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"What's the time now? Oh, it seems, the wall clock remains at 3.30am for ever. How long it would be taken to see the morning Sun-beam again or is it going to be the last night !"  Tintin began to count every tick... "Aha, isn't  ours rooster who is flapping his feather and about to break the silence of the dark...Tintin exhaled sharply.

After 3 years, Tintin was doing her graduation and staying in a girl's hostel. There she stayed in the top most floor of a 4 stored oblong building. It was surrounded by lots of trees, plants, there was orchard, front lawn and a big backyard. It was an another late night. She was awaken due to taking preparation for  final year examination.

That night it was raining heavily. Leaves of a Mango tree were thrashing on the window pane, creating a mysterious sound in her room. It was a holiday also so, most of the girls went to their home. So, there was silence except the sound of down pour and the rustle of the mango leaves!

Tintin likes to drink tea and coffee and till now it is one of her most  desirable favorites...that night she felt the urge to drink a cup of milk- tea. She went to the kitchen which was some steps  ahead from her room.

 There was heavy down pour till then. Tintin poured water in the Kettle, put it on the gas oven, lit it and spend sometime watching the gusty wind which was blowing from the southern direction.

In the mean time, she put some tea leaves into the Kettle and went to retrieve a cup from the Almira. After a while, she heard tea was brewing, she was about to turn but...then she got a slight tap just on her right shoulder...she looked back and ..?