Chapter 1 :: Mysterious Tales of Modern Dubai :: The White Thobe Man

Chapter 1

The White Thobe Man

Dubai, a city full of magic, mysteries and fantasies. A city that glitters like gold and diamonds at night. A city that never stops to mesmerize its tourists and residents. It always will have something new to offer for the eyes and senses. Ever wondered Why? and How? People will argue that it is to increase the tourism in the city and generate more revenue. But ! Is It Really? Or are there deep secrets and mysteries that are the real triggers? Something that is beyond the understanding and believes of the common people.

How is it possible for a small city, made initially of only sand, to become one of the most beautiful, secure and unique city full of all the luxuries of the earth.

These were the thoughts that started to bother a blue eyed, fair colored, 9 year old girl 'Lily Sane' the day she went to see the opening of Dubai's new attraction, Dubai Canal's Waterfall, with her parents Susan and Mike. The remarkable fireworks across the canal and the pink colored waterfall on the canal took her curiosity to the highest level. Her mind was full of questions and she wanted all of them answered. The obvious and logical answers from her father didn't sound appealing to her detective mind. So, by the end of the 5 minutes fire show she decided to find out more about the hidden secrets and mysteries related to this new talk of the town destination - Dubai Canals.

While Lily was all lost in her thoughts, little did she know that there was someone on the Canal who was listening to all her query full conversation with her father. A man in a perfectly ironed white thobe and brown sandals, who was easily ignored in the crowd, was standing right besides the Sane family. More than the fireworks, he was amazed by the level of reasoning the little girl had. At the end the opening ceremony fireworks, the man waved good bye to Lily when for a moment she happened to look at him. Lily was shocked to see a fair colored man with white french beard waving at her. She kept thinking about the man and the pink colored waterfall throughout her way to home in Meadows Dubai, a big 6 bedroom Villa.

After changing into her night suit, she went straight to the bed in her bedroom, still lost in the thoughts of the unknown man who gave her a look as if he wanted to talk to her. Suddenly, she heard a knock on the white window of her room which was all painted in pink and purple.

She got scared. Her heart started to beat very fast. She could not dare to look at the window. Finally she gathered some courage and turned her face towards the window on her right wall adjacent to the white bed on which she was sitting. A beautiful plant of 6 big pink roses was kept on the shelf on the outer side of the window. All her fears vanished and she started to look at the plant with eyes and mouth wide open.

She wondered if her mom got this lovely plant for her this morning from the ikea store that they visited earlier this morning. She was amazed at the wonderful fragrance that she could smell even when the window was closed. She opened the window immediately, took her hands out, picked the flowerpot and brought it inside her room.

A minute later, she started to feel the wind blowing inside from the window. Slowly and steadily the speed of the wind started to increase. And then stopped all of a sudden. Dubai is famous for its sand storms. She thought it is yet another one, so she closed the window to avoid any unwanted sand inside the room.

She looked back at the flower, the fragrance of which was now spread in the entire room. She was so happy with her mom's gift to her. Leaving the flower pot on her bed she quickly ran towards her parent's room to thank her mother for the beautiful flowers.

"Mom.. Mom..Mom.. Thank you.. I love it.. Mom" she kept shouting on her way to her mom's room which was also on the first floor, third door from her room on the left.

She banged open the door of the room of nly to find her mother sleeping. She slowed down immediately, moved back, closed the door and turned back to her room. She knew that the mom wasn't feeling well that day and didn't want to disturb her at all.

As she was returning back to her room, she saw a pink light coming out of her room. Wondering what it was and that her plant was safe, she rushed to her room. She was surprised to see how beautifully the flowers of the plant were glowing and emitting out pink light. The sight was very beautiful, she could not take her eyes off the plant.

Slowly she started walking towards the plant. The intensity of the pink light of the plant started to reduce as she walked towards it. Light seemed to be going back into the plant as she went closer. Light completely vanished from one of the flower as she touched it, while other were still glowing.

She got scared and immediately pulled herself back away from her bed, while still looking at the flower.

"Don't Be Scared" - text appeared in red color on the face of the flower.

Her heart skipped a beat as she stepped further back from the plant with mouth and eyes open widest. She could hear her heart beating. She felt a drop of sweat travelling from the front of the ear to the neck and beneath, even when the AC of the room was on. She almost froze out of fear at the spot where she was standing.

Another flower lost its brightness and came up with the text "You were right"
Third flower lost its light and showed the text "There are mysteries in Dubai"

Lily was surprised on seeing this message, but kept looking at the flower with curious eyes.
She was now into the messages completely and started waiting for the fourth one.

The fourth flower lost its light and the message said "Thank you for Trusting"

She smiled and went closer the plant.

Fifth - "I want to talk"

"I want that too. Who are you? what is all this" said Lily

Sixth - "I will now appear before you. OK?"

"Yes please. I want to see you" replied Lily

Soon after Lily's reply, all the flowers of the plant started glowing again with the pink light. The intensity of the light started to increase. The light slowly started to turn white. Intensity kept on increasing. Lily could no more look directly into the plant, she closed her eyes. She felt a current of wind passing through her face, which blew all her short brown hair back.

She realized that the light was no more troubling her eyes and the wind was gone too, she opened her eyes. And saw the same man in the white thobe who had waved to her, at Dubai Canal,standing in front of her.


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