Genesis (Part-2)

Story:
Ethan stopped. Looked at the sky once again. The sky is not moving. The white parts that are transparent, are moving as if the sky was like an earth to those white transparent things to stand and move. He named them as clouds. He felt something, like a hand, touching and moving along with clouds. He named it air.

Then his thought process began to visualize a new theme. He went back to the people, gathered them, and showed them the clouds, made them feel the air and started teaching them..

"The human beings are the clouds and the earth is the sky. The people like clouds, forced with rituals and orders of the community heads that resembles air, move with it.But there is a difference. The clouds, couldn't think. Hence, they don't stop. But, it is a different story with man. If he wants, he can stop. He can stop and think. He can go in an entirely different direction. A billion years from now, these clouds may be moving in the same way, forced by the air in the same direction. But we, we could make a difference. We could think. We can discover new things. The animal skin we wrap around ourselves and the houses we build with stones are the same since the past thousand years. Why not change? Why not spread? Why not increase ourselves? Protect ourselves with new weapons! Should we be like animals that can communicate in only one language or discover new ones and move out. Raise, wake up. We need not follow the heads, who give us orders and whose son rules us and for generations, be slaves to them. Come with me, we will explore the whole world and where ever you deem fit, you can occupy and stay in that land"

Genesis (Part-1)

In the beginning there was nothing. In the end, there will be nothing.

Story:
Once upon a time, billions of years ago; When humans feared getting scattered away, when each and every human being alive on the planet, lived in a place, that extended a few hundred meters on all sides; there was a man. Ethan is his name. Always used to give shudders to the people by suddenly disappearing from the community, going to far off places and teaching people to not sit at one place, but explore. Fearing that his words may act as spell in the community spirit that the next generation needs to learn, Ethan was abolished from the community. Ethan, not knowing where to go, started running, towards the place where he always wanted to go - The place where the sky meets mountains. He ran and ran, there are mountains behind mountains, but the sky always resided on the farthest mountain visible. Then he got an idea...

Why am I running after it? Why isn't it running after me; just the same way I got intrigued by it, why isn't it interested in a person like me, who could stand alone from the community?

So he started running back. Towards the community. The air flow made the sky move forward and it appeared to Ethan, as though the sky is moving towards the community too and is racing against him. He ran fast. Faster than the sky so as to reach the community, earlier than it. He suddenly stopped. The sky isn't moving. Some thick white layers on it, are moving. Why? Again he thought....

Elope

Raju and Rani, in their 20's loved each other. Their phone conversation, tapped by a guy..

Raju - "Rani, I am sorry"
Rani - "I will kill you, if you don't come; and take me. I am getting married tommorrow morning. Don't you understand !!!"
Raju - "It's risky. More over, I don't have a job"
Rani - "No guy, shown in movies who elopes with a woman has a job. We can think of that later"
Raju - "No Rani. If I take you with me, I have a maximum of 1000$ in my bank. We go to a city, and with in 3 months, all of that will get exhausted. I can't"
Rani - "With in 3 months, you can get a job. If not, I will. More over, I have a lot of gold, brought for my marriage. I will bring it all. Please come and take me"
Raju - "then"

calculating in mind, "It's ok. I will come and take you. And we will be happy together. I will be on the road, that is back of your house in 10 min. Be there. And especially don't forget the gold"
Rani - "Ok"

Rani slowly opens the back door. A 24 year old guy, stands there. He is Lokesh.

Lokesh - "Where are you going ?"

Rani - "Do I need to tell you. First of all, who are you and why..?"
Lokesh - "I have tapped the phone"
Rani - "Please, help me; but don't stop me. I want to marry Raju"
Lokesh - "He is not the one for you"
Rani - "How can you..?"
Lokesh - "He got ready to take you out and elope, only when you told him, that you will bring money. That means, money decides your relationship. It won't stand long"
Rani - "Hmm, I haven't thought so"
Lokesh - "Think, take you time. Think about the parents, who brought you up with no ROI for 20 years and think of the guy who tried to get ROI on the very onset of your legal relationship"
Rani sat there, thinking. Then,
Rani - "Thank you. Now, if you go out, I will close the door and will marry the man, my parents have seen"
Lokesh went out. Rani went and stood beside the bride groom, while the marriage ritual started. Rani turned to look at the bridegroom. Surprise, it's Lokesh

Ithadu (Part-4)

Story

"Wake up"
Nandu slowly tried to open his eyes,
Malli - "Wake up. I already told you yesterday that we are going to station. You hadn't got an alarm ?"
Nandu - "Malli, you look like you were still fifteen. Or am I dead and is this heaven ?"
Malli with a stern voice- "We are fifteen" and then - "Had a bad dream ?"

Nandu - "Oh no. Means I was dreaming. Shit"
Malli - "Ohh, you watched Athadu again ?"
Nandu - "Yes"
Malli - "You fool. It's a movie. How many times I have told you to just watch it as a movie, but not to fantasize about it ?"
Nandu - "You are not gonna believe me. I was running behind a train, CBI was after me..."
Malli - "Please. I don't understand why you get almost the same dream and why I always die in it. Ok get ready, we are going to be late"
Nandu - "Yeah"

Nandu woke up, got ready and then Malli took him to the station. Malli took him to the end of the platform which is almost deserted. Then,
Malli - "Sorry Nandu"
Nandu - "Why ?"

A group of 10 people surrounded them.
Malli - "I am in desperate need of money. And a person in Hyderabad is in deperate need of kidney. So"
Nandu - "So"
...................

THE END

Fear (Part-1)

Before Word
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons or things or events whether current or deceased is purely coincidental

Story
I completed my under graduate studies. After much thought and deliberation, I decided to go for higher studies. Higher studies are costly, especially in the 21st century. So, I choose a college, where I could stay for first one month, without paying the semester registration fee. I also choose this college, so that if I don’t like this college, I could switch to another college with similar options. I am an Indian and the college I choose was in USA. I took a cheap class Air India ticket and boarded the flight. Of course, throughout the journey I could only sit and the seats are not that comfortable. I choose this and I have to bear with it.

My cousin was already staying there in a room that is nearby to the college. He came to the airport and took me to his room. We chatted a little, and then he told me, that there was already one of his friends, who started the graduate studies this year in the same college and was staying in a hostel inside it; if I want, I could share his room for some time. I told my cousin – “fuck yeah” .

He dropped me inside the college and introduced me to his friend Ram. I dodged my luggage in Ram’s room and my cousin, left me.
Ram – “Don’t fear, I have a phone and we could reach your cousin any time you want”
Me – “Cool”
Ram – “People come to US not just for studies, but for something more”
Me – “You mean fucking”
Ram – “Yeah, now you speak my language. Let’s go”

Yeah, this was one of the intricate reasons for me to come here. After getting freshen up, me and Ram left the dorm, and started walking towards our class room. It was a long walk, almost a kilometer. We started walking on road, then on twigs under the shade of trees, then again roads... As good as it gets, I observed that the college was a den for girls, with little boys inside it. And it was common for the girls to go out with professors here, Ram was telling me. So, I guess even if we were caught, there won’t be too much punishment. Whoa, what am I thinking, I came here for studies. That’s the main reason. The rest is just an afterthought. But the girls here, huh, God help me.

One more thing I observed is the snakes. The snakes were moving as if they were one of us, and the dirty part, everyone in the college felt the same. No one is shaking, when a snake is moving beside them; Some people were even giving a fond look towards them when they were passing and when I asked one of the workers – “They were also living creatures like us, why bother? You must be new to this place, but you will soon get inhabited”. Ram and I, keeping our fear in the fists, moved slowly, getting past the snakes, towards the class room. We saw few other people, watching their steps and realized that they were also freshers like us. We all got together and entered the class room but were soon to realize that it was empty. We were no more than fifteen in all and that’s it. That’s the class strength supposed to join a reputed American university for a fall semester. Something is definitely wrong here.

We slowly went inside, looking for snakes, below the desks and occupied the seats. We just hoped that some dirty old professor may enter the class except an excited teenage snake. Then, a beautiful woman entered. Her wrinkles articulated that she was thirty, but the hotness - sixteen. Yeah, I came to college for this.
Teacher with a curved smile on her lips– “Good morning students. Welcome to the graduate studies. Your hearts may be beating hard because of the snakes; but, believe me, one month is all it takes, to get acquainted with this place”

And after one week, I was looking for ways to escape from the campus, alive if possible. What happened ?

Ithadu (Part-3)

Special entry
........... - Ramu
Vamsi - Thoni
Anjaneya Prasad (CBI) - Ravi

Story

Prasad did not waste time. From the commissioner's office, he went straight to the scene of crime along with his assistants Thoni and Ramu. It was a station which is the immediate next one to where Puri, Malli and Nandu boarded.

Prasad stood watching the tracks

Thoni - "Sir, it was seven years ago. What are you watching for ?"
Ramu - "Shut up Thoni. Sir is looking for some clues. How dare you question him ? Show some loyalty man"
Prasad - "Close your mouth Ramu. It's the way you develop. Asking questions" turning to Thoni's side - "Do you know how Malli died ?"
Thoni - "Ofcourse. Nandu killed him"
Ravi - "Do you think so ?"
Thoni - "Yeah. That's what the head lines in the newspapers said seven years ago"
Ravi turning to both Thoni and Ramu - "First rule of CBI. Don't believe media"

"I was like one of you, seven years ago. Working under Ramana sir, who is a retired CBI officer now. The case was handed to the CBI then, as police gave ambiguous reports to the higher officials. So, a green signal was given to the CBI, and the case was handed to Ramana sir. The police were reluctant to hand over the dead body of Malli. But we applied for special permission and got it. We then gave the body for post mortem. In the post mortem, it was found that he was killed with a Sword, plunged through his lungs"

Ramu - "What's the big deal ? Nandu killed Malli with a sword"

Prasad - "Here comes the big deal. In the police report, they stated that they found a knife there, with Nandu's finger prints on it and then, a case was filed on Nandu"

Thoni - "Oh my God. Then, Nandu did not kill Malli. But, why did not you people?"
Prasad - "report to the authorities. We tried. Then they asked - who killed Malli"
Thoni - "Some one else in the compartment, may be"
Prasad - "The compartment is a special one and it was not reserved to any one at that time"
Thoni - "But sir, in the chaos created at the station, some one might have stepped into the train along with Nandu and Puri"
Prasad - "In the next station, the compartment was empty, except for Nandu's body. We have information that three of them boarded at the prior station and they were Nandu, Puri and Malli"
Ramu - "May be Nandu tried to elope with Puri. Malli tried to get them back to home and so Nandu killed Malli"
Prasad - "It's not possible. I have enquired about Nandu and Malli from their school friends. Nandu is more of a fearful person compared to Malli. If some one tried to convince to go back home, it should be Nandu"

The three were silent for some time. Then Prasad

"It was unbelievable. An entire police batallion was stationed in the station and the three of them escaped. People in the station reported that Nandu boarded a running train"

Ramu, jiggling - "I too have boarded twice or thrice"
Thoni - "Ramu, did you read the files thoroughly. Nandu boarded a train moving at 100 km/hr"
Prasad exclaimed- "If we would have sent Nandu to olympics, he would have bought a gold to India"

Seven years ago

[Inside the train, Nandu, Malli and Puri talking after Nandu boarded]

Nandu – “Tell me onething. Does your father know that you are going with Malli ?”
Puri – “No. He knows only that I am going with someone”
Nandu – “hmm..”
Malli - "Oh, you thinking that the commissioner will come after you, thinking you have eloped with Puri. Ha ha"
Puri turning to Malli - "Well. If I have encountered Nandu earlier than you, may be I would have eloped with him"
Blinking one of her eyes to Nandu - "Kill Malli. I can elope with you right away"
Nandu laughed. Puri and Malli too..
Then..

Ithadu (Part-2)

Special-entry:

Anjaneya Prasad (CBI) - Ravi

Story:

Nandu - "This train leaves in one more minute, board it"
Malli - "you ?"
Nandu - "I will have to make a call"
Puri - "We can do it later. Don't you understand, the station is surrounded by police"
Nandu gave a serious glance at Malli. Malli gave a nod as if he understood something.

Malli - "Puri, let's go"
Malli and Puri boarded the train. The wheels of the train started screeching the tracks. Nandu was still standing there, not moving an inch.
Puri standing on the ledge of the compartment, gave a shout - "Nanduuu, come"

The shout did not startle Nandu, but the police recognised her. The police started running behind the train. Malli pulled Puri back into the train. The police started making whistles with the hope that some will pull the chain and some one did. But then, an announcement

"There is a bomb in the station. It will explode in the next five minutes"

The train is still inside the station. Chaos spread all over. Scared of death, the passengers moved like apes. The police couldn't run in the midst of that maniacness. The train driver, listening to the announcement, started racing the train again, even though it is necessary as per protocols to know why the chain was pulled before starting the train again. Lives are at stake here. If the train moves away from the station, he would have saved all the people in the train.

Standing on the ledge, Malli looked outside as the train started moving. In the midst of that chaos, where people are unaware of the direction, there is one person who is moving as if he knows where to go. Not moving, running. To everyone who saw him inside the station, he appeared blurred. Malli recognised, it was Nandu.

The train left the station, completely by now and Nandu was still running behind it. Nandu's speed got increased, and slowly one after the other, he started crossing the compartments. Malli extended his hand, when Nandu was crossing the compartment behind, and then pulled him inside. The compartment was mostly empty. So, the three of them sat together and after Nandu has eaten enough air, they started talking

Nandu - "Tell me onething. Does your father know that you are going with Malli ?"
Puri - "No. He knows only that I am going with someone"
Nandu - "hmm.."

Seven years later..

Commissioner office, commissioner-smoking a cigar. A CBI officer walks in.

Prasad - "Hello, I am Anjaneya Prasad. CBI"
Commissioner - "Hello, have a seat"

Prasad after settling in,

Prasad - "Reason for calling me ?"
Commissioner - "I heard a lot about you. You solved a lot of complex cases. Recently I heard that you solved the murder case of Shiva Reddy"
Prasad - "I asked the reason for calling me"
Commissioner - "Ok, I will come to the point. Seven years ago, my daughter eloped with someone. I did all I can with in my power to catch him. But our police department couldn't locate him"
Prasad - "Look, I don't deal with cases of this type"
Commissioner - "Listen completely. The guy who eloped with my daughter, did a phonecall to the announcement room of the station for spreading chaos. We traced the call later, and found that it came from a juice point inside the station. As per the description of the owner, a sketch is drawn. Here's the sketch"
Prasad - "Oh my God, this.."
Commissioner - "Yes, he is Nandu. I hope you remember the case that was flashed seven years ago. Two close friends, Nandu and Malli; took the permission of their parents, to go for a movie and left home. But none of them returned. While Malli was found dead on the train that moved away from the station at the time of chaos, Nandu disappeared. So, we can consider that Nandu killed Malli. This was the photograph of Nandu, taken from his home which appeared in the tabloids seven years ago. So Nandu is the guy, who eloped with my daughter. From the past seven years, I have been searching for him and my daughter. But I couldn't find them. The police department as a whole couldn't. Now tell me, will you handle the case ?"
Prasad - "Ok, I will"
Commissioner - "These are the case files. Please keep informing me any lead that you get in this point"
Prasad - "Sure sir"

Ithadu (Part-1)

Cast-n-crew :

Chaitu - Nandu
Varma - Malli
_____- Puri

Story :
I am Nandu, the hero of this story. How I became a hero ? It's a long story....

It is said that the friends we make during our childhood are true friends. Because there is no selfishness in that friendship, except pure innocence. I have one such friend - Malli

I met Malli when I was 10 years old. His house is in my neighbourhood. We used to eat, play and sleep together. But don't think we hadn't any differences in between us. Malli had a crush for Aishwarya Rai while I had a crush for Priyanka Chopra.

I loved school, but Malli hated it. If there is a shortage of attendance, we were not allowed to sit for examinations. So, I always used to drag him to the classroom. But, as the years rolled by, Malli got some new friends. Malli used to skip classes and hang out with them. "What he used to do with them ?" you may ask. But I am not gonna say it, because he is still my best friend. Tears are flowing through my eyes right now.. let's get back to the story.

Malli and me, we were in tenth class then. One fine morning, Malli took me to the railway station. I thought it is to give send off to one of his friends, but after going there he told me that we are going to give send off to our parents.
"Let's run away" - Malli's words were still ringing in my head.
"But why ?" I asked
"Life is so boring, for thrill" - Malli
"I am not going to come with you"
Malli - "Please ra. I thought of going alone, but felt that you can't live with out me"
Me - "Malli, please. Think once again. You don't know what you are risking for this fanciness of yours. Your parents live in a society. People ask questions"

Just then, a girl came running towards us. She caught Malli's shoulder and started gasping.
"What a beauty ?" I thought
Malli - "Actually there is one more reason for running away from home. hm. She is Puri, my girl friend"

At that very moment, my heart cracked. It was broken into a million pieces. Malli wouldn't even take a piss, with out telling me, but this big news, how come he kept it confidential. Even from me..

Malli - "I know what is going on in your head. Her father is a Police commissioner, so I have to maintain it, very secretive"

Me - "A police commissioner. Oh my God. The Police. Malli, you are trying to elope with a minor girl who is the daughter of a commissioner. Now, let her go and you come with me. Let's get back to our houses"

Puri - "Please Nandu, please. Oh, you may be wondering, how I know your name, but Malli used to tell me everything about you - How you used to drag him to the school, for the fear that he might be debarred. Please come with us. After five years, when everything cools down, we will come back"

The girl's eyes, her nature made me a soft ball.

Announcement in the railway station "Puri, don't go any where"

Puri - "That's my father. It means the police had already entered the station"

AnkChakPull

Before word: My cousin is in first year of her college and she has to perform a skit. So I am writing this story for her, with only lady characters. 

Story:

Three women from a village, who were soothsayers, were walking in the desert. They were Ankamma, Chakkamma and Pullamma.  Being tired of long walk, they sat under a tree.

Ankamma – “Do you think we’re gonna have customers on the other side of the desert?”

Chakkamma – “Yeah! No one believes us on this side of the desert. It is the best option for now. If not for Pullamma, we would have still stayed there”

Pullamma – “What did I do? I just foretold to a person who came to me, that the person will marry a beautiful princess. You too lie all the time to the people who ask you about their future”

Chakkamma – “But to say that to a 90-year old and that too a woman. It’s disgusting. You better go to an eye-doctor first”

Pullamma – “Yeah, and you are saying as if I was the whole reason for the villagers to throw us out. You foretold that a hero will be born to save the villagers from the tyranny of the Landlord, when the person who came to you is the landlord in disguise. And you Ankamma, you are no less”

Ankamma – “Hey look, there is a person crossing the desert, let’s go to her and tell her future”

Chakkamma  - “Ankamma, don’t be too excited”

Pullamma – “Chakkamma, let Ankamma go. Ankamma you go first, I will follow you slowly”

Before Pullamma’s words ended, Ankamma ran to the person walking

Ankamma – “Know your future, just for 10 dollars”

Person – “I know my future. Let me go on my way”

Ankamma – “Oh yeah, you think you know your future. Let me be clear on one thing, now itself God told me that something unexpected is going to happen to you with in the next one hour. And unless you give me 10 dollars, I am not gonna tell you what it is”

At this the person opened his hood. It was a woman, carrying dagger. She caught Ankamma, put a knife around her neck and

Person – “Tell me, who will win the football world cup; Argentina or Germany?”

Ankamma – “How can I know? Please leave me, I beg you”

Person – “You can consult God na, tell me who’s gonna win”

Pullamma who was slowly observing all this, ran back to Chakkamma and told her about the situation. When Pullamma and Chakkamma came back, only Ankamma was there, counting the dollars.

Pullamma – “What? Nothing happened to you?”

Ankamma  - “Why should something happen to me ?”

Chakkamma – “Pullamma told me that the person tried to slit your throat”

Ankamma – “I don’t know. May be she was dreaming. Look at it, I got ten dollars”

Pullamma – “Let’s share it”

Ankamma – “No way, I earned it. If you want, earn it yourself and keep the whole money. I won’t ask for share”

And again, another person started walking that way. Pullamma, without telling any of them, thinking they might grab the chance, ran directly to the person, and

Pullamma – “Know your future, just for 10 dollars”

Person – “I know my future. Let me go on my way”

Pullamma – “Oh yeah, you think you know your future. Let me be clear on one thing, now itself God told me that something unexpected is going to happen to you with in the next one hour. And unless you give me 10 dollars, I am not gonna tell you what it is”

At this the person opened his hood. It was a woman, carrying dagger. She caught Pullamma, put a knife around her neck and

Person – “Tell me, who will win the football world cup? Argentina or Germany?”

Pullamma – “How can I know? Please leave me, I beg you”

Person – “You can consult God na, tell me who’s gonna win”

Pullamma understood that for the first time in her life, she foresaw the future and now she was not in a position to control it. The person cut Pullamma’s throat, took her jewelry and ran away.

And lo, the story is over

Done

A man died. People gathered around him. A bike with flames is near him. A road accident occurred on highway number-34. Peter, a human rights activist and an active member of Society and You organisation came to the scene.

Peter - "Is he dead ?"

One of them - "Yes"

Peter - "Humanity is lost in the world. What the hell have you been doing, before he died? Why didn't you take him to the hospital ?"

One of them - "He is dead, before anyone of us arrived"

Peter - "Then you should have arrived before he is dead. Are you so much busy in your life ? Do you have a task as important than saving a man's life ? Why didn't you come earlier ? Come on, give me the answer ?"

One of them - "Well, why didn't you come earlier ?"

Peter - "I was busy protesting for human rights. I am doing something for the people. But you, you people do everything for yourself. Don't you have even a minute bit of humanity. You guinea brats and pigs"

Everyone gathered around Peter.

Peter - "I know you are gonna say sorry to me, and pledge that from today on you will change. But I don't want your sorry. A man's life is already lost. You fools and sons of bitches.."

Before he completed the statement, they made him bend down and beat him to the pulp.

Moral : If you have humanity, help others. Don't lecture about it too much. Your actions are enough to inspire people and make them help others

Re-man (Part-2)

Story :

The child was slowly taken out, cutting the umbilical cord, but nothing happened to Jenny. Her eyes filled with tears of joy were now looking at the child. A miracle, Brad felt and bent to kiss on Jenny’s fore head

Jenny – “No way, now only little Brad can kiss me, go away”

Brad – “Mmmm”

Suddenly Jenny gave a huge cry and everything in Brad’s world stopped moving. The opened mouth, terror filled eyes, a straight line on a monitor showing heart beat – these were the last of Jenny’s . There was a small paper, beside Jenny’s bed

“              Boy – John

                Girl – Ann

“

Brad understood. He took the child and drove to Fred’s house. Fred is the friend of Brad, who was married six years ago, but wasn’t blessed with a child. He rang the door bell

Fred – “Brad, I am sorry of what I have heard”

Brad – “Fred, take this child. Raise him as your child. But name him John; this is Jenny’s last wish”

Fred – “Thank you Brad, but why? No father would give his child away, on the first day he was born”

Brad – “Look Fred, No matter how or what, he is responsible for Jenny’s death. I don’t want to see the reason for my love’s death growing and playing infront of me. But I have seen Jenny’s love on him and for a second when Jenny looked at the child, I felt like she loved him more than me. Take this kid, and raise him as your child”

Fred – “It’s ok Brad. But.but (murmuring)”

Brad – “But, if he knows the truth. Or you are thinking that may I use my money power later, to take him back? If that is your problem, half my property is on Jenny’s name. I will talk with the lawyer and make sure that within a week all that is transferred to you. You can go to a far off place from here, but make sure John gets everything”

Fred – “ok Brad, promise me that you will never try to contact me or try to find the child”

Brad – “I do”

As Brad told those two little words, he remembered the day of his marriage. He handed the child to Fred, and went to his mansion. Seven days passed with Brad, talking with lawyer, arranging the transfer of property. After that week , one day, Brad sat on the floor inside his mansion and kept weeping..

North Meets South (Part-7)

He couldn’t study anymore. His mind was roaming around somewhere. He stopped studying and started to focus on what his mind roamed around – It was Amala. Montek called Amala, they spoke for some time, and then Amala proposed again

Amala – “I love you”

Montek – “I love you too”

Amala – “Serious, “

Montek – “Yeah, I love you”

Amala – “But, before you told me”

Montek – “I don’t know, but am feeling it now. I Love you Amala”

Amala – “Say it once again”

Montek – “I love you”

Amala – “Once again”

Montek – “I love you”

Amala – “Once again”

Montek – “I love you”

The whole night, Montek kept on telling it, atleast for a 1000 times. They both didn’t understand how it happened, but it came out instantaneously and at the same time within a few hours gap from the inside of both of them.

The next day, Montek called Upman to his room, and told him the whole matter

Upman – “Look, it’s not possible. You are from north and she is from south. They never meet. Just be good friends”

Montek – “But we can’t. We don't feel like that any more. Also, we can’t live even for a day, without speaking to each other”

Upman – “Look, I will tell Amala to stop speaking with you. Now you too try not to speak with her. Let the feelings go down. Forget her now, or else it would be quite difficult in the future.”

Montek – “Ok, I will try my best”

For two days, Montek and Amala stayed without speaking to each other. And then, they couldn’t. Mobile phones rang and the love birds spoke.

Both of them knew that it will be a very hard thing, convincing their parents. And they love their parents. So they took an oath that they will marry only if the parents from both sides agree. They don’t know how it happened in between them, but a saying about love is apt to their relationship

“Love doesn’t take permission to happen. Love doesn’t need anyone’s consent. It just happens”

Dan didn’t meet Diana any time later, but somehow in his second year, he got her mail ID. Filled with jubilance and anxiety, he sent her a friend request in chat.  One fine day she accepted and Dan started seeing her in his chat list. He then pinged her

Dan – “Hii Diana, how are you?”

Diana – “Who are you?”

Dan tried to explain, but failed as Diana didn’t remember anything.

There are two kinds of people in the world. One who hold their life, and the others who don’t.  Amala and Montek belong to the latter category. In the end, they succeed or not doesn't matter, but watching "Love happen" in today's world and in such a sweet manner is really really cool. Me, being the writer of this blog, feel a lot of jealous about them. But, someday, I too will fall in love (exaggerating - LOL) and it will be the greatest story of my life. Will definitely share with you guys.

And last but not least,

The story is over folks.

North Meets South (Part-6)

Amala and Montek came back to the college in second year. Since each one belonged to a separate branch, they started sitting in different classes, but the messaging continued. No one in NIT cares when some fest or cultural or robotic event happens with in the NIT, but Amala and Montek waited for such events. These were the only moments, they could work together. But both of them never felt the love between them; they just felt that they liked working together. They helped each other whenever they can, with whatever possible means they have.

The semester is about to end, and just like last time, Montek personally dropped Amala in the station. Montek bid alvida and came back to the hostel. After a while Montek’s phone rang,

Montek – “Hey Amala,”

Amala – “ Hey, Montek, can I tell you one thing ?”

Montek – “Sure, anything”

Amala – “I felt like hugging you, when you were leaving me at the station”

Montek – “So,”

Amala – “Do you think, it’s right ? To get a feeling like that ?”

Montek – “Look, I too felt the same. It happens between friends”

Amala – “No Montek, I am not happy. Every time I was going for home, I felt very happy. But not this time”

Montek – “Hey, don’t think too much. Go to home, enjoy and come back”

Amala – “I Love you”

Montek – “What, are you kidding ?”

Amala – “No, I am serious, I love you”

Montek was silent. He did not speak for 20 seconds. He cut the phone. His phone started ringing again

Amala – “Hey, don’t take it serious”

Montek – “No no, I can understand. It happens”

Amala – “So, we are still friends?”

Montek – “Yes”

Amala – “I mean, it just came out, unexpectedly. So.”

Montek – “Hey, don't bother your mind. I say it too Upman all the time, it doesn't mean we are gays. In friendship, these are all common”

Amala was silent for a few seconds,

Amala – “Ok then, will talk to you later”

Montek – “Ok, bye and don’t think too much”

Amala – “Yeah, sure”

Montek has one more exam left, so he started studying, but he couldn't. Some feeling which cannot be told, started lingering his mind..

North Meets South (Part-5)

Cultural fest of the college happened in the second semester. While Dan has a tendency to stay in the room, the rest of the batch, including Noorahur and Amala have the tendency to stay at the institute, talking to each other, going to canteens, working for the fest. Montek and Amala, became more close, sharing their personal life, exchanging messages. An air of closeness has grown between them, and everyday they would exchange atleast 3-4 messages. But they never took it for love. They thought it's just friendship and both of them tried to keep it pure.

Most of the time, the room used to be empty, except for Dan. This gave enough time for Dan, to learn about computers. In the first semester, three of the six people – Upman, Modi and Montek brought the computers and Dan used to play with them to learn about computers. He learnt a lot of tricks, hacking into the institute’s mail directories, trouble shooting the computers. They were not his computers, so there was no problem in experimentation. How much he learnt in first year, can be told with a simple example.

[The next paragraph is about a cool thing did by Dan, but if you are interested in the love story only, you can skip it]

There is a club by the name Microsoft Club. In his second semester, there is an induction of the club, but Dan couldn’t make it through. In the presentation, during the orientation of the club, a prefinal year, Computer Science student, who was the head of the club expressed the inability to give many other free softwares, other than present in the common directory (website)of the institute, simply because place is not sufficient in it. He told that a common web-portal can be formed so that institute users can download many different softwares directly from the directory of Microsoft, or getting the keys of a multitude of Microsoft softwares. But the problem, he couldn’t get institute E-mail id’s of all the people at one place. Circulating a notice through all the departments would be a good idea, but he needs volunteers. Dan, after coming from the orientation, worked on the problem. He called the head of the club in mobile, and told him that within a few minutes, using putty, entering into the institute’s mail directory which is built on unix, he could get all the E-mail id’s -  if needed department wise. Then the head invited Dan to his room, where he demonstrated to him, how it can be done. The result, everyone from first year to final year, got an account, and can use it to retrieve keys to any Microsoft software, including the keys to older versions of Microsoft - Vista, XP and almost all Microsoft softwares like Visio, Project, Studio etc.,

The semester is about to end, while Amala and Montek drew more close to each other. When Amala is about to leave for summer vacation, Montek personally went to the station to give her send off. Waved her bye, and came back to the hostel. Amala went to her home and enjoyed the summer vacation. But both of them didn't think that something is gonna happen in their next semester that is gonna change their lives forever. Thus, the second semester ended

North Meets South (Part-4)

Dan silently stayed in the room, studying most of the time. Listening to the stories of Montek and Upman - about the girls in their classrooms and thinking - How much these people waste time on unnecessary matters. Sheravan, Modi and Akhil used to chit chat along with Upman and Montek for a long time. Sometimes, they used to chit chat for 6-7 hours in a single stretch. But Dan, sitting at a corner used to study for exams. First semester ended. Results are out.

Everyone thought that Dan would be the topper. But it was Upman, the second was Montek. Well, there is one thing for Dan to be happy about. A custom started that throughout the four years, whoever comes first in any semester, he should give party to the rest of the guys in the room. So, Upman became the scape goat of first semester.

Dan couldn’t understand, why his result went down. So, in the second semester, Dan tried to become social. Started helping people. One day, he went to a bank, where there is a old woman, who couldn’t fill the with drawal form. She asked Dan for help. And there is the NRI girl, Diana standing there. Dan took hold of the opportunity, and started a conversation

Dan – “Hey, you are from first year na”

Diana – “Yeah”

Dan gave a moment pause, expecting her to tell her name, so that he could tell his. She didn’t

Dan – “This old lady present here wants me to fill her form, but I can’t understand Odiya, so could you help me?”

Diana – “Yeah sure”

Then the translation happened, slowly, from the old woman to Diana and then from Diana to Dan. The filling of the form is over. Then, Diana went away.

Dan went to the room filled with jubilance to tell his friend’s that he too met a girl. When he entered the room, he overheard them speaking about a girl with dangerous attitude levels. Dan understood that they were talking about the girl he just met. Dan asked what was her name, and Modi – “Her name was Diana”. When Dan told them about what happened just then, they started teasing Dan using the name of Diana. Dan felt good - Now, I am one of them

North Meets South (Part-3)

Montek and Amala used to sit in the same class, but never spoke to each other in the initial days. Montek has a way with girls which attracted many girls, but not Amala till he first spoke to her at a workshop.

The workshop was conducted by one of the NIT clubs inside the NIT itself. When the workshop got over in the evening, everyone went away; but Montek was waiting there for his friend Upman to come, so that both of them can walk together to the hostel. He saw Amala  near him; she too was waiting for someone; then a light bulb glowed in his mind; She was a girl from his class. He went near her..

Montek – “Hey, You are from our class na”

Amala – “Yeah, me Amala”

Montek – “I am Montek. So, how did you feel about the workshop?”

Amala – “Boring, I came for it, just because my friend needs a partner. I particularly have no interest in it”

Montek – “Oh, I see. Tomorrow do we have a class?”

Amala – “Don’t know about it. Someone has to go and ask the professor”

Montek - “oh. Everyone thinks some other person has to go. We need to have a common class representative.”

Amala – “Yeah, so, who do you think will be the right person for it?”

Montek – “I feel Noorahur is the one. But she is a girl, informing to the boys may create some problems”

Amala – “Why not you?”

Montek – “Me, I am just a normal man. But, If everyone in the class wishes, I can take up the mantle”

Amala – “Well, if you keep a voting, I am sure that you will win”

Montek – “Acha..(laughs)”

From somewhere a harsh voice came

Upman – “Montek, let’s go”

Montek – “Hey Upman, this is my classmate Amala, and Amala this is my room mate Upman”

Upman – “Hii”

Amala – “Hii”

Montek – “Ok then, Are you waiting for someone ?”

Amala – “Yeah, but will go to hostel. I don’t think she is gonna come”

Montek – “Ok then, bye”

Amala – “Bye”

Later on, in the class room Amala started talking with Montek. They exchanged phone numbers, and started sending small good night messages to each other. Montek became the CR (Class Representative) of the class, and whenever there is no class, he used to tell the boys himself and for girls he conveyed it through Amala. Soon, they started exchanging frequent messages. Noorahur, who is also in the same class is a good friend to both of them. Upman fell in love with her. To know about the likes/dislikes of Noorahur and getting closer with her Upman became a social person. Upman used to bother Amala a lot, asking about Noorahur; sometimes Montek used to be the victim; although Montek used to tease Upman everyday about it. The three used to go for canteen together. Amala used to tease Upman telling that Noorahur doesn’t like his kind of people, while Upman kept a nickname for her.

Re-man (Part-1)

Genre : Super Hero
Story :
A holy church, filled with joy and applause was witnessing a marriage. A fatherless boy, the youngest billionaire of the city is going to get married.

Father – “Brad Clayfield, do you accept Jenny to be your wife and that you will look after through times of turmoil and uncertainty”

Brad – “I do”

Jenny’s face became red with happiness. She is going to marry the one she loved since her child hood.

Father – “And now Jenny, do you take Brad to be your lawfully wedded husband?”

Jenny – “Yes, I do”

Father – “Now you may kiss the bride”

The crowd stood, clapping their hands, each one remembering their own marriage as Brad hugged Jenny. Then he gave her a romantic kiss lifting the aura of many young girls present there.

The days rolled by. Jenny didn’t know how it happened but it’s all like a dream and went very fast. Honeymoon, passing the pregnancy test, her husband taking care of her like a small child, and now while she was in a Ward room feeling the birth pains, all these things flashed into her mind. She was into the tenth month of pregnancy and kept on screaming. Brad himself, wearing the outfit of surgeon stood beside her, giving comfort that nothing would happen and everything would go fine.

Two months ago, doctor told him that his wife has some major disease, which they identified just then. That she would die after giving birth to a child. Brad went into a rage, slapping the doctor and making a scene. Then he took Jenny to another hospital. There also, the doctor told him the same thing adding that it was a common disease in pregnant woman, endangering the life of either mother or child. Brad requested to save Jenny, even if it takes to kill the child. The doctor told him, at an early stage, till the third month of pregnancy that would have been a possibility. But it’s already too late. Not letting Jenny know all these things, he himself used some medicines to delay the pregnancy. But he couldn’t stop it for long. Now that she is into the tenth month of pregnancy, it would give her a more painful death if he kept using medicines. 

Now, Brad kept looking into her eyes imprinting each and every movement of her in his brain, since these are the things he is going to live by, for the rest of his life. 

North Meets South (Part-2)

The same happiness is filled in another house in Andhra Pradesh. But here, it’s a girl who cleared the written test. Her parents were very happy. She is a somewhat shy girl, having lesser friends, but who don’t go out of touch at any point in their life. She gave a small treat to them in a local restaurant.

One month passed. According to their rank and order of preference, everyone has been assigned a NIT. Amala will be going into the NIT, which is 2000 Km away from home. Amala’s house was filled with anxiety

Mother – “Till now, she stayed with us. To send her that much distance. I won’t. We don’t have anyone in the neighbourhood. How can she live?”

Father – “No problem my dear. At some point of life, she has to go outside, meet new people and learn to be social. Why not now?”

Mother – “But, she is just a small girl”

Father – “Small girl. If anyone hears they will laugh at you. She is now eighteen. She has to know the world. Till now, she had seen it with our eyes. Let her see it with her own eyes”

Amala – “Please Mom. Please let me go. Please, please, please”

Mother – “Ok then”

Amala started jumping and dancing, hugged and kissed her Mom.

Mom – “But, if you don’t like it there, make sure you tell us about it. There are a lot many good colleges in our own neighbourhood. You needn’t worry about your future”

Amala with a confident poise – “I will definitely like it there Mom”

Don’t know whether it’s fate or coincidence, Montek also got into the same NIT. From now on, if I refer to NIT, it is this NIT, that both Amala and Montek were a part of. Although each one got a different branch(Major), in their first year, since they have common courses through out the university, they are able to sit in the same classroom.

An NRI also, from UAE, got into the same college. Her name was Diana.

NIT has internal hostels in it. All the girls are assigned one hostel, and boys being large in number are spread across seven different hostels. In first year, boys have to stay in a six seater room. These are the Montek’s room mates

Dan – This guy is from south. He wears spects and is very lean and geeky

Upman – This guy hails from UP. Never studied in a co-ed college before

Modi – Fattest guy of the room

Sheravan – A little less fat than Modi. He is from the same state in which NIT is situated

Akhil – Shortest guy of our room

And finally our

Montek – You know about him. A Sikh with a beard

The main protagonists were Amala and Montek, the rest were supportive actors. They come and go, as and when needed.

North Meets South (Part-1)

Before I start this story, I want to introduce some terms to the foreign readers so that they wouldn’t have to google while reading the story.

NIT – stands for National Institute of Technology. This is the status given to 21 colleges that are spread across 20 states in India. These are the deemed universities whose entrance happens through a written test called AIEEE. It is impossible to enter it by giving donation for an Indian. It’s purely based on merit. Many people in India, dream to enter it, but only some make it through. Only one in every fifteen students could enter it. Foreign students can directly join these institutes, but they have to pay a double fee, which is very less, compared to many American universities.

Sardar – Some sects of Sikhs are called Sardars. But in India, we call every Sikh a Sardar

Punjab, Andhra Pradesh  - Two states in India

Let’s dive into the story now.

Story:

Montek singh’s house is filled with extreme happiness. He cleared AIEEE with a good rank. He got an All India Rank of 8259. He could now, get into one of the top-5 NITs. The house’s telephone kept ringing, with the calls of relatives congratulating the 18 year old with a tone of jealousy which is obvious in their voices. Montek’s mobile is filled with messages and calls. He couldn’t help his weakness to not being rude to anyone. He was patiently answering all the calls, replying each and every message. In the meantime, one of his friends, who always gets good marks compared to Montek called him

Friend – “Hey Montek, Is it true? What I am hearing? Did you clear the AIEEE with the rank I just heard?”

Montek – “Yes.”

Friend – “Did you really get a rank of 8259?”

Montek – “Yes,”

Friend – “Are you sure?”

Montek – “yeah, I am sure”

Friend – “Did you check it twice?”

Montek – “I checked it five times. I am 100% sure”

Friend – “Ohh! Damn man, I couldn’t get a rank of below 10,000”

Montek – “How much you got?”

Friend –“I got 11,001”

Montek – “What’s the difference? More or less we may get into the same NIT”

Friend – “No man, you don’t understand. I have to get a rank of below 2000. I strongly feel there is some mistake in evaluation. I mean, how come people who study lesser than me, could get a better rank”

Montek – “Chill man. Look, you cannot change, what has already happened. You got a very good rank. You are still better than ten lakh other people who gave the test. Be happy, give a party to your friends. Enjoy man”

Friend – “The computer might not have scanned my paper correctly. Dude, is there any reevaluation that we can apply, so that our answer sheet gets scanned again?”

Montek – “I don’t know. I don’t think there will be anything like that”

Friend – “Do you know exactly that nothing like that exists? Are you sure?”

Montek – “Bhai, I don’t know. You can give a mail to the board of examinations and ask them”

Friend – “Oh, forgot about it. Ok then, congratulations dude. Bye”

Montek – “Hey, I am giving a party in the evening. Café Coffee day, all our friends will be coming. Are you free?”

Friend – “I am a bit busy dude. I need to send mail to the board. Await for reply. Actually, I don’t know how to show my face to our friends”

Montek – “Ar, a mail takes a second to send. And there is nothing to be ashamed of. Except me, every one of our friends got a rank, lesser than you”

Friend – “Really, I thought along with you that Shreya also  got past me”

Montek – “She got a rank of 15000. Now, will you come for the party?”

Friend – “I know I will get past her. Cool dude. I need to see her face today. She always thought that she could defeat me in the final exam”

At this Montek got pissed. But his politeness wouldn’t allow him to react strong,

Montek – “So are you coming?”

Friend – “Sure. Give me a call, before leaving home“

Montek – “Ok”

All this was happening in a small town in Punjab, where Montek’s house is situated.

 

Held (Part-3)

Filled with happiness and joy, Dan and Lilly came home. The very same night, doctor confirmed that Lilly is pregnant. Cheerfulness filled in the entire house of Dan. That night, Dan gave leave for the servants working at his home. He also gave money to enjoy the night and come back to work, the next day. Dan also went out to bring flowers for Lilly.

 

The house was empty, except for Lilly. Lilly was stretching herself in the bed room, reading a book. She heard a crackle; the sound of the main door getting opened. Must be Dan she thought and started acting as if she were sleeping. The bed room door opened, she didn’t open her eyes. The person who came in, with a gunshot made sure she never opens them again.

When Dan came home he saw that the main door was left open. He immediately ran to the bed room. Lilly was there, with her eyes closed and a red mark on her forehead. It was a head shot. Dan couldn’t bear it

Why now? What kind of father wants his daughter dead?

As he was talking to himself, he saw in the mirror infront of him, a gun behind his head. He immediately bent down, let the shot fly and within this time lap made the person holding the gun fall to the ground. He beat him up. Anon, he tied his hands. Dan then, called the police and handed him over to them. But he refused to answer anything that the police were asking. He was dumb with shock. It was raining outside. He took his rain coat, his hat and started walking into the forest area which is in the outskirts of the village.

 As he was walking, something knocked from outside to enter his mind. He gave it permission

Why did I run always? Why didn’t I try to solve the problems? Why didn’t I fight back? What about the lives lost at the MIRACLE? Why didn’t I stand up as a witness to bring peace to their souls? And now, why didn’t I try to take the help of the lawyers and police to help them, so that they could arrest Lilly’s father? It’s my life. And I should not keep submitting it. Enough has happened. I should not run away like a weakling.

He didn’t waste time. He went back to his home. The police were still present there, collecting evidence. He told them the whole matter; about the eloping, the circumstances that lead to it. And why no other person, other than Lilly’s father could have given the order for the killing. He hired a good lawyer, and also made the files of the fire accident at the MIRACLE - Home for the destitute to be reopened.

After the hearings, Lilly’s father was arrested and sentenced to jail for fifteen years. The superintendent’s wife also got arrested. They arrested the Superintendent too, for the perjury of misguiding the law about the cause of fire.

Dan never married another woman. He stayed in the village for the rest of his life, making the people to know the rights and fight back, if injustice had been caused to them. A TV reporter once asked him,

“Why didn’t you try to kill the people who did injustice to you? “

“Let me tell you one thing first, I don’t hate anyone so much as to kill him; even the person, who murdered my wife. There may be several reasons why a person does any crime or injustice. He may be desperate of something. The things that may appear right to him may appear wrong to us. But looking in his perspective may be sometimes he is right. A person who steals because he is hungry is not a robber. Truthfully, no one in this world is completely righteous. A criminal may not stay as criminal for his whole life. May be they will do some jail time, and then, may be they will change. Who knows? But, not giving them a second chance makes us no different from the butchers of mankind. I don’t want to be like that. Also, I am helping people to get justice, so that others could get inspired from me and do the same”

“Do you think all these activities are heroic for people to get inspired?”

 “Yeah, sure”

“But a hero should at least kill a dozen men”

“Well, this is a new form of heroism and I am the new age Held(Dutch)”

Held (Part-3)

Story :
Filled with happiness and joy, Dan and Lilly came home. The very same night, doctor confirmed that Lilly is pregnant. Cheerfulness filled in the entire house of Dan. That night, Dan gave leave for the servants working at his home. He also gave money to enjoy the night and come back to work, the next day. Dan also went out to bring flowers for Lilly.

The house was empty, except for Lilly. Lilly was stretching herself in the bed room, reading a book. She heard a crackle; the sound of the main door getting opened. Must be Dan she thought and started acting as if she were sleeping. The bed room door opened, she didn’t open her eyes. The person who came in, with a gunshot made sure she never opens them again.

When Dan came home he saw that the main door was left open. He immediately ran to the bed room. Lilly was there, with her eyes closed and a red mark on her forehead. It was a head shot. Dan couldn’t bear it

Why now? What kind of father wants his daughter dead?

As he was talking to himself, he saw in the mirror infront of him, a gun behind his head. He immediately bent down, let the shot fly and within this time lap made the person holding the gun fall to the ground. He beat him up. Anon, he tied his hands. Dan then, called the police and handed him over to them. But he refused to answer anything that the police were asking. He was dumb with shock. It was raining outside. He took his rain coat, his hat and started walking into the forest area which is in the outskirts of the village.

 As he was walking, something knocked from outside to enter his mind. He gave it permission

Why did I run always? Why didn’t I try to solve the problems? Why didn’t I fight back? What about the lives lost at the MIRACLE? Why didn’t I stand up as a witness to bring peace to their souls? And now, why didn’t I try to take the help of the lawyers and police to help them, so that they could arrest Lilly’s father? It’s my life. And I should not keep submitting it. Enough has happened. I should not run away like a weakling.

He didn’t waste time. He went back to his home. The police were still present there, collecting evidence. He told them the whole matter; about the eloping, the circumstances that lead to it. And why no other person, other than Lilly’s father could have given the order for the killing. He hired a good lawyer, and also made the files of the fire accident at the MIRACLE - Home for the destitute to be reopened.

After the hearings, Lilly’s father was arrested and sentenced to jail for fifteen years. The superintendent’s wife also got arrested. They arrested the Superintendent too, for the perjury of misguiding the law about the cause of fire.

Dan never married another woman. He stayed in the village for the rest of his life, making the people to know the rights and fight back, if injustice had been caused to them. A TV reporter once asked him,

“Why didn’t you try to kill the people who did injustice to you? “

“Let me tell you one thing first, I don’t hate anyone so much as to kill him; even the person, who murdered my wife. There may be several reasons why a person does any crime or injustice. He may be desperate of something. The things that may appear right to him may appear wrong to us. But looking in his perspective may be sometimes he is right. A person who steals because he is hungry is not a robber. Truthfully, no one in this world is completely righteous. A criminal may not stay as criminal for his whole life. May be they will do some jail time, and then, may be they will change. Who knows? But, not giving them a second chance makes us no different from the butchers of mankind. I don’t want to be like that. Also, I am helping people to get justice, so that others could get inspired from me and do the same”

“Do you think all these activities are heroic for people to get inspired?”

 “Yeah, sure”

“But a hero should at least kill a dozen men”

“Well, this is a new form of heroism and I am the new age Held(Dutch)”

Held (Part-2)

Before leaving town, Dan took Lilly to a hospital and the wounds were soothed with ointments and bandages. Then on the same night, he left the town by train.

The train was mostly empty. When the train started moving, Dan felt like they were the only ones in the compartment. Dan sat near the window and he did not let Lilly sit; instead, he let her sleep on his lap. As the train wheels jerked into faster motion, he caught her shoulder for the fear that she might roll down. Holding her, he was looking outside, into the darkness.

Lilly - "Dan"
Dan - "Yes, darling"
Lilly - "Is it because of the wounds that you are not looking at me ?"
Dan - "No, my dear"
Lilly - "Then why are you looking outside ?"
Dan - "Go to sleep"
Lilly - "You didn't answer my question. Tell me why ?"
Dan looking into Lilly's eyes - "I was looking outside so that you would go to sleep, and forget the pain being caused by your wounds"

Dan with a smile - "Any girl wouldn't try to torture her boyfriend on the first day of eloping"
Lilly smiling- "It will always be like this, not just today"
Dan - "Yeah, what ever it is, that goes into each one of our minds about other, it should be expressed and clarified"
Lilly beaming with joy - "Rather than fuming inside oneself, and getting filled with prejudices"

Anon, Dan kissed her on the fore head. Lilly looking at Dan, slowly went to sleep. Dan also slept after some time, sitting. Morning came, and both opened eyes at the same time. They did not leave the train, but travelled one more day, so that they would get very far away from Lilly's father. On the next day, they got down and went into a village, where the train stopped. Dan wouldn't know it, but it's the same village where he was initially taken from. With the money he had, he took a house for rent and at the back part of that house, started an Electrical shop. The village situation was same as when Dan's uncle took him away, during his childhood.

The villagers had to go ten miles to another city, if one of their motors stops working, paying a lot more than what is required to pay had they lived in cities. Also, if there is a power cut due to some transformer problem, they would have to wait for a minimum of five days, for the power to be restored. With Dan's arrival, the situation changed. With his dexterity, he used to handle all those problems. Also, Dan used to take very less amounts of money, and if one of the farmers couldn't pay the amount, he used to postpone the payment to a later date. With in a few months, everyone in the city knew Dan, and Dan also trained some of the village youth so that they would share his work. Also, till Lilly's wounds got healed, Dan used to do all the house hold chores. After one and half year, Lilly was completely fine doing the house hold chores herself, and Dan bought the house where he was staying for rent.

The village head observed as all the good things started happening in the village. One fine day, he invited Dan for a Luncheon along with Lilly.

Head - "Dan, I am really happy for you to be here"
Dan - "oh ! It's my pleasure"
Head - "Without you, this village would not have been what it is, today. Very thank you"
Dan - "I should thank you first and your villagers. Even though I am an outsider, you gave me a place to stay, and trusted me in business"
Head - "Just a bit curious, if it bothers you, you needn't tell me. So, where are you from ? Who are your parents ?"
Dan - "No problem. There is nothing to hide for me among the people like you. I don't know about my parents, but as far as I remember, I was left at the home for the destitute, where the superintendent there raised me for some time"
The Head gasped - "Is it MIRACLE - Home for the destitute ? I mean, the place where you were left ?"
Dan - "Yes, it is"
Head - "And you left it when you were 16 years old ?"
Dan - "How do you"

Dan did not complete the question, while the Head's eyes were filled with tears

Head - "You belong to this village. The one who left you there was your uncle. After the death of your parents, he promised to provide you with good education. Taking you along with  all the property of your parents, he left the city. We inquired about you a lot of times sending letters and some times even people, but he gave only absurd replies. There is some land in the village that belonged to your father, but hadn't been sold. The documents of that land were with your uncle. One day he came to the village, and started showing that land to some corporate guy. We caught him, and inquired about you. When he didn't give a commendable answer, we beat him up; He then, revealed that he left you at MIRACLE. Then, we handed him over to the police. We talked with the superintendent of MIRACLE and anon searched for you, but couldn't get you.  It's a miracle that we found you now"
Dan, being filled with joy, taking huge breaths looked at Lilly and then at the Village head's face
Dan - "Finally, I know where I am from, I will be telling my children about their grand parents"

On the other side, Lilly's father got the location of Dan and Lilly. He gave orders for an assassin to kill both of them

Held (Part-2)

Story :
Before leaving town, Dan took Lilly to a hospital and the wounds were soothed with ointments and bandages. Then on the same night, he left the town by train.

The train was mostly empty. When the train started moving, Dan felt like they were the only ones in the compartment. Dan sat near the window and he did not let Lilly sit; But let her sleep on his lap. As the train wheels jerked into faster motion, he caught her shoulder for the fear that she might roll down. Holding her, he was looking outside, into the darkness.

Lilly - "Dan"
Dan - "Yes, darling"
Lilly - "Is it because of the wounds that you are not looking at me ?"
Dan - "No, my dear"
Lilly - "Then why are you looking outside ?"
Dan - "Go to sleep"
Lilly - "You didn't answer my question. Tell me why ?"
Dan looking into Lilly's eyes - "I was looking outside so that you would go to sleep, and forget the pain being caused by your wounds"

Dan with a smile - "Any girl wouldn't try to torture her boyfriend on the first day of eloping"
Lilly smiling- "It will always be like this, not just today"
Dan - "Yeah, what ever it is, that goes into each one of our minds about other, it should be expressed and clarified"
Lilly beaming with joy - "Rather than fuming inside oneself, and getting filled with prejudices"

Anon, Dan kissed her on the fore head. Lilly looking at Dan, slowly went to sleep. Dan also slept after some time, sitting. Morning came, and both opened eyes at the same time. They did not leave the train, but travelled one more day, so that they would get very far away from Lilly's father. On the next day, they got down and went into a village, where the train stopped. Dan wouldn't know it, but it's the same village where he was initially taken from. With the money he had, he took a house for rent and at the back part of that house, started an Electrical shop. The village situation was same as when Dan's uncle took him away, during his childhood.

The villagers had to go ten miles to another city, if one of their motors stops working, paying a lot more than what is required to pay had they lived in cities. Also, if there is a power cut due to some transformer problem, they would have to wait for a minimum of five days, for the power to be restored. With Dan's arrival, the situation changed. With his dexterity, he used to handle all those problems. Also, Dan used to take very less amounts of money, and if one of the farmers couldn't pay the amount, he used to postpone the payment to a later date. With in a few months, everyone in the city knew Dan, and Dan also trained some of the village youth so that they would share his work. Also, till Lilly's wounds got healed, Dan used to do all the house hold chores. After one and half year, Lilly was completely fine doing the house hold chores herself, and Dan bought the house where he was staying for rent.

The village head observed as all the good things started happening in the village. One fine day, he invited Dan for a Luncheon along with Lilly.

Head - "Dan, I am really happy for you to be here"
Dan - "oh ! It's my pleasure"
Head - "Without you, this village would not have been what it is, today. Very thank you"
Dan - "I should thank you first and your villagers. Even though I am an outsider, you gave me a place to stay, and trusted me in business"
Head - "Just a bit curious, if it bothers you, you needn't tell me. So, where are you from ? Who are your parents ?"
Dan - "No problem. There is nothing to hide for me among the people like you. I don't know about my parents, but as far as I remember, I was left at the home for the destitute, where the superintendent there raised me for some time"
The Head gasped - "Is it MIRACLE - Home for the destitute ? I mean, the place where you were left ?"
Dan - "Yes, it is"
Head - "And you left it when you were 16 years old ?"
Dan - "How do you"

Dan did not complete the question, while the Head's eyes were filled with tears

Head - "You belong to this village. The one who left you there was your uncle. After the death of your parents, he promised to provide you with good education. Taking you along with  all the property of your parents, he left the city. We inquired about you a lot of times sending letters and some times even people, but he gave only absurd replies. There is some land in the village that belonged to your father, but hadn't been sold. The documents of that land were with your uncle. One day he came to the village, and started showing that land to some corporate guy. We caught him, and inquired about you. When he didn't give a commendable answer, we beat him up; He then, revealed that he left you at MIRACLE. Then, we handed him over to the police. We talked with the superintendent of MIRACLE and anon searched for you, but couldn't get you.  It's a miracle that we found you now"
Dan, being filled with joy, taking huge breaths looked at Lilly and then at the Village head's face
Dan - "Finally, I know where I am from, I will be telling my children about their grand parents"

On the other side, Lilly's father came to know about the location of Dan and Lilly. He gave orders to an assassin to kill both of them.

Held (Part-1)

Before word : This is one of the fastest screenplays I have written, so don't even think of skipping a line (You may miss a month or year doing so). Also, this story will be simultaneously published at my other blog ( http://dileepwrites.wordpress.com )


Story :
A man was walking on a rainy day in a forest. He was six foot tall with an angular face and athletic physique. He was walking with clenched fists thumping the ground with his boots. He wore a rain coat that covered his body entirely and an Indiana Jones hat. As he was walking listening to the sound of rain drops he remembered how unlucky his life was since beginning.

Dan was the only child for his parents. His father was a well known landlord in the village. His parents, used to tell him, and also the whole village, that Dan will study in a city to become a big engineer. They died when he was eight years old, leaving him alone. His uncle, a long distant relative came to take care of him. He behaved like a good man with the villagers and a villager on one occasion revealed the dream of Dan’s parents for him. So, on one fine day, he assembled all villagers and told them, that he is going to sell all the property of Dan’s parents, take him to a city and make him study there using that money. Some villagers came forward to buy the property, some even took it for a higher cost than the original rate, thinking that it would do good to a fatherless boy. Dan’s uncle, carefully planning all the things, bid Vaarwel to the villagers. Fearing that the villagers might track him, he took Dan to another state. Leaving him at the door step of home for  the destitutes; telling that he would return in a minute, he disappeared. Dan, after waiting a long time there, went inside. The superintendent of that home, after asking Dan of his whereabouts and not reaching a conclusion, took him inside, fed him and made him work like the rest of the children.

There, Dan used to do all the work that is assigned to him without complaining. His dexterity in doing the tasks and his impeccable nature helped him gain the confidence of the superintendent. The superintendent, started sending him to a near by school. Dan used to study very hard and after completing his school work, used to continue his other works at the home just like the rest of the children. The superintendent’s wife is a very greedy woman and she didn’t like her husband, doing social service working at a lesser wage at that aisle. After many unsuccessful attempts to change the mind of her husband, she once went to hostel, switched on the gas, closed it’s doors and started fire. The screams of the children inside the home couldn’t move her, neither the passers by on the streets. Even though it happened in broad day light, everyone is busy, watching their wrists and moving stead fast. Neither the superintendent nor Dan were present in the home at that time. When Dan came from school that evening, he saw the home incinerated. He went to the superintendent’s home, but his wife wouldn’t let him inside, nor let her husband see him. She scolded him – “You looted our wealth for your schooling”. Dan not withstanding her words, went far away from that place to another city. He is now sixteen years old.

He worked for a Electrician in that city. The electrician was an old man with no children. He let Dan, stay with him in his house. After two years, the electrician became sick and started staying at home. Dan used to care of the shop and also, the old man when he went home. After an year the old man died leaving him the shop. Dan, who is good at making friends, made the road side children his friends and made them learn the work. Later they started working with him. He worked very hard to sustain himself among the already established electricians. His hardwork didn’t go waste. His diligence gained many new customers in the next five years, than did the old man in his entire life. He is now twenty four years old. His rep in that place increased and every one in that city respected him, since they witnessed his raise which is enigmatic to see in real life.

One fine morning, as he was checking the accounts in his shop, a young lady came in. Dan’s pulse rose as he watched her striding from the threshold towards him. She came near and told him that there is some problem with the water motor at their home and requested him to send some one. Dan telling her that he handled problems of that kind himself, went to her home and made it right. Later on they used to greet each other when ever they came across. When ever there is a problem with in the locality of that lady, Dan used to personally go and look after the problem. Soon they became good friends and started exchanging gifts. One day Dan took her to a candle light dinner and proposed her there. She let him put the ring to her hand. After coming home, her dad inquired about the ring. She told her dad, about her love. Her father became furious, since Dan didn’t even go to college while his daughter went to Business school. He scolded her and told her to forget him. When Lilly refused to do so, he beat her like a beast. He kept her in a room and locked it. He didn’t let anyone inside, not even her mom and also any food till she apologizes to him. Still sore with wounds, she some how escaped and went to Dan. Dan, after seeing her in that situation and also knowing the money power of Lilly’s father, abandoned his shop, his home and all the intangible assets he gained and left the city with the money he saved till then.

A Small Message

I originally used to write stories in another blog. Stopped writing at the nigh of 2010 due to some unforeseen circumstances. I promised to go back from the January of 2012. In order to do rehearsals before writing the stories there, I used this blog. Will try to update this one also, when time permits. But for now, go to my original blog, which I will update once in a week

http://dileepwrites.wordpress.com/

Update : 28/1/2012
People like this story, 2012 which I wrote, so I made it an Amazon E-book, so that it could reach to a wide set of book nerds. Follow the below link for the book

Update : 03/2/2012
The first two parts of the story will be presented here, in order for people to make a decision to buy the book.

Update : 30/11/2014
Well the book is a huge flop. I will be pulling it down. In this blog itself, you can read all the parts of the "2012" story.

Happy reading..

Announcing 2021

The follow up to the Chapter-1, 2012, will be 2021. The main theme of the story is undisclosed.

Releasing on Dooms day: 21/12/2012

If you haven't read the Chapter-1 aka 2012, get it here

Held (Part-1)

Story :

A man was walking on a rainy day in a forest. He was six foot tall with an angular face and athletic physique. He was walking with clenched fists thumping the ground with his boots. He wore a rain coat that covered his body entirely and an Indiana Jones hat. As he was walking listening to the sound of rain drops he remembered how unlucky his life was since beginning.

Dan was the only child for his parents. His father was a well known landlord in the village. His parents, used to tell him, and also the whole village, that Dan will study in a city to become a big engineer. They died when he was eight years old, leaving him alone. His uncle, a long distant relative came to take care of him. He behaved like a good man with the villagers and a villager on one occasion revealed the dream of Dan's parents for him. So, on one fine day, he assembled all villagers and told them, that he is going to sell all the property of Dan's parents, take him to a city and make him study there using that money. Some villagers came forward to buy the property, some even took it for a higher cost than the original rate, thinking that it would do good to a fatherless boy. Dan's uncle, carefully planning all the things, bid Vaarwel to the villagers. Fearing that the villagers might track him, he took Dan to another state. Leaving him at the door step of home for  the destitutes; telling that he would return in a minute, he disappeared. Dan, after waiting a long time there, went inside. The superintendent of that home, after asking Dan of his whereabouts and not reaching a conclusion, took him inside, fed him and made him work like the rest of the children.

There, Dan used to do all the work that is assigned to him without complaining. His dexterity in doing the tasks and his impeccable nature helped him gain the confidence of the superintendent. The superintendent, started sending him to a near by school. Dan used to study very hard and after completing his school work, used to continue his other works at the home just like the rest of the children. The superintendent's wife is a very greedy woman and she didn't like her husband, doing social service working at a lesser wage at that aisle. After many unsuccessful attempts to change the mind of her husband, she once went to hostel, switched on the gas, closed it's doors and started fire. The screams of the children inside the home couldn't move her, neither the passers by on the streets. Even though it happened in broad day light, everyone is busy, watching their wrists and moving stead fast. Neither the superintendent nor Dan were present in the home at that time. When Dan came from school that evening, he saw the home incinerated. He went to the superintendent's home, but his wife wouldn't let him inside, nor let her husband see him. She scolded him - "You looted our wealth for your schooling". Dan not withstanding her words, went far away from that place to another city. He is now sixteen years old.

He worked for a Electrician in that city. The electrician was an old man with no children. He let Dan, stay with him in his house. After two years, the electrician became sick and started staying at home. Dan used to care of the shop and also, the old man when he went home. After an year the old man died leaving him the shop. Dan, who is good at making friends, made the road side children his friends and made them learn the work. Later they started working with him. He worked very hard to sustain himself among the already established electricians. His hardwork didn't go waste. His diligence gained many new customers in the next five years, than did the old man in his entire life. He is now twenty four years old. His rep in that place increased and every one in that city respected him, since they witnessed his raise which is enigmatic to see in real life.

One fine morning, as he was checking the accounts in his shop, a young lady came in. Dan's pulse rose as he watched her striding from the threshold towards him. She came near and told him that there is some problem with the water motor at their home and requested him to send some one. Dan telling her that he handled problems of that kind himself, went to her home and made it right. Later on they used to greet each other when ever they came across. When ever there is a problem with in the locality of that lady, Dan used to personally go and look after the problem. Soon they became good friends and started exchanging gifts. One day Dan took her to a candle light dinner and proposed her there. She let him put the ring to her hand. After coming home, her dad inquired about the ring. She told her dad, about her love. Her father became furious, since Dan didn't even go to college while his daughter went to Business school. He scolded her and told her to forget him. When Lilly refused to do so, he beat her like a beast. He kept her in a room and locked it. He didn't let anyone inside, not even her mom and also any food till she apologizes to him. Still sore with wounds, she some how escaped and went to Dan. Dan, after seeing her in that situation and also knowing the money power of Lilly's father, abandoned his shop, his home and all the intangible assets he gained and left the city with the money he saved till then.