It was dark. Bala got out of bed to go to the bathroom. On his way, he saw light streaming out of the hall. How many times I have asked Pranay to switch off the TV before going to bed - he was cursing under his breath. When he reached the hall, he was able to see that the TV was off and a blinding light was coming from the far-end, near the sofa.
Bala was thoroughly perplexed. For a moment he thought something was afire. The light was however a powerful white light and there were no flames or smoke.
He was confused. He heard a voice call him. For a moment, fear paralysed him. The light was now subsiding and he was able to make out the silhouette of someone seated on the sofa. He panicked, thinking that it might be a burglar.
Sensing his panic, the figure addressed in a soothing voice,
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