Finally it happened. The source dried up all of a sudden. All that remained was a stagnant pool. The blind fish were swimming happily as if nothing had happened. For them, it didn't matter as long as they could swim around. But then, that too became difficult as the water level fell. The sun was making life even more difficult by turning up the heat. The oldest fish had an idea. Why don't we evolve? Let's do Darwin proud by moving on to the land? The others cheered him. He just plopped on to the land and the others never heard from him. Soon, one by one all of them evolved. Some experienced flying high before sharp beaks tore in to them. Others were transported down alimentary canals as a whole. The unlucky ones were descaled and beheaded before ending up in frying pans.
He couldn't keep count of the days or nights as he was always surrounded by darkness. No he wasn't blind nor did someone blindfold him. He fell in to a deep dark hole that's all. He was rushing to catch the last train home. Since it was getting late he decided to take the shortcut. Before he fell, all that he saw was a lamppost by the tracks. The impact of the fall switched off the lights in his brain. When he recovered, it was dark. He tried to feel his way around. But to his surprise all that he could feel was the darkness around him. It was as if he was encased in a thick gooey dark liquid. It held him tight. It moved with his movements. It felt as if he was part of the liquid. He floated in it. He never felt hungry or cold. In fact he felt comfortable. For the first time, he felt safe. Slowly he began to forget what he was and whom he knew. In this darkness, it was impossible to wrack his brain. Everything was slowly getting shrouded in darkness. Until that day when he ...
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