The Asylum Dweller's Diary

Book excerpt: The Asylum Dweller’s Diary is a work of fiction written by Author Sudipta Das. It was inspired by heavenly realisations. A few of the super-natural phenomena that have been incorporated in this work were actually experienced in life. The Asylum Dweller, Kit, appeared almost out of nowhere and, after spending two decades at the asylum, disappeared mysteriously. All along, he maintained that he was from another planet called Hoola, millions of light-years away from the Earth. He left behind his diary to his doctor, the narrator. His vivid diary described the lives of the alien race that lived on Hoola. In the diary, he wrote how he grew up with certain identity and found that their race was divided by their diverse identities. He met this pretty girl, named Ket, from his neighbouring country; the two became friends. Sometime later, war broke out between the two countries and she was deported. Eventually, Kit rose in his career. Meanwhile, the war escalated and he had to go to the battlefield to fight against Ket’s country. He did well in the battle but was captured. In captivity he received the vision of wisdom from his Deity and reunited with Ket. The two decided to marry and eloped. After a dramatic climax he was sent to Earth by his Deity. Thus ends the diary. The diary leaves the narrator confused about the Asylum Dweller’s true identity. Was he indeed an alien or just insane?