THE OCCULT WINDOWSBy Shamim MerchantChapter 1"Girls, I really envy you.""Why aunty?"We asked in unison,Mrs. Narayani Pillai, the owner of our small one bhk terrace flat, took a deep sigh and was looking at the picturesque view outside our drawing room window. She turned towards us and said,"We live on the ground floor and this mind blowing, attractive scenery is not visible from any of our windows."She was absolutely right. The greenery, hills, the lake, winding roads and foggy mornings. The views from our windows are breathtaking. We could sit there for hours together, do nothing else, just keep our eyes