The Baby in the Refrigerator

The Baby in the Refrigerator

-Alveera Hafeez

That night I was alone at my home, studying Mathematics. The night was windy and cold, I could feel the dust around me. It was an integration problem, I had almost solved it when the lights went off. It was dark, the whole colony was lost to black out. I picked up my phone, unlocked it and turned on the torch. Suddenly, I heard a shrieking noise downstairs, I was afraid, I led my hand inside my pocket and grabbed my pocket knife, I gathered courage and went downstairs. I carefully followed the shrieking voice, it was from the kitchen. I went there. Things weren’t quite visible, I could see no one in the kitchen. I heard that sound again, it was inside the fridge. I was scared to death. I opened it with shivering hands, and saw a cute baby elephant locked inside. It looked at me with innocence and gave me a smile, then I saw a note on the door of the refrigerator. It was from my sister saying, It is cute, isn’t it? I found him in the circus and rescued him from there, I didn’t have time to tell you about this. I will be back with the PETA Rescue Team in a day, until then keep him safe. 

With love,

Your younger sibling,

Albisha

I looked at the baby and he was still looking at me. He might be hungry, so I gave him bananas and apples. He looked quite happy and started playing with me. He showed his love and went with me wherever I went. I wished to have my sister back right now. I took him to a vacant room, I opened the door, lights weren’t back yet. It was filled with dust, I sneezed, he sneezed too, and his whole body was shaken. I laughed at this, he looked at me with his innocent smile. I tried to clean up but it was difficult in the dark, so I decided to take him to my own room, I gestured to him to be silent, and gave him a rug and a blanket, he felt comfortable and warm, so he slept soundly. I got back to my study table, after an hour or so I slept while working on my questions.

Next morning I woke up from my alarm, I yawned and stretched my body. Lights were back, the sun was warm and the air was cozy. Then I looked behind but the baby wasn’t there. I ran down and saw him near the fruits. I shook my head, he again started playing with me. He was really sweet, I made him eat some grapes too, and then we watched a film. He then asked me to climb on his bank and he proudly travelled across the room. He was really being a darling. I made myself tea and for him again some fruits, he was thirsty so he drank three buckets of water. He stored some water in the trunk and then he poured it on me. I laughed at this so he did that again but when I sneezed, he got worried. I quickly dried myself and sat near the fireplace. It was time for me to study so I went to my desk, he came too. He kept looking at me doing tricks to grab my attention. After 15 minutes I had no other option than to play with him.

He licked me, then again he put me on his back, when the doorbell rang. I locked him in the room and peeped through the keyhole, I saw my sister with the rangers, I opened the door, she asked me where was he? I told them that he was inside my room, I went upstairs and came back with him, the Rescue Team patted him, but he kept on looking at me. When they tried to make him move, he was still looking at me. My eyes were filled with tears, I hugged him and said, "This isn’t your home, they will take you there.” But he cried in his language, saying that he wanted to live with me, I cried, he cried too but then they took him, after all he couldn't live in the refrigerator throughout his life.

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