessings? Fear of leaving loved ones? Fear of the unknown? Something was there in her eyes that still haunts me.

I can never forget those haunting eyes.

One evening all alone, I was roaming in my garden. After some time I went to a nearby pillar with a grapevine surrounding it. I kept my hand on the pillar. After a few seconds suddenly my sixth sense alerted me. I had an eerie feeling. There was stillness in the atmosphere, everything was very quiet.   Someone was watching me. If someone watches you intensely, you will find that your sixth sense alerts you. I was not able to breathe, my heart fluttering badly. I don’t believe in ghosts or demons but for a second I thought what if all that is true. I stood still for some time. After taking several deep breaths, I turned my head towards my hand; just a few inches away two small frightened eyes were watching me. I discovered that it was a big fat green caterpillar. I felt ashamed of my behaving as childishly as it was more scared than me. Slowly I moved away from it leaving it to enjoy its meal.

I can never forget those haunting eyes.

My dog was on his deathbed, his head on my lap. His requesting, pleading, tear-filled eyes asked me how I can let him go. I could not save him. But those eyes remained in my mind forever.