Who Was That Boy?

I have been a reader of the stories on this site for about 1 month.

Today I registered myself so that I could also post one of my experiences with you all.

Sorry for my bad English grammar (being an Indian I would also apologize:)) as others do).

So here goes the story.

It's a real story of mine, when I was in 7th standard aged around 14, now I am 26, I used to go for karate classes on my bicycle at around 8 o'clock from my home to the playground which was 3 kms far from my place and used to return at around 10:30 o'clock.

While going for the classes, on the way there was a large area at the left side of the road which was fenced with metal wires and bushes all around inside and there was one tree standing bare without any leaves on it. This area seemed to be haunted as I never used to look at that side while going n returning back because it used to be dark and felt eerie when I looked at that bare tree having pale yellow stem and branches without any leaves.

One night at about 10 o'clock while returning from the classes, we (I and one of my senior karate players) decided to have Kabab paav at a road side stall just at the beginning of that road. While I finished eating I said him that I wanted to leave then and I turned to go from that lane/road.

Right at the beginning of that road on the right side (while returning it was on my right side) where that fenced area was, a young boy aged around 9-10 years stopped me. I couldn't see his face as it was dark or I didn't know why I couldn't see him. He told me that he knew where I was heading to (i.e that place called Aaisha nagar) and asked me to drop him over there. And said,"can I sit on your bicycle?"

I was shocked to realize that he knew my destination. I made me hell horrified and chilled my spine. I couldn't answer a single word. And in a frightened state I looked backward and started calling my friend's name who was still standing there at the Kabab stall enjoying the kabab. I rushed towards him with my all energy I could apply he was just 10-15 meters away from me. When I tried to point out at that boy, he was nowhere there. He vanished like nobody was there. It scared me so much that I requested my friend to drop me at my home.

When I reached home I narrated the whole incident to my mom, and got fever suddenly. I was ill for whole one week.

My mom recited several ayaat from holy book quran and made prayers to make me calm everyday. After complete one week I felt good. My karate teacher visited me and on his suggestion/request,I promised to continue the classes once I feel better.

I had 3 questions at that time and still have...

(1) was that tree a haunted one (because it looked scariest at night)

(2) who was that boy and where he got vanished when I tried to show him to my friend?

(3) how did he come to know about my destination. Which was 3kms away, and to remove your doubts I must also clarify that there were so many ways going from the end of that lane/road so it was not easy to anybody to know where I was heading towards.

Later after this incident I continued going for the classes but from different road/lane.

Your comments and suggestions about this real incident are welcomed.

Thank you!