"He's fine... he's fine. It's just a minor seizure. Give him some room to breathe.", I heard Dr. Mishra talking. "Prepare a shot of Keppra 500mg.", he instructed. Even though I was half-conscious, it was only when the needle pierced into my skin, that I opened my eyes in full consciousness. The medicine rushed into my veins and I immediately felt it.

"Relax Arvind, you just had a minor seizure. Sit up straight and try to breathe slowly.", said the doctor with a comforting smile.

"Doctor I need to talk to you. Only you can help me.", I said with whatever strength I had.

"Absolutely. But first, we need to do a physical check-up on you. I've already made all the arrangements. You'll now be shifted to a hospital. You just stay calm and trust me. We'll talk after that. And I promise you I'll help you."

I wanted to give him a heartfelt thank-you, but I was unconscious before I could.

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It was an unfortunate night for the whole of Shimla. Continuous snowfall and bad weather had caused three such incidents of landslides and avalanche across the valley.

A casualty of at least 17 was estimated, including the couple from the car. Their bodies were yet to be recovered. Since the weather was unfavorable, I was told that it would take at least a couple of days to coordinate an operation to retrieve the bodies of the deceased. Around 134 people were in the hospitals with major and minor injuries. There was a huge loss to property and infrastructure as well.

Apart from a few scratches and a small cut on my wrist, I was fine. A CT scan of my head was taken to rule out any possibility of internal injuries and there were none. I was warned to expect mild seizures as it was a mental and emotional trauma to go through something like that. Medications were provided and I was discharged the same day itself.

The ambulance dropped me off a few blocks away from my house. They were on the way to pick-up another patient and they were kind enough to drop me near my house. It was a small walk from there.

But that's when everything began...

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"Hmm, so what happened on that walk back home?", asked Dr. Mishra.

After a thorough physical check-up, despite me saying multiple times that I was completely fine, we were back at the clinic. As expected, there wasn't anything unusual in the reports.

I looked at him in the eyes. He was a good listener. His face and presence somehow gave you a sense of security and comfort.

"Before I tell you the rest, you're the third doctor to whom I am about to tell this. The other two were quick enough to dismiss everything as my hallucination.", I said with an expression of contempt. "I know am fine. It wasn't just my mind playing tricks. So if you're also planning to mumble the same nonsense, I'm not at all interested."

"I'm all ears Arvind", he said with his usual smile.