Last couple of days have seen a new kind of fear and prudence by my wing mates. The discovery of a three and a half feet long snake at the end of the corridor has made every one to feel its presence wherever they can imagine. It has been reportedly seen over different periods of time and at different places.
Finding a snake in the bathroom can seriously dampen the willingness (pun intended) of the wing dwellers to use it unless it is the most unbearable call of nature. But still there are many who continue to use the same place to complete their usual daily chores. Ever since I saw the uninvited guest of our bathroom, who seems to be liking the place,I have shifted to the facilities of the first floor. Not that they are less susceptible to such visits by our crawling creatures, but after spotting it you keep expecting it their everytime you go. And there have been instances where it has been spotted at unexpected and weird places (under the urinal, inside the pot yuck!!). Today was the culmination of the series of events where the cleaner spotted the snake in one of the bathrooms adjacent to the one where one of my friends was having a bath. The person had to run with soap and lather all over his body through the corridor to the floor abov. Every time I visit the abode of our new creepy companion, I look out for it before I can sneek in and take a leak. The funny thing about all this is that the same snake has been spotted in different wings of the hostel and everybody acknowledges its presence. But barely has anyone got the courage to do something about it. May be everybody knows that it is better to let the new guest settle in and enjoying the company of its human dwellers.
After all guests are guests and won't be there forever to rest.
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