"I am gonna have lots of fun with you, my boy"
"Wha"
"Hahahaha. Oh yes, I am gonna have a good time all right"
"What are you talking about? Didn’t I just kill myself"
"Yes. You did. And that's why you are with me. Those who kill themselves end up with me. And that will teach you to have killed yourself"
"Is this life after death?"
"No. And it is neither heaven nor hell and neither is this judgment day. And nor am I a devil. Though I am something even worse. Haha haha hahahaha"
"Why am I here? My back really hurts"
"You, my boy, are going to be roasted and boiled like you did to all those eggs and meat. You are going to feel how they felt. Hahaha"
"But I was a vegetarian"
"Were you? Then I may not have done my homework properly. Then let’s look at your last days before you killed yourself so brutally. That would be fun, wouldn't it?"
"Why are you tormenting me?"
"Because I am a tormentor. You have just killed yourself. That’s where I come in. You have done a grave sin by killing yourself and cutting that soul's life short. I have to teach you a great lesson by tormenting you. And it gives me great pleasure to do so. Oh, don't give me that sad look. Come on, we haven't even started already"
"What are you going to do?"
"Now, my boy we have the privilege to watch your life backwards. I love doing this. This way I will get to know you better. Hahaha. Three days before you shot yourself in the head, you in your desperation to stave off your financial crisis, bought a lottery ticket. You checked out the results the next day, found out you had not won anything and then you continued being dejected with life, didn’t you my boy?"
"Yes"
"Hahahaha. Wouldn't it have been nice had you won the prize dear boy?"
"Ofcourse"
"Do you remember that before buying that lottery you met an old beggar in the street and you gave him some change"
"Yes"
"Well, my dearest boy, that nice little gesture of yours lost you a bunch of money. The person who bought the lottery ticket just before you did, won the lottery. Had you not spent that extra time giving money to that beggar, you would have got that winning ticket. Hahahahahahaha. And we would not have been here together Santosh my poor chap"
"Unbelievable. Fate raped me again"
"Hahahahahahaha. Funny! Isn't it boy? It is. It is. It is my boy"
"The first prize was 15 Crores. Even after paying my loan I would have had more than enough. I would have had a great life afterwards"
"Oh yes. Absolutely. Have to agree on that. Now let’s go further back into your life. When you were 16. You dated this girl for a few months, didn’t you boy"
"Yes. I remember her. Her name was Shweta"
"Yes. She had killer herself too. And she had killed herself because of you Santosh"
"No, she did not. I didn’t do anything"
"Hahaha. Oh, you poor kid. You give me so much pleasure. Two weeks after you two stopped dating each other she killed herself. She even called you three days before she killed herself. Had you been considerate in that conversation she would have been saved. Instead, you shouted at her and told her to go to hell. Poor girl. She was so obedient. A few days after talking to you, to hell she straight went. And now she must be burning in hell. Hahahahahaha. Oh, am I funny. Hell, yes I am."
"I am sorry"
"Do you know why you dated her?"
"I liked her"
"No"
"She was beautiful"
"She was beautiful yes. But that's not why you dated her"
"She was caring"
"No my boy. It was because you were horny and stupid as well. Like any other kid your age. But, you cost that girl her life. Do you want to know how she felt before she put fire to herself?"
"Yes"
"Now, that's an unusual answer. Most people attempt hitting me and screaming at me by this time. Nevertheless, your words please me immensely. You see that girl Santosh. There, about to light that fire. Let’s get into her head my boy"
"I am so ugly. So ugly. He hates me. I wore that pink dress when he ditched me. I used to think I look good in that dress. Oh, I am so worthless. I cannot make anyone happy. And nobody can make me happy. Ever. Never. Now light that fire. Now! ....."
"Hahahaha. My poor boy. You are not used to it. Are you not. It was brave of you to have faced this but this is not punishment enough for killing that girl"
"Why did she do...?”
"Befuddled you are Santosh. I have more news for you. There is more punishment in store for you. You can’t get away with it just like that my boy"
"Now what, I am ready to face it, whatever it is. I deserve the punishment for what I did to her"
"You think you are brave, don't you boy. But you were not brave enough to face that world of yours. And you ran away by killing yourself like a fool. Now, listen. You think that wife of yours, whom you love so much, was working at office while you were shooting yourself in the head"
"Yes"
"Hahahahahaha. No she was not. She was having mind-blowing sex with her colleague Rajeev. The best sex of her life. Hahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahhahaahaha"
"Aaaah. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Nooooooooooooo"
"What happened Santosh?"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. No. No. No"
"Santosh. Look at me. It's ok. It's just a nightmare. Listen to me"
"Huh. What?"
"It was a nightmare Santosh. A bad dream while you were sleeping. It’s Ok Santosh. What is happening to you?"
"Yes, Latha. It was a nightmare. Yes"
"What was the nightmare about? You seem so scared?"
"Nevermind Latha. Nevermind"