A Strange Discovery While Digging
Update: opened and beautiful! Trying to add new photos here. Can’t seem to be able to. Will do a new post. Here is the update: https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/s/gmj5pqPJoM
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Today, I was digging in the ground beneath my bedroom window to fill a jar for planting. I’ve lived in this ground-floor apartment for four years, and although it’s a public area, I suspect the only other person who might have disturbed the soil is the previous owner. Last year, I added new soil but didn’t find anything interesting when I poured it out.
As I was digging, I stumbled upon a bottle after just the third or fourth shovel. Excitement and curiosity washed over me, but I wanted to wash my hands first. Unfortunately, I got sidetracked because I had a class with a student.
When the student’s guardian came to pick him up, I showed him the bottle. He warned me, saying, “Don’t open it. I’m from Sri Lanka, and older people there believe some Indians do this for bad luck. You should throw it in the sea.” I mentioned that I doubted an Indian person had buried it in that exact spot.
Even though I don’t typically believe in superstitions, his words made me hesitant to open the bottle. Now, it’s sitting atop my fridge, and I can’t shake the feeling that I should just toss it.
I also found this related post (https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/s/dn2RtdEIZ1). It appears to be from the UK and features a bottle similar to mine.
By the way, the smell coming from the bottle is a bit off—almost like cat pee. What should I do with it?