The Terrifying 15 minutes
Disclaimer: The events mentioned in the story are 100% real. Photo by Andy Henderson on Unsplash It was around 4.45 pm on a weekday. The weather was neither gloomy nor sunny, rather comfortable. I noticed the time and was alarmed remembering that my mom would be back from work by 5.00 pm and I still had a list of chores to complete. I decided to complete all my chores before she came. So I jumped out of bed, plugged my work laptop into the power supply, and stormed out of my room. I barged into the kitchen and started by washing the vessels piled up after lunch. On second thought I decided to welcome her with a cup of tea. I poured some milk, lit up the stove, reduced the flame level for the milk to boil, and continued with the dishwashing. " Pshhhhhhhh..... ", I heard a loud hissing sound from the direction of the stove. Everything happened so fast before I could react, in a fraction of a second. I c...