I wonder how many of you know or remember the Harvey Comics character CASPER – The friendly ghost? Well, a few weeks ago, I was reminded of him.

A few weeks ago I was returning home when I got a call urging me to hurry up as a strange white smoke was coming out of a bathroom. The bathroom window was boarded up as was the front of the building since our building was being renovated.

The other windows of the room were sealed tight. We checked the electric connections for any short circuits. Everything was just fine.

Within minutes the smoke disappeared leaving behind the smell of wet earth and six very confused people.

Where did the mystery smoke come from?

And was it smoke at all?

What could it be we wondered? It wasn’t wet. It was white. It smelled of wet earth but it hadn’t rained.

This happened the next day too. In the afternoon a little after lunch. This time we were all sitting around after lunch.

Again the maid came out of the room in panic. We tried to stay calm as we rushed to the room. The smoke came out of the bathroom and disappeared as mysteriously as it came. Once again, it left behind the smell of wet earth. Petrichor.

Once again we called the electrician. Another more ‘competent’ one we thought. This time we asked him to change the circuit breaker. One that would automatically kick-in in the individual rooms.

The next day, Hubby Dear’s aunt upstairs who was ailing quietly passed on.

And the smoke has never been seen since.

Ciao,