Thursday, February 1, 2024

Princess Daisy

 Once upon a time, a king named Edward used to rule his kingdom 'The Mighty Empire'. He had a son, Rocky and a daughter, Daisy. His wife Queen Stacy loved him and always obeyed him, but he never valued her and treated her very terribly. Whenever Queen Stacy did anything slightly wrong or annoyed him, Edward used to shout at her and hit her. He also treated Rocky better than Daisy. His behavior always made Daisy mad, but she could't say anything. One day, King Edward was writing down some information regarding the kingdom's economy. He told Stacy, "Can't you see I'm thirsty? Go bring me a glass of water." Stacy immediately went and brought it, but the floor was slippery, so she slipped and some water fell on the paper Edward was writing on. "I'm so sorry!", said Stacy, but Edward grabbed her hand aggressively and started shouting with anger. Daisy came and said, "Dad! Let mom go, she didn't do it on purpose." Edward replied, "Shut up, Daisy. You women are always like this, never do anything right and all you do is bring trouble. She deserves to be punished, go mind your own business. These papers were important!" "They will dry up, dad!" But King Edward pushed his wife very hard and she fell on the floor. Then Edward threw the glass at Stacy, it hit her stomach, she started bleeding and fell unconscious. "Mom!" Daisy ran and held her mom. She said, "King Edward, you are crazy. Don't call me your daughter again, I am done with you." "Yeah, it doesn't matter anyway. One day you will be as useless as your mother", replied Edward. Being frustrated, Daisy took her mom outside to a doctor, all by herself. The doctor tried to stop the bleeding. Suddenly, Stacy started to move a little and talk. She said, "Daisy, dear, no matter what happens to me, please don't hate your dad. I'm sure he loves you. Be with him when needed, okay?" "Mom! Nothing will happen to you, don't worry! I am here with you." But suddenly, Stacy stopped moving, completely. The doctor checked and sighed. "What's wrong, doctor?", Daisy asked. Then she realized what happened and started crying. She said, "I am never going back to that man again, even if I have to die starving." The next day, she decided to go to a nearby village, instead of going back to Edward's palace. She made a few friends and started to live there like a poor person, hiding her identity. It was hard for sure, but she was glad to not live with her cruel dad anymore.

Five years later, Daisy was playing with a cat in that village. The cat started running and Daisy followed the cat. But after a while, they ended up coming near the palace of The Mighty Empire. "Ugh, how did I come here? Naughty cat, let's go back home." But then Daisy noticed a group of soldiers coming towards the kingdom on horses, with weapons. She realized The Mighty Empire was in danger, so she ran and went inside the palace. King Edward stood up and said, "Daisy, you? After so long? What are you here for? Go back to living with your mom, I don't want someone in my palace that talks back to me." She replied, "My mom? Dad, you killed her. She died five years ago, because of you. But I managed to live on my own." King Edward stood there silently, he was shocked. Daisy said, "Now listen to me, your neighboring country is coming to attack you. Everyone, get prepared." Being informed, the soldiers got prepared quickly, with everything they had. Suddenly, the enemies came inside the palace, and started attacking. The soldiers of The Mighty Empire started resisting them. King Edward said, "Daisy, go run and hide!" But Daisy grabbed a sword and started fighting. At first, she got injured and fell down. But she got up and continued fighting. The intense battle kept going. After a long time, the enemies couldn't handle it anymore, as they expected to win easily against the unprepared kingdom. At last, they accepted defeat. After all this, King Edward looked at Daisy, ashamed. He said, "Daisy, I realize my mistake. The Mighty Empire would probably lose today if it weren't for you. You are precious and brave. I'm really sorry. I wish I could apologize to Stacy, and every female I ever misbehaved with." Daisy replied, "What you did to my mom is unforgivable. But if you are genuinely sorry and promise to treat everyone with respect, I can forgive you for what you did to me.." A few days later, princess Daisy was made the Queen of The Mighty Empire. Gradually, she established equality and justice in the kingdom. The people of The Mighty Empire were very happy to have Queen Daisy as their queen.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

A Real One

 Part-1: Who Did It?

It was 9 a.m. Everyone was at school. Tina, the popular girl of high school, was gossiping with her friends. Sasha, Jennie, Tyra and Molly was her friends. Sasha said, "It's been 5 minutes since class time has started. Our math teacher isn't here yet. I really hope he's absent." Molly replied, "Yeah, I want a free period too. By the way, have you guys noticed Lily? Why is she always so lonely, doesn't talk to anyone, and studies even during free periods? I know she's new here but it's literally been two weeks." Tina said, "I know right, she seems like such a loner. She probably doesn't even want to make friends, she seems like a nerd." After a while, their science teacher Mrs. Diana entered the classroom. She said, "Everyone, your math class won't be held today. But I want some of you to help me bring your exam copies here. Please come with me to the lab. Tina, will you?" Tina said, "Uhm, can anyone else do it?" "Why, what's wrong? Why don't you want to go? I'm your teacher, you must do as I say." Tina said, "Alright." "I need more three of you to come with me." Ron and Jack, two boys of the class, and Lily agreed to go. 

Then they all came in front of the lab. Mrs. Diana took Jack and Lily inside the lab, telling Tina and Ron to wait outside. Suddenly, Ron put on gloves and took out a remote from a small polythene that was inside his pocket. Tina asked, "Hey! What is that?" Ron said, "The test was really bad. Do you really want your results?" Tina said, "I mean, you're right, but what's up with that remote?" Ron replied, "No one will get their test copies this year. Because they will be completely burnt right now, hahaha." Tina understood something terrible was going to happen because of Ron and his remote. She said, "Wait, is it really what I'm thinking it is? Ron! I'm so confused! There are people inside too. Are you completely insane? It's just an exam result! Give me the remote!" Tina took the remote from his hand but Ron snatched it back. Lily saw Tina taking the remote from inside through the window, and she came close to the window to realize what's wrong. But suddenly, Ron pressed the button of the remote and a small explosion occurred inside the lab, near the locker in which the exam copies were kept. Lily was a little far from the locker as she went near the window, so she wasn't much hurt. But Mrs. Diana and Jack were injured. The exam copies were burnt.

After pressing the remote, Ron threw it and ran inside the lab. he noticed Lily saw the snatching of the remote and went to threaten Lily. He told Lily, "Tell the principal that you didn't see anything. If you even dare to tell anyone what happened, the next explosion will be at your house, not as small as this one, you and your family will lose their lives. Keep that in  mind." Lily said, "Oh my God, where are you getting these bombs from? Why would you do this? What do you want? I'm very confused." Ron replied, "No questions. Just keep your mouth shut or you will die." Meanwhile, the teachers from other classes came to the lab to know where the sound came from. But Ron ran away in this time and went to the principal's office. He brought the principal to the lab. Tina didn't even know what to do. She just stood there in complete shock. The teachers of other classes took Mrs.Diana and Jack to the hospital. They asked Lily, "Are you okay? What happened here!?" Lily told them about the explosion but couldn't say anything about Ron due to fear. The principal saw Tina standing outside the lab and caught her hand. She said, "Tina, Ron told me everything. You should be ashamed of yourself. It's such a loss that our school has a student like you. How could you do this? And how did you manage to do this?" Tina said, ''Ma'am, I swear I did not do anything. Ron did it all and he is lying. Let me explain myself!" But she was taken to the office. The school authority found Tina's fingerprints from the remote. She tried saying that it's because she wanted to stop Ron, but she wasn't believed. There was a chance of her being right, so she wasn't punished fully. But she was suspended for a month. Due to lack of evidence, Ron was left unpunished. 

Lily kept going to the classes normally, ignoring the incident because of Ron's threat, but deep in her mind she always wanted to know the truth fully and reveal it. After a month, Tina could finally come to school again. She came to her friend group and said, "Guys, I'm finally back. I missed you. How are you all?" Tyra replied, "Sorry, Tina, we don't want to hang out with someone as dangerous as you." Tina said, "What! I really didn't do it, you guys aren't believing me?" Sasha said, "Come on, you have a terrible record now. Staying with you will make us look bad." Tina said, "Seriously? Please don't act like this! I thought you guys were my best friends!" But none of them responded to her anymore. Being ignored, she said to herself, "wow", and she went to the last bench all alone. Lily was sitting there. She said, 'Hi, Tina! Welcome back." Tina was surprised and greeted her back. She sat beside Lily. At first, they chatted about studies and other normal things. They had a good talk.

Then Tina asked, "You're the only one that's still nice to me. Why?" Lily replied, "Look, I know you're not responsible for the incident which occurred a month ago. I saw how you tried to stop Ron. He even came to threaten me. I'm so sorry for not speaking up for you, but I was scared to lose my life and my family." Tina said, ''Oh! Well it's totally okay, I understand. I'm just glad that you're not misunderstanding me like everyone else. You know, I used to think you're a loner, but the truth is, I'm a bigger one. None of my friends trust me. But the worse fact is, they don't even care what kind of a person I am, they just care about whether being my friend makes them look good to other people or not. I was so focused on being liked by everyone and being popular, that I forgot to choose genuine friends." Lily said, "I'm sorry that your friends behaved like that. I didn't make friends yet because I'm extremely terrified of fake friends or finding good friends and then losing them. And everyone already has their own friend groups, so I decided not to try that hard and focus on my studies." Tina said, "Lily, I know we just met and earlier I never thought of being your friend, but can I ask you something? Can we become best friends? I've never felt so lonely before. Maybe I sound selfish but-" "Hey, of course! Just promise me to never become a backstabber." Tina smiled and said, "Don't worry, I never will. I was so wrong about you. You're so sweet." Lily said, "It's alright, it's not like I had an amazing impression about you either." Tina replied, "Hey that's offensive!" They both laughed. Lily said, "Please, your friend group is like a group full of mean girls." Tina replied, "Come on, I can't be that bad." Lily said, "You'll see". 

After classes ended, Lily and Tina walked outside the classroom. Tina's old friend group was standing outside. They saw Lily and said, "Look, the loner girl finally got a friend. But who? That's right, the one who was suspended for a month for her terrible act." Tina told Lily, "What the heck, they're literal bullies." Lily said, "Hah, I told you! And you used to be one of them." Tina laughed and said, "Fine, you win." They started knowing about each other. Lily said, "My parents were divorced a few years ago. I heard she loved someone else or something like that. My little brother and my dad are all I have now. My father is a businessman and he is the reason I'm here. He always supported me in  every possible way, since my childhood. What about you?' Tina replied, "I'm fine, I guess. I live with my parents and older brother." They talked for a while and then they both went home.


Part-2: Ron's Secret

The next day, they sat together again. Lily said to Tina, "Okay but, Tina, what is up with Ron? I don't think someone would cause such an explosion just because they did bad on a normal exam." Tina replied, "Exactly, I'm very curious too." "And it's making me uncomfortable that someone like Ron is in our class. He could do so much worse things then, can't he? And I can't accept the fact that he's going unpunished." Tina said, "I feel the same way too. But right now there's nothing we can do." A few days later, a similar incident took place. The final exam of that year was coming up. But another explosion took place in the teacher's room in which all the documents regarding the exam were kept. Luckily, no one was in that room this time. But since two similar incidents took place, the matter got serious. It was clear that someone wants to constantly hamper the school's activities. The class teacher came to Tina and asked, "What is going on, Tina? Explain." Tina said, "What!? You think I did this too? I didn't cause the last incident as well. This school is extremely unfair." Lily said, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but this is actually ridiculous. You can't blame her with no proof. What about Ron? He's also a suspect from the last incident." The class teacher replied, "Ron wouldn't do something like this and we can't blame him without reason because he is our Professor Phill's son. Alright I'm sorry, I won't blame you without proof either. You can go now." Lily and Tina thought to themselves, "Unbelievable!"

 The investigation kept going. Tina said to Lily, "I'm sure this is also caused by Ron. We seriously need to do something now." While talking they came outside the school and suddenly, they heard someone run. They looked back and it was Ron. Tina said, "Lily! Stay here. I'm going after him. I can't stand him anymore." Lily said, "Wait, how are you going to deal with him?" But Tina already started running after Ron. They were going towards a forest that was near that school. Even though there were no wild animals, it was dangerous to go to a place like that because people usually don't go there. And someone like Ron was there, so it was unsafe for Tina. So, Lily decided to follow them. Lily reached the place but couldn't find anyone. She looked for five minutes and then finally saw Ron. 

She ran and held Ron's hand tightly. She said, "Ron! Tell me the truth now, or else I will tell everyone about the last incident. Where is Tina? Who are you? Where are you getting the bombs from or whatever they are? Why are you doing all this? Why are you even studying in this school if you wanna ruin everything?" Ron shouted, "Because I hate the whole education system. I hate everything and all these exams. You know, it's stressful but I really would be fine if it weren't for my dad. My dad made my school life so many times worse. I made it to the top 3 students all the time, but my dad needs me to stand first in everything. It's like if I don't get full marks in an exam he wants to kill me. And most importantly, he is extremely violent. He beats me up every time I mess up in a test. I spend each night crying. My father made my life hell. Now I have such hatred towards my school and education which can't be explained in words." Lily replied, "Well, ruining a few exams like this will literally do nothing. Are you mentally insane? Also, I'm sorry for you but this is your personal problem. You can't ruin everyone's education due to this, or play with others' lives. Now tell me, where is Tina?" Ron went from sad to laughing and said, "Haha, I knew you guys would chase me here which is why I ran. You guys know a lot about me, so I'm not going to take a risk.Your dear Tina is tied to a tree near the river, right next to a bomb, and it is a dangerous bomb this time. The remote is with me. The second I press the button, Tina's gone." Lily said, "Ron! What! Give me the remote. We will do whatever you say. Please don't do this Tina." Ron laughed and pressed the button. Lily tried so hard to stop him but couldn't. She heard a very loud sound. She shouted and cried, "Tina! No!" Tears rolled down from her eyes. 

Lily ran to the river. So many trees and everything was burnt. She looked at a tree and saw a burnt rope under that. She realized Tina was there and started crying harder. She couldn't forgive herself because she had the chance to stop Ron but couldn't manage to do it. She sat down all sad. Suddenly, she heard, "Stop crying bro, I'm here."  Lily looked back and saw Tina. She ran to hug her and said, "Wow, I thought you really died. How are you alive?" Tina said, "There was a blade in my pocket which I brought to class today for biology lab. I managed to cut the rope and run from here at the right time." Lily replied, "That's a relief." "So, what's up with Ron? Did you find him?" "Yes, I talked with him. He said he hates the school and education system because of his abusive dad. But I think he is mentally ill because no one would go this far for something like that. He literally tried to murder you. And he doesn't make sense most of the time." They started walking to go back to school, but they found Ron's body lying. He was unconscious. 

Tina said, "Wait, my mom is a psychiatrist, should we take him to her? We don't have anything else to do." Lily said, "That's actually not a bad idea." And so, they took Ron to Tina's mother. After Ron's sense came back, Tina's mom had a talk with him. Then she told Tina and Lily that Ron had a serious mental disorder, which probably happened due to too much stress and depression. Then all of them sat with Ron and talked with him nicely. They told him, "Don't worry, Ron. We understand your problem. We will talk with your dad. Just please promise us to not do something dangerous again." Then they took Ron to the school where his dad Professor Phill was. Tina called Professor Phill and said, "Sir, I need to talk to you about something important. It's about your son Ron. He caused these explosions and the reason is you." Professor Phill replied, "What non sense is this? You are the real culprit, aren't you? That's why you are trying to blame my son." Tina took Professor Phill to Ron to make the concept clear.

Ron said, "Dad, they're right. One day I went with my ex friend group to a secret place where they would buy drugs. I refused to take any drugs but there were other criminals in that place. One of them sold various types of bombs, both dangerous and less dangerous. And I decided to buy some, with the money I stole from you one day. I'm sorry dad, but punish me however you want, I don't even mind because you've already ruined my life by all the pressure you put on me." His dad replied, "What in the world am I hearing!? Also, I only put the pressure on you for your own good and your future." "For my future? You beat me up so often too. You've ruined my will to even try, or live. I feel like I wanna ruin everyone's life now. I've attempted suicide too." Lily said, "Sir, he has developed a serious mental problem due to stress." Professor Phill thought for a while and realized his mistake. He hugged his son and apologized to him. He said he will arrange treatment for Ron's mental health soon too. Then the whole matter became clear to everyone. But Ron wasn't punished as he was mentally ill. The principal said he could start coming to school after his treatment. Then the school authority sincerely apologized to Tina for blaming her and suspending her for a month. After that, things started getting normal again.


Part-3: Lily's Struggle

Day by day, Tina and Lily got closer and closer. After school, they went to different colleges. But their colleges weren't far away, so they would meet often, share notes with each other and gossip a lot. They made friends in college, but none of these friendships were as good as the one between Tina and Lily. Things weren't going bad, until one day Lily's life fell apart. Her father got into a serious car accident. He was taken to the hospital. Lily and her brother came to the hospital. "Dad!", Lily said, "Are you okay?" The doctor said, "Hello miss, yes, he will be able to talk even though he has some serious injuries. But please don't be too loud." Then Lily talked to her dad. Her dad said, "Sweetie, I don't know if I can make it or not." Lily replied, "Don't say that, dad! If you're gone, what will happen to me? What will happen to my brother? You have to stay strong and recover soon." Her dad said, "Lily, dear, I know it will be hard for you to accept this, but I really want you to marry my friend, Mike. He said he likes you a lot. Also, he is rich and lonely. It'll be perfect for both of you. He told me before that he would love to marry you and provide you with everything. And I believe he will agree to let your brother stay with him too, if he sees our condition. Don't worry, my daughter, it'll be okay." Lily said, "Your friend!? That's insane, dad. I'm not marrying a guy of your age." Her dad said, "Haha, he's many years younger than me. It's fine." "Okay, maybe, but we still aren't compatible. Are you insane? Look, I'm not marrying anyone. Get well soon and let everything be normal again." The doctor called Lily and said, "Miss, I'm afraid he's not gonna make it after two or three days. Some of his internal organs are badly damaged." Lily felt so broken. She looked at her dad. All she wanted at that moment, was to see her dad happy. She took a sudden decision and said, ''Dad, I'll do whatever that makes you happy. I'll marry your friend, Mike." Her dad looked a little relieved. 

Lily told Tina the whole story. Tina was so shocked. Tina said, "Lily, I'm so sorry for what happened, but seriously? How could you say yes to marrying out of nowhere? How do you know he's good?" Lily said, "I don't. Please understand me. I don't want my dad to be stressed right now. I have to do it for him. And I don't really have a choice." And so, Lily and Mike's wedding occurred the day after that. Lily decided to do it as soon as possible because she wanted her dad to see what he wanted. Mike put the ring on Lily's finger in the hospital, in front of Lily's dad to make him happy. Then Lily  hugged her dad. Her dad said, "Lily, promise me to hold on to everything and keep going, no matter what happens, okay?" Lily said, "Okay, dad, but nothing will happen, don't worry. You'll get well soon." The day after wedding, Lily got the news which she knew she would get soon, but was expecting a miracle. Sadly, no miracles happened. Lily's dad passed away. Even though Lily knew this would happen, she got very shocked.0

Lily cried, "No! This can't be possible! Dad, you can't leave me like this! I never got the true affection of my mother. You were my everything! Why, just why?" Her voice broke and she was losing her mind. Hearing the news, Tina came running, to reassure Lily. She said, "Oh my God, Lily, I'm so sorry, I understand how you're feeling. Come sit down." Lily held Tina's hand and said, "Tina, why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this?" Tina said, "Nothing, life just gets hard sometimes, we have to deal with it. Look, you can't break down or give up. Listen to me. If you don't stay strong, what will happen to your brother? He is just a child. I don't think you can depend fully on Mike. Keep going, study hard, so if something goes wrong with Mike in the future, you can provide for yourself. Lily, don't break down, I'm here with you." And like this, Lily had to start living without her father, and with Mike. Everything changed.

Mike liked Lily but actually, he was ruining Lily's life. Mike, at his job, would get yelled at a lot by his boss. A lot of people in his workplace misbehaved with him too. And Mike would let out his anger on Lily after coming home. He had anger issues. Lily couldn't argue back because she was fully dependent on him. As days passed, it got worse. Lily was being treated like a maid. Now whenever Lily did something wrong or asked for something, mike started to threaten Lily that he would kick her and her brother out of the house. Mike always acted superior to Lily and there wasn't a good relationship between them. Lily felt like a burden. It was killing her but she didn't complain. She never told Tina because she knew Tina would force her to leave the guy but Lily didn't wanna do that since it was kinda her father's last wish. 

A year passed by. One day, Lily's brother was playing in the garden. Suddenly, an insect bit him. The spot became dark. Lily saw it and put a bandage on it, thinking it will get fine just like that. But in the next few hours, his brother started getting weak. After some time, he fainted. Then Lily took him to the hospital. The doctor said, "Mrs. Lily, I'm sorry, the insect was extremely poisonous. The poison spread to his whole body. It's really hard for him to survive now. There is a way to cure him though, but for his medical treatment, you have to pay a huge amount of money." Hearing the amount of money, Lily just knew that it was impossible for her to pay for it. She asked her husband for it, but of course Mike refused to pay that much. It was obvious that her brother will not be alive anymore. Lily had no idea how to deal with things anymore.


Part-4: The Value of Friendship

On the other hand, at Tina's place, a family gathering was arranged. One of Tina's relatives said, "Tina, I love how nice your behavior has become. Not to offend  you, but you used be so stubborn back then and hated meeting us.'' Tina said, "Honestly, I would like to give the credit to my best friend, Lily. After breaking friendship with my toxic friends, Lily's been by my side through all kinds of situations. She's such a sweetheart. She influenced me into being a better person besides healing me." They were having a good time gossiping. One of her cousins wanted to talk to Lily, so Tina video called Lily. But Lily didn't pick up the phone. Tina told her cousin "Give me a second" and went to another side of the room. She thought to herself that Lily always picks up her phone, no matter what. So she called Mike and asked if everything was alright. Mike told her the incident about Lily's brother. Hearing this, Tina got so worried. She remembered that they shared each other's phone location on social media. She checked it and saw that Lily was near a bridge of a big river.

Tina said, "First, she didn't tell me anything about her brother, now what is she doing there? Could it be that- Oh no!" Tina left the family gathering in a hurry and went where Lily was going to, in her father's car. After a while, she reached the bridge. She saw Lily standing at the corner of the bridge with tears in eyes. Tina ran and held Lily's hand and dragged her back. Tina said, "Lily! What the heck are you doing!?" Lily cried, "Let me go, Tina! Why did you come here? Go back. Please! I don't have the will to live anymore. You have no right to stop me." Tina asked her to explain what caused her to take such a step. Lily said, "Who will I live for? The most important person in my life, my father, passed away last year. And I've never told you this, but being with Mike is ruining my life. Now, it's confirmed that I will lose my brother too. With all this pain of losing everyone, how am I supposed to go on? Literally not a single loved one is left, who I will live for." Tina said, "Guess you don't love me then. Am I not worth living for? Lily, don't be insane. There's always a reason to live. Listen to me." 

Lily replied in a loud voice, "Oh you're talking, you're so happy with your perfect little life, how would you understand? What would you need me for?" Hearing this, tears rolled down from Tina's eyes too. Tina said, "I do understand what you're going through and I've always felt bad, but you cannot do this. Also, Lily, if it weren't for you, if you didn't become my friend at my lowest, I would've became depressed. And maybe, I would've been standing where you are now. Directly or indirectly, you saved my life. If you jump, a big part of my life will be vanished. Don't you know how much you matter to me? So, if you jump, I will jump next. Do what you want." Lily stopped for a second and said, "No! Go back, Tina! Leave me alone. Just know that, I love you." Tina said, "I said what I said." Lily wiped her tears and said, "Okay Tina, I'm sorry. I just- I just can't deal with this much, you know?" Tina said, "I know. It's very hard, but I can't let you end your life." Lily looked at Tina and said, "Go back, mate. Your family is waiting for you." "And so is yours."

Lily replied, "How!? Mike isn't my family, he's more like a master. I can't stay with him anymore." "Then leave him! I always knew something was wrong, I could see it in your eyes. But you never told me anything. Look, maybe you're thinking that you would dishonor your dad. But that's not true. Your dad's last wish wasn't actually about you marrying Mike, he just wished for you to be happy even after his death. He thought marrying Mike would be the best for you. But think, if he were alive, would he want you to stay with Mike, knowing how your life is with Mike? And you chose to go completely against your dad's last wish, by wanting to do what you were just about to do." Lily realized Tina was right. She said, "Okay but I'm still losing my entire family. And where will I go if I leave Mike?" Tina replied, "You'll stay with me. I won't accept a No. And, no, you're not losing anyone. I will pay for your brother's treatment. My family loves you, they'll definitely agree. If needed, I will ask people for donations. Many people out there are willing to help others. Don't worry, it's up to me. Nothing will happen to your brother. He's my family too." Lily went silent for a while and hugged Tina tightly. She said, "What did I do to deserve a friend as good as you?" She agreed to go back.

And so, Lily divorced Mike and her brother's treatment started too. Lily looked up at the sky and said, "Dad, I hope you're fine with what I did for my happiness. I believe, if you were here today, and saw me get through all this, you would smile. You would bless my best friend too. Just know that, I miss you a lot." Tina invited Lily to live with her at her house. Lily felt very welcomed there. Lily said, "You don't know how grateful I am to you. Soon I'll manage a job or anything like that, to provide for myself." Tina's family members said, "Sure, but no hurries. Keep in mind that, having you here is not a burden, it's a blessing." 

The next day, Lily was in her room in Tina's home. Someone knocked her door. She opened the door. It was Tina, along with Ron. He discovered from his mental illness. He had flowers in his hand. Tina said, "Lily, this is Ron, from high school, you do remember him. His mental treatment is done and he is a nice guy now." Ron said, "Lily, I've liked you since high school. But I had a lot of issues back then, so I didn't do anything about it. I know this is very sudden, but will you marry me? Your brother will live with me too. I'd love to have a younger brother. You will not feel like a burden, I promise. I'll get you a job in the company my mother owns. You can be a part of providing for the family. I know you'll have second thoughts about living with a man after what you've been through. Take your time, I'll leave the flowers right here." Ron started walking away. Lily said, "Wait. I've started giving everything a second chance. I'll say yes." Ron was happy. Tina smiled and said, "Ooh, Lily you didn't even think twice, what's up?" They all laughed. 

So, the wedding was arranged. On the wedding day, both Ron and Lily looked beautiful. Before the wedding, Lily held Tina's hand. They hugged and while hugging, Tina said, "I'm so happy for you, feels great to see you smile after so long. Thanks for not jumping that day. I can't live without you, silly." Lily replied, "When I first became your friend, I never imagined you would save my life one day and bring back a smile on my face. You truly are, a real one."

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Crystallic : Return of the Evils 2 [Part - 5]

 Cristy and Ranger were trying to find a way to get out of the desert. As they were unable to find anything, they almost gave up hope. But suddenly, they saw something shine. They ran to that place and found a mirror. Ranger said, "How will this mirror help us?" Cristy said, "I don't know. But, can it be related to something magical that will help us? Maybe the Evils kept it, or our family sent it?" Ranger said, "Why would they send a stupid mirror?" Cristy said, "Ranger, stop calling this mirror stupid. It can be helpful. Let's try to find out it it works in any way." Ranger replied, "I'm not wasting energy on this. I'm starving. We should try to find something to eat and drink first. Leave that mirror and let's search for something else." Cristy said, "Excuse me, I'm also thisty and hungry. Stop overreacting. Lets focus on this mirror." "No!" "That's why I hate you. You don't agree with me and all you want is food." "And you keep thinking that some silly mirror can help us." Cristy and Ranger kept quarreling.


Ranger said, "You know what? I wish I was with Angy. He would be way more cooperative." Suddenly, there was a light. It was coming from the mirror. Then the light vanished and Angy appeared out of nowhere. Angy said, "Oh my God! You guys are here! Everyone is so worried about you. But, how am I here? What happened?" Cristy said, "Wow! See, this mirror is actually magical." Then Ranger said, "Okay, fine. You were right. But how did this happen?" Cristy replied, "I think it gives us whatever we wish for." Hearing that, Ranger shouted, "I wish we had delicious foods and drinks." Then some snacks and drinks appeared beside the mirror. Cristy said, "Seriously? This is the first thing you wished for? But anyways, I'm glad we found something to help us. Now let's eat." Angy said, "You both are bleeding. At first let me wish for a first-aid kit and then we'll eat." They did the necessary activities. Then Cristy said, "What should we wish for now?" Ranger said, "An way to get out of here." Suddenly, they saw some stairs. It leads to under the ground.


They took the mirror with them and went down using the stairs. It looked like a cave. When they looked back, the stairs were gone. It was dark. But might was coming from the corner. They went to see what it was. Ranger said, "It looks like there is a hole in the wall. And there is sunlight outside. Cristy said, "Let's wish for a hammer!" Ranger said, "Are you stupid? We can wish for anything. So why are we going to do so much hard work to break the wall? Let's just wish for the wall to break on its own! Wait! I have an idea that's even better!" Then he shouted, "I wish the Evils were completely destroyed and we went back to the Crystallic."


After that, a flash was seen on the mirror and it turned into a butterfly. A voice was coming from the butterfly, "You are very stupid. Why did you wish for something like that? Now I'm going to fly away, bye." Ranger said, "Wait, what! This is extremely unfair! We were supposed to get whatever we wished for!" The butterfly said, "And who told you that, huh?" Ranger started stuttering, "Uh..uhm.. we found it out based on our observations." The butterfly said, "Exactly! You weren't even sure about the terms and conditions of this mirror. You should have been a little careful, idiot. Listen. I have been inside this mirror and given the ability to help you guys. The Evils sent me here. But they had a condition that if you guys wish for something completely against the Evils, then I wouldn't be able to help. In fact, if you do so, then I have to stop helping you guys and leave from the place." Angy said, "Well, isn't doing any kind of help to us, against the evils? How are you allowed to do it then?" The butterfly replied, "Why do you guys take so long to understand something as simple as that? Basically, the evils don't want you to die immediately. They are playing a game. They're giving you clues, riddles and such things. All they want is to keep you guys stressed and worried. They just want to ruin your peace. And they're testing your intelligence as well. They're just enjoying these. So, I was sent so that you don't die from hunger or thirst, and to do little helps. But their plans would go completely unsuccessful if I fulfill a wish like the one Ranger wished for. So, I'm not allowed to do such helps. Oh, what an idiot I am! Why am I wasting all my time explaining these to you? It's time for me to go." Cristy said, "Wait, I have another question question!" The butterfly replied, "Oh come on, what again?" Cristy said, "And why are you doing this for the Evils? Are you happy like this? They are taking advantages of you!" The butterfly replied, "Well, when I was younger, I was a normal healthy butterfly living in the forest. But the evils caught me, trapped me and turned me into their slave. I can't be free even if I want to. If I could, I would clearly not live a life like this." Cristy said, "Oh, I'm so sorry for you. You know, maybe, if you help us face the evils and their tricks, we can try to set you free too. I feel bad for you." "Damn! Someone actually thinks about me. Nobody ever cared for me other than my mother," said the butterfly, in a sad tone, "But I'm sorry, the evils got an eye on me all the time. So I can't help you anymore. Goodbye!" Cristy said, "Wait, can I still just get a hammer?" Ranger said, "And maybe some more food and dri-" But the butterfly disappeared. Angy said, "Wasn't it supposed to fly? Why did it disappear?" Ranger replied, "Probably, the evils didn't want it to talk with us." Cristy said, "True!"


The three of them didn't know what to do next. They only had one source of help, which they lost. Angy and Cristy started shouting at Ranger, "It is all your fault! You should have been more careful before wishing." Ranger said, "Alright, we cannot change what happened, so let's just try to look for supplies that we can use to break this wall." They kept looking but couldn't find anything. They tried throwing stones but the wall was too strong to break. Ranger said, "Will Cindy's fairy powers work if we call her here?" Angy replied, "Oh, I forgot to tell you guys something." Cristy said, "What is it?" Angy said, "Look, I don't know how to say this. But the Evils took way Cindy's fairy powers and locked her in a cage." "What!", said Ranger. Angy also said, "And the evils aren't letting our family members eat or drink. The evils are not allowing them to go outside the palace. They're strictly in control of the Evils. I have no idea what else has happened to them." Cristy said, "What!! That means our whole family is in danger. We need to do something!" Ranger said, "So if we just go back, we won't be free from troubles at all. We need to destroy the evils completely, bring back Cindy's fairy powers and there's so much more to do. Gosh!" They all tried hard to figure something out. But they couldn't. At a point, they felt asleep after becoming all stressed out and tired.


After a while, or maybe kind of a long time, they heard something and woke up from sleep. The wall has moved and a beautiful forest was outside. They were confused. They went out of the cave and stepped in the forest. Angy shouted, "Oh my God! This is the forest from my village, the village where I used to live in my childhood." Cristy said, "Wait, really!?" Angy said, "Yes!" This is the little forest which is situated to the north of my viage. And people say that there lives a creepy old man in a secret cave. So even though I came here before, in my childhood, I wouldn't stay here for a long time, I used to run back home because I was afraid that the old man would've kidnapped me or something. But I'm pretty sure none of these are true. The people who met the man say that he is a nice person. It is just a rumor that he is creepy. And after remembering all these, I assume, that secret cave is the cave where we just came out from." Ranger said, "Look, the cave disappeared!" Cristy said, "Gosh! I can't take this anymore. Why is everything getting so complicated? Ranger, didn't you wish to the mirror to make us escape? Why are we in another mysterious place then?" Ranger replied, "Well, I only wished to get out of the desert.." Cristy got mad and said, "You can't even make a wish properly!" Ranger said, "Shut up, you wanted to go back without solving all the mysteries!?" They kept arguing.


Angy shouted at them, "Really? You guys are going to quarrel now? Please, stop. Cristy, calm down. Listen, see this wall full of big stones? I'm pretty sure this is the door of the cave." Cristy said, "The door of a cave? A cave has a door? How can a wall move like a door!?" "I'll explain"- they heard a voice. They turned back. It was an old man, could be the creepy man that Angy's villagers talked about. He said, "This actually is the door of the cave, my home. I can open the door with the help of my ring. When the ring touches it, the wall moves like a door and my cave is open. I can close it with the help of my ring too. Anyways, Angy, yes that's your name, right?" Angy said, "Yeah, I'm Angy." "So, Angy, I'm so glad that you have been able to understand me. Trust me, I'm not a creepy man at all. Many years ago, I had an younger brother. He was very evil, and lazy too. Our father loved me more because I used to be more hardworking and caring. I used to get more facilities from my father than him. So he used to envy me and hate me. That's why, he spread a rumor about me after our father's death. A rumor spread that I am a creepy guy who kidnaps kids and tortures them. The whole village started hating me. I couldn't folerate it, so I came to this forest to live separately. I wish everyone knew how kind I truly am." Ranger said, "Wow, we really should never believe in rumors." Cristy said, "I'm sorry for everything that happenef to you." The man replied, "Thank you, I love it when someone understands me. Anyways, I can help you guys if you want me to." Cristy said, "Yes, please, but how?" "Well, with the help of this ring, I can know about anything that is currently happening or has happened in the past." Ranger said, "Oh, then please tell us what is happening in the Crystallic palace now."


The old man told them to wait for a second and looked in the ring. He started saying, "Your family members are living as prisoners. They are being given such foods which one would starve rather than eating. They are becoming sick but given no treatment. They're in so much sufferings." Angy said, "That sucks!" The old man said, "Guys!! Queen Gloria just gave birth to her baby!" Cristy said, "What? Hold on. Are you joking? What baby?? In just one day!?" The old man replied, "One day? Hahaha. It's been like one year. Yes, you guys were asleep for one year." Everyone was so shocked. "Well I'm sorry. I'm the one who did it. This is my cave and I was scared that you guys would think the rumor was true. I thought you guys will harm me, So I used the magical powers of my ring to make your sleep last so long. But you guys woke up today because I stepped out of the cave today. That's how it works. Yes, I go out of the cave only once a year. Not a specific day, but once in a long time, just to check what's going on outside and to get a little fresh air. Don't ask how I live in this dark cave for so long. I absolutely hate it. My ring provides me with necessities like food. Actually I'm just living the most boring life, with no goals, hoping one day I'd get my normal life back, somehow." Ranger replied, "Don't worry. If you help us, we will try to help you as well. Can you please tell us more about Queen Gloria's baby and what we have to do?"


The old man said, "Ok, so as I was saying, Queen Gloria had a daughter today. Once this girl turns ten years old, she will have the power to destroy the Crystallic diamond. And your full family, the whole palace and kingdom will be completely destroyed. Currently they are just playing with you while waiting for the baby to turn ten. When she does, it's over for you all." Ranger said, "So we have ten years to do something." Cristy said, "No! We need to do something immediately, or our family members are going to die gradually." Angy asked the old man, "So what are we supposed to do now? There are so many confusions and troubles now." Cristy asked, "Also, what is the current condition of our Crystallic diamond?" The old man told them, "Slow down. Don't panic. I'll give you the solutions as well. First of all, forget about the baby for now. She can't do anything before she's ten years old. Now focus on what's more important. Your Crystallic diamond is unharmed because the evils don't want it anymore. They found something as powerful as the Crystallic diamond. Yes, the evils now have something like the Crystallic diamond and it protects them and helps them survive. It gives them power to do evil stuff. It is the purple stone in Queen Gloria's ring. She didn't know about the power of this ring. But after surviving the explosions, she figured it out. Because of this stone in the ring, she and her husband survived the explosions of the evil palaces. Once you take this ring and destroy the stone, the evils will be destroyed. Queen Gloria got this ring from her mother. Although destroying it won't do anything to their newborn daughter, we'll figure something out for that later." Ranger said, "So for now, we need to destroy that ring, but how?" The old man said, "You have to steal it from her. You guys will either go to the Crystallic palace in a way they won't recognize you, or send someone to bring it for you." Cristy replied, "Well we don't have any helpers. So we gotta do whatever we need to do, on our own. But how?" The old man said, "Don't worry, I'll give you guys such a makeover and clothing that nobody will recognize you." Then he used his ring to do so. After that, he gave them a map that leads to the Crystallic. He said, "Look, this was all I can do for you. And don't worry about me. If you want to give me something in return, do it later. You guys are in danger. Solve your problems first. Good luck!" Angy said, "You don't know how grateful we are to you." They thanked the man and started their journey. 


Angy, Ranger and Cristy went to the Crystallic palace dressed as servants. They managed to enter the palace and kept acting like the servants. Cristy went to Queen Gloria's room and looked from the window. Kind Viknesh was sitting beside Queen Gloria. And she saw a baby in a crib, yes, that was their daughter. Cristy went to the gate of that room with a glass of water. The room was strictly guarded and no one was allowed to go inside. Cristy told one of the guards, "Excuse me, I need to give this glass of water to the Queen. Please let me in." The guard started shouting at her, "You little stupid servant, did anyone ask for it? Whatever the queen needs, will be provided by the nurse. No one is allowed to go inside. Now get lost!" Cristy replied, "I was just trying to take care of her! You're so rude. Fine, I don't need to go inside." And she left. She came to the window again and looked inside the room. The Queen had the ring on, and it had a purple stone. Cristy couldn't figure out how to get it. Meanwhile, Angy and Ranger went to the place where other family members were kept, in the name of giving them food. The guards were outside the main gate of the prison. Angy and Ranger ran to their family members. Crystal, her parents, Cindy's mother, aunt Rosie all of them were lying on the floor. They looked very sick. Angy said, "Crystal! Mom! Dad! Look, it's us!" Crystal woke up and sat. She said, "Angy! Oh my God! And Ranger where were you guys?" She started crying and said, "Please do something. We are being treated so horribly. Sometimes they mix poisonous substances with our foods, but they make us suffer from pain and sickness rather than killing us. They torture us. The evils are the worst people I've ever seen. Look at my parents, they're so close to death. Please do something. And I was so worried about you guys. I'm so glad you're ok." Ranger said, "Don't worry. Soon we are are going to destroy the evils and we all will be safe." Crystal replied, "I hope so!" Ranger said, "So I just wanted to see if you guys are okay it or not." Angy said, "Yes, and to give you hope. So please stop worrying, soon things will get alright. We gotta leave now." Crystal said, "Alright!" 


Suddenly, two guards ran to Angy and Ranger. The guards said, "We knew it! I could sense it from the beginning. You two were very suspect. We heard your whole conversation. Time to lock you two up like the rest of your family!" Then Ranger and Angy became prisoners too. On the other hand, Cristy was trying to find a way to get that ring. Suddenly, she saw a butterfly on the tree and it seemed familiar. She realized that it was the same butterfly from thr magical mirror found in the desert. Cristy went to talk to the butterfly. She said, "Hey! It's me. Please help me. You want to be free from the evils, don't you? Then please help me get that ring in Queen Gloria's hand. If you do, you might become free from the evils. Also, they're busy with their baby now, I'm sure they don't have enough time to keep an eye on you." The butterfly hesitated at first, but then said, "Well, the worst thing they could do is kill me. And I'm not happy with this miserable life anyway. So, fine, I'll take the risk for you." When Queen Gloria felt asleep, the butterfly went in that room. The butterfly carefully opened the ring. Suddenly Queen Gloria shouted, "Oh no! Viknesh! Catch that butterfly, quickly! It stole my ring!" King Viknesh opened the door of the room and started running after the butterfly. Queen Gloria came out of the room. Getting the chance, Cristy ran inside the room and stole the baby. But Queen Gloria turned around and saw it she shouted to a servant, "Go! Run after her, fast! Take the baby from her!"


Cristy ran and the servant chased her. They came near a river. The servant caught her and snatched the baby from her. The servant wanted to run back to the palace and slipped and the baby fell into the river. Queen Gloria came running and shouting, ''No! This cannot be true!" Meanwhile, the butterfly was flying with the ring and King Viknesh was chasing it. But suddenly, the ring fell from the butterfly. It fell on a stone and the purple stone inside it broke. Right after that, King Viknesh fell to the ground. At the same time, Queen Gloria also fell on the ground. Her servant ran to her to check. She said, "She's dead!" Then the butterfly came to that place and told Cristy, "We did it! I dropped the ring and the stone completely broke! King Viknesh is dead too." Cristy replied, "Oh my God! You did a great job. Thank you so much, I'm forever grateful to you. And since the evils are destroyed, you are now free. You can go back to your forest and live with your mother happily." The butterfly replied, "Oh I should be the one thanking you. You gave me a new life. I'll never forget this. Thank you, I'm going now. I'll miss you, dear friend!" Cristy said, "Goodbye!" Cristy came back to the palace. The kingdom was full of peace again. She ran to the prison. The guards told her, "Is it true that the evils are gone?" Cristy said, "Yes! In fact, you're currently working for me now, not the evils. I am princess Cristy. Now, free all the Crystallic family members from the prison." The guards freed the family members and told the servants to take them to bed. The doctors came to give them treatment. They were finally given good foods. Cristy took care of them. Cristy told them everything that happened. Crystal said, "Damn! I can't believe that rhe evils are gone forever. And thank God we are free now. I would die if I stayed in that prison for a longer time." Ranger said, "Wait, where's Cindy?" Crystal replied, "Right! Where's Cindy? Oh- I remember she disappeared after her fairy powers were taken. Oh God, where is she now?" "I'm here"- said Cindy. She added, "Guys, I'm alive. I got my fairy powers back now." They all were relieved.


Suddenly, an old man entered the room. Yes, it's the old man from the cave. He said, "Hello guys! I'm so happy for you, good job. You did it. Anyways, Cristy, you left your bracelet at the cave. It seemed expensive. So I thought I'd give it back, as well as meet you guys." Cristy said, "Wow you really are the the most honest and kind man I've ever met. Thank you! And without you we wouldn't be able to do a single thing here. Thanks a lot! Guys, meet this man, he's our life saver." Then Cristy, Ranger and Angy decided to take him to his village. They told everyone about how kind he actually is, and everything bad about him is a rumor. The villagers accepted him again. Everything was fine again. Now, the Crystallic is free from evils. They started living happily again.


Tuesday, November 16, 2021

পিইসি পরীক্ষার অভিজ্ঞতা [Honest Paragraph]

পিইসি পরীক্ষার প্রথম দিন। গাড়ি করে নীলক্ষেত স্কুলে গিয়েছি। গিয়েই দেখলাম পাশে একজন বমি করছে, বলছিল অসুস্থ। কিন্তু আমার মনে হলো পরীক্ষার টেনশনে বমি করছে। এত মানুষ ছিল, ভাগ্য ভালো তখনো এদেশে করোনা আসেনি। ভিতরে গিয়ে বিল্ডিংটা দেখে মনে হলো যেন কোন ঐতিহাসিক নিদর্শন। তারপর আমি দেখলাম একটা ক্লাসরুম। দেখেই মনে হলো গ্রামের পাঠশালা। এত নিচু বেঞ্চ! আর মনে মনে ভাবলাম, এখানে মানুষ ক্লাস করে কীভাবে! ধীরে ধীরে সব বন্ধুরা এলো। এরপর হঠাৎ দেখলাম, আমার সিটের রুম নাম্বার আর ঐ গ্রাইম্যা ক্লাসরুমের নাম্বার এক। অনেকক্ষণ ঘুরাঘুরি করে শেষ পর্যন্ত একজন লোক আমাদের ঐ ক্লাসে নিয়ে গেল। গিয়েই দেখলাম একগাদা মশা। তারপর দিল মশার ওষুধ। আর কার ব্যাগ জানালার সাথে, আর কার ব্যাগ নিচে রাখবে- এই নিয়ে (পরীক্ষার্থীদের মধ্যে) হলো ঝামেলা। বেঞ্চগুলোর মধ্যে কোনরকম বসলাম। তার ওপর অনেক ঠাণ্ডা। বেঞ্চের নিচের রং জামায় লেগে যাচ্ছিল। ভাবলাম, এত ঠাণ্ডার মধ্যে বাসা থেকে আনা গরম পানি খাই। পানি মুখে দিত্ বিুজলাম এটা বরফের চেয়েও ঠাণ্ডা। তারপর আমাদেরক খাতা আর প্রশ্নপত্র দিল। প্রশ্নগুলো সহজ, কিন্তু প্রশ্নপত্রের কাগজ খবরের কাগজের থেকেও নিম্নমানের। পরীক্ষা তো দিলাম। লেখা শেষ করে বসে বসে কী করব ভেবে পাচ্ছি না। বসে বসে সময় কেটে গেল। পাশের জন নানান প্রশ্ন করতে লাগল। আর পরীক্ষা শেষে বেঞ্চ থেকে উঠে পা পুরোই ব্যথা চিল। শেষমেশ বাথরুমের কথা বলি। আমার গ্রামেও কোনদিন এত ফইন্নি মার্কা বাথরুম দেখি নাই। আর পরীক্ষা শেষে বন্ধুদের নিয়ে অন্যান্য বিল্ডিং দেখতে গিয়েছিলাম। তারপর গার্ডিয়ানের বকাও খাই। এই ছিল পিইসি পরীক্ষা। আমার মনে হয় না এই অভিজ্ঞতা ভুলতে পারব। পরিবেশ যাই হোক, পরীক্ষা ভালোই হয়েছিল। ☺

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The Crystallic : Return of the Evils 1 [Part - 4]

The Crystallic family was spending days happily, except for the fact that Queen Bella is sick. Before their adventure at the sea, Cindy went to her village with her mother just to visit the place. Today they are going to come back to the Crystallic. Cristy, Crystal and others were excited to introduce Cindy to their aunt Rosie. When Cindy arrived with her mom, the members of Crystallic welcomed them again. Angy said, "Hello, sis- I mean, Cindy!" Cindy said, "Hi, brother. And don't hesitate to call me 'sister'! How have you been?" "Great."- Angy said. Then Ranger said, "Welcome back, Cindy and hello mom. How was your trip to village?" Cindy's mom said, "It was pretty good, honey." Cristy said, "Hey guys, so, I have someone to introduce to you." Crystal called aunt Rosie and said, "Cindy, meet Rosie. She is out aunt. It's a long story how we found her from the sea but anyways, you guys can talk." Cindy said, "Hi, aunt Rosie. Nice to meet you!" Rosie said, "Yeah, by the way, I heard a lot about you from these two girls. Seems like you helped them a lot. But still, does that give you the right to stay here? And it's not even only you. You are literally staying in this rich palace in peace with your mother as well. I'm sorry but this is like a lot more than you deserve. I'm here cuz I'm the queen's sister. What are you even here for? Don't take offensively but I feel like you are just taking advantage. It's not like you guys are even related to this family anyway." Crystal whispered to aunt Rosie, "What the heck, aunt? I thought you were really nice to everyone. What is wrong with you, like why are you talking like that? Everyone is shocked and their smile disappeared because of you. Cindy is our best friend!" Rosie said in a mean attitude, "Yeah right. But since you are living here, Cindy, I can't say anything else. Have a good day? Okay, now I have to go try my new clothes on and do my hair. I'm going, bye." Everyone was left speechless and disappointed. Nobody understood the reason behind her such behavior. Cristy told Cindy, "Maybe she is a little mad about something else. Otherwise, I promise you, She is a really nice person. I'm really sorry for that." Cindy said, "No, don't need to apologize. It's fine. Mom, let's go see Queen Bella."

Then Cindy went to the Queen. She said, "Hi! I heard about your sickness and I'm sorry. But wait, I am a fairy. I can heal this small disease with my powers. Don't know how this didn't come to my mind earlier." Then a glass with some drink appeared. Cindy said, "Here. Drink this, I hope you'll be better." Queen Bella took a sip and felt better. She could walk. She felt amazing. She thanked Cindy a lot. She said, "And that's why, Cindy, you are our best friend, the best helper and a part of this family." Crystal and Cristy said, "May we please talk with mom alone? You guys can go to the lunch table." Then they told the Queen about Rosie's rude behavior. Queen Bella said, "No way. She obviously can't talk like that. My sister isn't like that. I'm sure there is some problem." Crystal said, "You can give her the good news about your health and call her to lunch."

Queen Bella went to the room of Rosie and knocked on the door. Rosie said, "Come in." Queen Bella entered and said, "Hey sister, you won't believe it! I'm not sick anymore. Cindy is the best, she healed me." Rosie, "Good for you." Queen Bella said, "Uh. Alright. And today, we have arranged lunch for everyone of this family and the poor people of the Crystallic. We are gonna have lunch in the field on carpets and the food will be normal. We will have the same food as normal people of this Kingdom. It's gonna be good to eat together with those lovely people. Don't you wanna experience that? Come, let's eat." Rosie got annoyed and said, "Ew, I'm not having such basic food. I have already eaten the best dish as lunch. I ordered your servants to bring it for me. And one of the servants broke a plate while walking. Can you believe that? She had just one job to bring me food and she did it wrong. I scolded her very much and insulted her. So it won't happen again." Bella replied, "What! I'm sure she accidentally did it. You really shouldn't have talked rudely. Well, you can still apologize and she will be very happy. Rosie said, "And that's how we treat servant? There's no way I am saying sorry. Now go and enjoy your lame meal with lame people." Queen Bella was so shocked at this behaviour and she left.

All of them went to take lunch. They loved it. The people thanked the King and Queen. King James said, "It was enjoyable to have meal with you all. I know that sometimes you have to stay hungry because of lack of food and money. But don't worry. From tomorrow, we will supply free food for people like you. We love all people of The Crystallic. And today, we will have dinner again just like this." In the evening, Queen Bella went to her bed to take some rest. The King also went with her. The Queen found an envelope on the bed. She opened it and found a letter. The letter said, "Please cancel the plan of dinner. Dangers may come. Please!" The Queen thought, many children visited the palace, so maybe anyone kept it for fun. King said, "What's wring, honey?" Queen Bella replied, "Oh it's nothing." The King said, "Oh, well, I have to take care of the palace and a lot of work pending. I am the King and I am very busy, you know. But still, I'll spend some time talking with you now. So, how are you feeling after getting well?" Queen Bella said, "Darling, I've already told you a hundred times. I'm very much happy and feeling awesome." "Yeah, I just have something else to talk about. But you might be angry or-" Queen Bella replied, "If it's about my sister, you can say it." King James said, " Oh, yes it is. Well, a young 15 year old maid complained to me. she said that Rosie slapped her for spilling water in her room. Is your sister normally like this? Because I don't think so." Bella said, "Oh God, I wonder what's next. No idea why she is acting so rude these days. This is not normal at all." They didn't understand the matter.

When they went for dinner, the children were playing at one corner. The weather was nice too. Everything was calm and beautiful. Rosie ran and arrived at the place. She shouted, "Stop! Stop this arrangement. Please, everyone, go to your home. Stop it right now!" The King told her, "Excuse me, Rosie, I know you're Bella's sister and I must be kind to you. But what you're saying and doing is too much. Stop it and go if you have problem to stay here. I request you, Rosie." Rosie said, "But you don't understand!" Suddenly, they saw some fire. Yes, some fire surrounded the children where they were playing. The fire was all around them. The kids were scared and shouting. Their parents started to act crazy and cry. Rosie said, "Oh no! Please try to control yourselves. I know how all this happened, Let me male Everything clear. So, I'm sorry to everyone for my rude behavior. I would never do these. I was forced to. You see, some people came to me and said they are the Evil family who wanted the Crystallic diamond earlier. They didn't tell me what their intention was. But they said they will kill Cristy, Crystal, Angy and Ranger if I don't act rude. They seemed very powerful. They seemed to keep an eye on me all the time. Also, they mentioned something bad can happen at dinner time. So in the evening. I acted like I was doing some drawing. But I was writing a letter. Then I passed it to my sister Bella's bed with the help of a servant. But Bella didn't take it importantly. Now I don't know what's gonna happen."

Suddenly, two people appeared. King Viknesh and Queen Gloria of the Evil Palace. They said, "Hello! First of all, I want to thank Rosie for so good rude acting. I wanted her to be scared and that worked. Haha! Anyways, You all want the children to be free from fire, right? Because this special fire can't go away with your powers. We survived the explosions and we are here for revenge. We realized we don't need the Crystallic diamond anymore. We just want to take revenge for our destroyed kingdoms. In your forest adventure, the guy named Matt was our helper buy he died because of you. We want revenge! And I want to do it in a fun way. So, some of you will get separated in danger and others will be worried. I would love something like that. Now, kids surrounded by fire, I have to ask you something." Then the Evil King told one of the kids to pick a member from the Crystallic family. The kid innocently said, "Cristy I guess?" Queen Gloria said, "Good choice." Crystal whispered to Cristy, "Oh no, what will they do with you? I can't see you in danger!" Crystal said, "I don't know." Then thw Evil Queen asked another child to pick another member. The child chose Ranger. They set the two kids free and kids ran to their parents. The Evil King Viknesh said, "Well, if you want the other kids to be safe, you have to send Cristy and Ranger to us. I know Ranger and Cristy are my son and daughter-in-law but they are obviously against us, so come I'll teach you a lesson." The Crystallic family had no choice. So Cristy and Ranger thought about the children and sacrificed their own safety. They went to the Evil people.

The Evils disappeared with Cristy and Ranger. The fire disappeared too and kids were free. Cristy and Ranger appeared in a desert. They injured their head. They were so confused. Ranger said, "Cristy, there is no one around us. We literally have nothing!" They kept looking for people and necessary items like food for survival. Cristy said, "I wonder what game they want to play with us. Are we gonna die from hunger and thirst here?" Ranger said, "Let's just keep looking. I believe, as long as we are together and we keep trying, we can find a way." They keep trying to figure out something but can't.

Is it the end for Cristy and Ranger? You'll know in the next part!

Saturday, September 18, 2021

The Crystallic : At the Sea [Part - 3]

 The Crystallic family was tired after doing all works of the day. They all went to sleep as usual. Queen Bella also went to bed without knowing that more troubles are coming. She saw in a dream that night. She saw that, a young woman was sad and calling her, "Hey Bella, please help me. I am your sister, Rosie. We have not seen each other for a long time. You may forget me, but I didn't. Now I am in trouble. Please rescue me. I request you to save my life, sister. Go to the big sea near Crystallic palace and it is called the 'Happiness Sea'. You will surely find an way to save me. Here, take this ring. It will save you from dangers." Then that woman put a ring on Queen Bella's finger. Before the Queen could say anything, she woke up. She called King James, "Hey, what are you doing? Why are you sleeping? This is not the time to snore. Come om, we need to go to the sea and find her. Fast!" King James said, "Dear, stop. What are you saying? Why are you getting mad? What makes you so worried? What sea and who are you talking about?" The Queen said, "We have no time to waste. Let's go!" King James said, "Calm down first, please. Make everything clear. Take this glass of water and sit for a second. Stop panicking." Hearing the Queen shout Cristy, Ranger, Angy and Crystal came. Ranger said, "Mom, what's wrong?" Crystal said, "Why in the world are you screaming at this time? It is midnight!" Their mom Bella explained her dream. The others said, "Oh come on, it is just your overthinking. That's why you saw this dream. None of it is real. You made us all wake up for this silly reason. Go back to sleep please." Their mom said, "No, you guys don't get it. Rosie is my sister in real life and I haven't seen her in a long time too." "So what? Maybe you were thinking about her before sleeping. Your dream isn't true." "No I didn't. Wait, she gave me a ring in my dream. And yes, look, I still have it on my hand. She really is in trouble." Now everyone believed that the dream was true. They decided to go to the Happiness Sea next day.

In the morning, they went to a small river and sat on a boat. They will get on a ship after reaching the sea. On the boat, the Queen said, "Guys, I should have come here alone. It is my sister. I should have taken the risk on mt own instead of putting all your lives in danger. Cristy said, "Mom, don't say that." King James said, "We would never let you be in danger alone. Now focus on our main goal." The boat entered the Happiness sea. The, they got into a ship. Queen Bella was standing and looking outside. She was trying to figure something out. Suddenly her ring given by Rosie in her dream, fell in the water. She said, "No! Now what if some dangers come? I'm no more protected." Everyone saw this and became really worried. The ring does not protect only the queen. It also was a protection for the whole Crystallic family for this journey. They had no clue how to find the ring. They were losing hope. They realized, they were very far away from the beach. It will take hours to go back and any danger can come. Angy said, "Since we are already here, let's not go back. We should keep trying to discover something." After a while, a dolphin came with the ring in its mouth. "Look!" - Cristy shouted. Everyone was so shocked. Yes, it is that dolphin who was the childhood friend of Cindy and lived in the forest. Crystal said, "We met you in our forest adventure! Cindy even gave us the ability to talk with you. Do you understand what I am saying, Dolphy?" Dolphy quietly put that ring in a corner of the ship and said in its language, "Yes, it is me. Cindy told me to come here and help you. Quickly put that ring on." Bella put the ring back on. Dolphy said, "Well, I Have some news. While coming here, just a little far away from this this position, I saw something under the water. It was a whole palace. Somehow that place was weird. There humans can breath underwater. I assume so. Because I saw a human locked in the cage and I'm pretty sure she was breathing. I had no protection. So I didn't go closer to that place. I came here fast and found the ring which was stuck to a stone under the water. And I brought it to you. I'm sorry that I don't know anything else. I hope this little information helps." King James said, "Oh it is enough. We are very grateful to you. Thank you so much for your help, Dolphy!" Dolphy said, "No problem. Now I will leave. If you need any help, just call me. Bye!"

Now the Crystallic family took the ship to the place where there is a palace underwater. They prepared themselves and all of them jumped in the water. They saw a huge kingdom. It was beautiful. It didn't seem like a palace an evil person would have. Then Queen Bella saw her sister in the cage. She ran towards her fast because she was too worried and excited. And a poisonous flower under the water touched her leg and she fell unconscious. Them the King of that palace came and said, "Hello. Welcome to the Happiness Palace of the Happiness Sea. Guards, look, we have some guests. Please give them a good place to stay. Aw, that poor lady lost her sense. Guards, take special care of her." The Crystallic people were scared and thought they're in danger. But that King seemed nice. Ling James said, "Hey, can we at first introduce..." King of Happiness Palace said, "You guys don't seem harmful and we are always friendly with strangers. At first, come and have a seat. We will discuss everything later. And guards, make sure to give them some good snacks." The Crystallic family looked confused. Queen Bella was taken to a bed and given some medicines. The others didn't only seat, they also had to eat some fruits by pressure. At first, they refused to eat but that king didn't listen. He was not evil, but a frank man who is friendly with everyone. 

After these formalities, the king finally decided to talk, King James said, "Hi. I am King James of a kingdom called The Crystallic. These are my twin daughters, Cristy and Crystal. And these two are their husbands, Angy and Ranger. My wife, Queen Bella of The Crystallic is the woman who became senseless. Well, my wife had a dream where her sister Rosie said she is in danger in this Happiness Sea. And the girl locked in that cage is Rosie. We came to free her. You seem to be a nice person, may we know who you are? Can you help us?" That King said, "Oh hi King James of The Crystallic. It is my pleasure to have you here. Well, the Happiness Sea is named after this hidden unique palace. I am the King of this palace. I am King Jack. There is no queen because I haven't married yet. But every single person you meet here is very cooperative. I am always polite to everyone, unless they make me mad. You wanna know why I kept Rosie in that cage? Alright. So, my grandmother passed away a long time ago. But she used to wear a precious necklace. It had memories, her personality, her identity and everything. That's the only thing I had left of her. But one day, it got lost and went near the land. A lady found it. Yes, she was Rosie. But she threw it away and now it's not anywhere. I can't find it. She lived near the sea. She could have kept it and returned to me. I lost my dearest memory because of Rosie. She made me furious. I couldn't control my anger and locked her in the cage. I never wanted to act rude. But I'm sorry, I can't set her free until I get the necklace back." Ranger said, "I'm sorry about your grandma." Crystal said, "Yeah it's sad. Well, Rosie didn't do it on purpose. But we will try to bring the ring back.

The full Crystallic family was very worried. They were trying to find an way to bring the necklace back. Suddenly, Angy said, "My sister! Sorry, I mean Ranger's adopted sister." Ranger said, "Oh Angy, you can surely call Cindy your sister." Angy smiled and said, 'Okay! Now as I was saying, Cindy can help us." Cristy said, "Dolphy can too." Crystal said, "Yeah, let's call Dolphy the dolphin." King James agreed. They called Dolphy and told everything. Dolphy said, "Oh. I can sense it. The necklace is somewhere here in this water. Please keep searching. It is not on land. It is very close to us." They all kept searching. Suddenly, Ranger shouted, "Guys! There is a necklace stuck between these two stones." They took it out and gave it to King Jack. King Jack of the Happiness Palace became happier than he ever was before. He was very thankful to the Crystallic family. Then he freed Rosie. Rosie said, "James, is that you? Thank you so much. And to the kids, Thanks a lot for coming to save me!" Cristy and Crystal said, "We grew up, aunty! Don't call us kids, haha. And you're welcome. Everything is fine again. But our mother is always too excited, you know. Now that's the reason of her sickness. Let's go see how she is now. They went to see Queen Bella.

King Jack said, "I'm so sorry, King James. Your wife is alive and fine, but she got a disease because of the poisonous flower." King James said, "Oh no! What will happen to her?" King Jack said, "She will be able to move very less. People will need to hold her if she wants to walk. She can sit but not for a long time. She has to stay in bed most of the time. Someone will always have to take care of her. She has to live as a sick person. I'm so sad about that. I couldn't make my guest completely fine. But I saved her life." Cristy said, "Thanks a lot for saving her. We won't forget your help." Queen Bella told Rosie, "My sister, forgive me. I didn't collect any information about you and I was so happy living in a palace." Rosie replied, "Oh, please. I need to say thank you! And I feel bad, this is all my fault. If I didn't call you here, you could live your life so normally. I'm so sorry." Queen Bella said, "It's okay dear!" Then the Crystallic family said goodbye to the Happiness palace and King Jack. They were sad about Queen Bella's sickness, but they were glad that she is alive and they could rescue Rosie.

Do you want to see the Queen of The Crystallic get completely well in the next part of my story? Let me know in the comments. 

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

The Crystallic : Forest Adventure [Part - 2]

In the Crystallic palace, after a long journey of restoring back peace, everyone was chilling and gossiping. Crystal said, "Guys, can't we go somewhere to enjoy? I want a vacation." Cristy said, "That's right. Maybe we should plan to go to a beautiful place with full family." Angy said, 'How about a picnic? It will be fun and help us relax." Ranger replied, "Can we go on an adventure or something?" King James said, "Oh no! Not an adventure. I'm tired of this sixteen years long adventure already. No more. Choose somewhere peaceful to go." Cristy said, "But dad, I love adventures!" Queen Bella said, "I agree with your dad. Let's not arrange any tiring journey." Crystal replied, "Seriously, mom and dad! You guys are so boring. Ugh, this is why I don't want to make such plans with older people." Angy told Cindy, "Hey, what do you say?" Cindy answered, "I don't know, but don't be mad at your parents. I like adventures too but let's make a decision that everyone likes." They all were disagreeing with each other's opinion.

Suddenly, a woman entered the palace crying. "Please help. No one is being able to help, so I had to come here. Please listen to me." She was crying so much. The Guards gave her a seat and some water. The King asked, "Please try to relax and tell us what happened." 'Your majesty! I went to a picnic with my husband and son to the forest situated to the north of this Kingdom. We were enjoying for two days and we stayed in the tent. But today, when I woke up I saw no one near me. I have looked as far as I can and searched everywhere for my family. There was no other people in that side of the forest except us. When I couldn't find any help, I ran here and came to you. Can you please send your guards? I've tried waiting and searching a lot but didn't find them. I'm sure it's not a prank or joke by my son or husband. They must be in trouble. Please help." Then the king said, "I'll see what I can do. Guards, take her to the guest room." Ranger said, "Let's go to the forest and try looking for them. We will have an adventure as well. I hope we find them soon. If we do, we can also do a picnic there." Cristy, Crystal and Angy agreed. Their parents said, "Okay fine. We gotta help that woman. So, I guess we have to go. Let's go today in the evening. Pack your things." In the evening, the Crystallic family started for the forest sitting on their horses.

They entered the forest. They saw no one. So they decided to go deeper. After a while, they looked back and everything was not like it was before. It changed. The gate of the forest disappeared and it seemed that, there are more trees than before. Everything was very tricky. They got confused. After some time, all their guards fell on the ground and became unconscious. The King said, "What? Why did they become unconscious? They're not waking up! I have tried throwing some water but nothing works. What's gonna happen next?" Queen Bella said, "And we are lost in this forest now. The gate disappeared and I feel like we are in a deep forest full of dangers." Angy said, "Did anyone of you come to this forest before?" The King said, "Many years ago! I came here and it was beautiful. It didn't seem like this. And the people who visits here, always says it is beautiful." Ranger replied, "Does that mean we are in the wrong forest? In the beginning everything was fine. How did all these happen suddenly?" Cristy said, "Wait,can this be a trap? Was that lady telling the truth?" Crystal asked, "But why would she cause trouble to us? I thought all our enemies were dead!" They all became very confused and tried to look for help. They decided, they all will stay united, no matter what. Because getting separated always causes trouble. Suddenly, their horses disappeared along with all their stuff. Crystal said, "Oh no! Seriously?" It was evening. After a while everything would become dark. They lost their torch and everything. Cristy said, "I'm so hungry. And we don't have any food or water. What will we do?" Their parents told them to have patience. Cristy saw a tree full of berries and she couldn't stop herself. She ran to it and ate some berries before anyone could stop her. Then she said, "Oh my God! Now my head is spinning. I'm sorry mom and dad! I didn't mean to cause more trouble-" She fell on the ground. Suddenly a huge trap fell from the sky, trapped the King and Queen and disappeared Crystal, Ranger and Angy were very scared. They decided to keep looking for a way. Crystal said, "If we had the diamond here, none of these would happen. Angy and Ranger, don't you have Evil powers?" Ranger said, "We stopped them after coming here. It won't work anymore." "Damn it!"

It was night. They couldn't see anything but they were holding hands. They looked for some stones and found two. They carefully tried to start a fire and it worked. They became a little relaxed. But a sound came from behind. It was a seven year old girl crying. "Please help. I'm lost in the woods." Crystal, Ranger and Angy decided to go close to her thinking she could be a help for their journey. When they went near her, they realized it was a trick. The girl took out a knife and hurt Angy. Ranger tried to run but the girl caught him and injured him. Crystal ran as fast as she can and she tried to remember someone with powers. Suddenly she shouted, "Cindy! Please help." Then she fell down and the girl injured her too. Cindy was a fairy, so she could feel it when someone calls her. She decided to find Crystal and everyone else with her fairy powers. 

The next day, in the morning, the whole Crystallic family was tied to some trees. They found themselves alive. The trees were close to one another. They woke up and started talking. "Hey, what happened?" "You guys are here?" "How did you survive?" Then a man with big beard arrived. "Hey Crystallic family! How are you? It is my pleasure to have you here. I can't imagine, the royal family came to my forest. That too, after being confused by my tricks. Hahaha!" Angy said, "Shut up! Who are you?" The man replied, "Me? Haha, you wanna know who I am? Alright, let me make it clear. My name is Matt. I am the body guard of Queen Gloria of the first Evil Palace. Remember, you destroyed that whole palace! But somehow I survived. Gloria was such a nice lady and my favorite person. She used to take care of all my needs until you guys destroyed her kingdom including her. Now I have to live in this disgusting forest all alone. You know? Queen Gloria even taught me some Evil things and gave me some power. So I used them to trick you guys to come here. That lady crying for her son and husband, was not even a human. She was just something I showed to you all. She or her family that she talked about, none exists. Now she disappeared.But I got what I wanted!" King James said, "What do you want to do with us?" Matt (the man) said, "Well, I know I can't live a better life. All I can is stay in this forest." Cristy said, "Okay, go ahead and live your life. Nobody has forbidden you. Why did you bring us here?" Matt replied, "Because I want to! I won't let you live in peace. I have always seen you as an enemy. Since I got the chance, there's no way I'm letting you guys go. Queen Gloria was like my best friend and you guys killed her. I'm not letting you leave in peace." Cristy said, "So what will you exactly do now? Can't you just tell it?" Matt said, "Yeah, see this fire? I will burn you all in this fire. Your death is near. Hahaha! Get ready!" Suddenly, Matt fell into the fire. Something pushed him. Matt shouted, "Help! Help me! Ah! I'm burning. It hurts. Please someone save me." Cristy said, "Aw, poor guy! If we were not tied to the tree, we would help right? Haha! Well, this is what you deserve for making us suffer. Now you suffer." But after a while he stopped shouting. Because, he was dead. 

Crystal said, "Yeah, he deserved it. The Evils will never reach success in their evil work. But how did he fall there?" "I pushed him"- said Cindy while floating in the sky. Then Cindy got down on the ground. Everyone smiled. Ranger said, "Cindy, dear sister, if you were not there, we would be burnt alive. Thank you, I'm so glad. But how did you get here?" Cindy looked at Crystal and they laughed. But then a girl came. Yes, it was the seven year old girl who had a knife. She was afraid and there was a knife on her hand with Crystal, Ranger and Angy's blood on it. she also had a little bag. She said, "Don't be afraid of me, please. My name is Mary. I'm so sorry for hurting three of you. That bad man called Matt kidnapped me from a village in The Crystallic. He kept me for assisting him in his evil works. I never meant to do any of these. But I had to, because I didn't wanna die. Thanks for killing that monster. And in this little bag, there is a first aid kit. I stole it from Matt. Please heal yourselves and take care of your wound. Queen Bella said, "Aww, you're so cute. Don't worry about anything. And we will take you to your village. You can be with us for now." Angy said, "I think now everyone can agree to eat something. I'm really hungry and thirsty. And we have Cindy! So no worries, haha!" Cindy said, "That's right. But this forest is not an awesome forest. It is like a dangerous forest where wild animals and bad people stay. Let's move to the real forest which we've been looking for. And yes, that lady asking for help disappeared. Crystal said, "I know, but isn't this the forest we wanted to come to?" Cindy said, "No! Matt made you guys teleport to this unsuitable forest. And the guards and horses that fell on the ground are in our palace safely, I sent them there while coming to you guys. Let's go to the good forest, I mean the best forest of The Crystallic. We can have a picnic." The King and Queen said, "This time we won't forbid you guys. Because we already had a worse adventure. And now we can relax if it is a picnic." Cristy, Crystal, Angy and Ranger said, "Yayyyyyyyy!" Cindy took all of them to the best forest.

They arrived in front of the gate. Then they entered. Some beautiful butterflies came to them. Everyone was happy. When they went deeper, they saw beautiful trees and flowers. Mary said, "I love it!" Cristy said, "This doesn't seem like a forest. It is like a huge garden." Cindy said, "These are only flowers. Let's go a bit far and that is the perfect spot for picnic. Then they moved forward and heard the chirping of birds. The trees had varieties of fruits. Cindy said, "Guys, look over there!" They saw something shining. All of them went and found out that it is a river. The water was glazing because of the sunlight. It was wonderful. King James said, "When I was young, I used to come here in vacation and enjoy. I'm enjoying it now too." Cindy smiled and said, "I also used to come here in childhood. Wanna see somethin-" Ranger said, "Later, please. Alright, why don't we eat first? This is the perfect spot for a picnic." Angy said, "Yes. I would love to eat sitting near this river." Cindy agreed and brought the necessary items by her fairy powers. A mat, many foods, plates etc. All of them had a nice meal. They took some rest sitting under the tree. Then Cindy shouted, "Dolphy, where are you, my childhood friend?" Angy said, "Who is Dolphy?' Cindy said, "It is very simple. A dolphin." Then a cute dolphin came to the side of the river. Cindy gave the Crystallic family the ability to talk with animals. Dolphy the dolphin said, "Hi Cindy. I missed you. When you were younger and you used to come here, we played so much. I splashed water on you and many more!" Cindy introduced the Crystallic people to the dolphin and she introduced Dolphy to them. Mary said, "Wow! This dolphin is cute!" They all laughed. Now Cristy, Crystal and everyone is friends with Dolphy the dolphin. After relaxing for some more time, they decided to go back to their palace. While going back, they dropped Mary in her house and said goodbye. They would never forget the adventure. 

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Crystallic [Part - 1]

Once upon a time, a girl named Cristy was playing in a big garden. She lived with her mother in a small house which was situated to the south of the garden. Her mother forbidden her to go close to any stranger. Because her mother was so afraid that she may lose her child. Cristy was six years old. To the north of the garden, there lived Crystal with her father. Her father also forbidden her to meet any stranger. Crystal was six years old and she looked similar to Cristy, too. Crystal also went to the garden for the first time. And suddenly she saw someone running in the garden. She didn't care what her dad said and she went close to that girl. Well, that girl was no one but Cristy. Cristy said, "Hi, can we be friends?" Crystal said, "Umm, sure. But what is your name?" Then they introduced themselves and started to gossip. They were talking about their similarities and the similarities between their parents. Crystal said, "Cristy, sometimes my father talks about something called 'Crystallic'. And whenever I tell him to say what it actually is, he says that it is not the right time to tell me. I hate it when he acts like that." Cristy said, "Oh my God! How is it possible? I was gonna tell you that, my mom acts the same like your dad. She also talks about 'Crystallic'." Crystal was shocked to hear that. Cristy also said, "And my mother never tells me anything about my father." Crystal said, "I also don't know anything about my mom!" And the discussed many more things. After they realized, they both don't know about one of their parents, they look similar, their birthday is on the same day, their mom and dad behaves similar etc. Cristy said, "Are you guessing the same thing as I am?" Crystal said, "Yeah, Cristy! But of course that's not true, haha!" After they had fun time meeting and talking, they both went back home. They could not concentrate in any work, thinking when they will meet again. Crystal was the only friend of Cristy. Both of them studied with their parents at home. Crystal's father asked, "Why didn't you drink the milk yet, sweetheart?" And Cristy's mother asked, "Why aren't your maths done yet? Sweetie, is there any problem?" But Cristy and Crystal didn't tell their parents about their new friendship. At night, Crystal was lying in the bed trying to sleep. She was thinking, I wonder why dad never sleeps before me. I will try to find out today. She said, "Dad, can you tell me a story? Please!" Her dad said, "Ok, but not a long story. Once upon a time there was.... ." Crystal Said, "Don't tell me that it is the weird thing named Crystallic." Her father said, "But that's what I wanted to say". Her father was thinking, why do I have to make a new story when we ourselves have a sad, true and mentionable story! When Crystal told her dad to carry on talking about Crystallic to know what it is, her dad ignored and started a new story. He accidentally was gonna tell Crystal the truth. Crystal said, "I better sleep instead of listening to boring stories. Then she pretended to sleep. Her dad put his hand on Crystal's forehead and uttered a line, "Crystallic powers will always help us." Then he also went to bed. Crystal was confused and slept. On the next day, Cristy and Crystal was happy to meet each other again. Crystal told Cristy what happened last night. So, Cristy tried it with her mom and shockingly, the result was the same. They kept on meeting each other to spend time and like this, nine more years passed. Their parents started to realize that Cristy and Crystal are hiding something from them. One day, Cristy's mother asked, "Cristy, don't hide anything from me. What do you exactly do at the garden? Why are you so excited to go there? Tell me the truth." Cristy replied, "Why do you always talk about the Crystallic and never explain what it is? Tell me the truth." Cristy's mom angrily said, "I asked you something. Tell me first." Cristy told her mom, "You have your secrets, so do I. Until you tell me about your secret, I will not tell you anything." Crystal also talks strictly like this. Their parents understood, whatever happens, their attitude will always be like a princess. 

Crystal and Cristy made a plan. They were fifteen years old. And their sixteenth birthday is near. They will not be in a happy mood at all even if its their birthday. They will say strict things to their parents. They will give at little hint about the friendship and promise their parents to tell about it after their parents tell them about 'The Crystallic'. One day before the birthday Cristy told her mom and Crystal told her dad, "Am I still not old enough to know about The Crystallic? If you don't tell me about it on my birthday. I will not be happy at all. I will not celebrate. And you know what, I will tell to complete strangers all I know about Crystallic, the lines you say before sleeping after keeping hand on my forehead and everything. I don't want this confusion any more. I will leave you and go wherever I want." Their parents said, "Stop! Enough! Please don't say anything bad anymore. And where will you find strangers to tell these? Make me clear about this." Crystal and Cristy said, "Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. Promise me, on that day you will tell me what I asked and I will tell you what you asked. Otherwise you might lose me." Their parents had no other options. They said "Ok" to their angry daughters getting scared that their daughters may do something crazy. At night, they were having a different type of feeling. Their whole childhood, they thought the Crystallic is something weird. But now they feel like, it is the most important thing of their life. And then they sleep.

 "Good morning and a very happy birthday! Do you want a cake?"- Crystal's father said. Cristy's mother said, "Happy birthday dear. What cake do you want me to bake? And don't you wanna decorate the house?" Both of them wake up and said, "Thanks, but first of all, I want to know about The Crystallic. Then I will do other things." Their parents said, "You want to know about it in this early morning? You find it boring. Let's talk about that later." But the daughters said, "Crystallic is nothing boring or weird. It should be related to me and my loved ones. I feel like that. So, please." Their parents realized it could be the time to tell them the truth. So, Cristy and Crystal's mom and dad told them to get ready like a princess and then hear the truth. Cristy and Crystal dressed like a princess and they were looking beautiful. Now, they sat down. Their parents told them the story- "There was a kingdom called 'The Crystallic'. There was a king and a queen. They had two daughters. There was a Crystallic diamond that would protect The Crystallic. But ten years ago from now, the evils somehow managed to steal that diamond. And a very large storm occurred. One princess got separated with her father and another got separated with her mother. In that storm, the whole kingdom of The Crystallic was destroyed. I found myself with you near this garden. The king and queen of The Crystallic have some extra powers that works without the diamond. But it only gives necessary items like food materials and clothes. That's how we survive. I don't know where your other sister or parent is, and I don't know if they are still alive or not." Then both of the parents started to cry. And then they wiped the tears and said, "I'm so sorry sweetheart, I didn't tell you before. I guess your birthday is ruined hearing this sad thing today." Crystal and Cristy were very shocked. They told their parents, "Wait a minute!" and they both ran to the garden to meet each other. They were pretty clear that they were more than best friends. They met each other and told the full story. They hugged each other. They were so excited while talking that they were walking towards the place where their parents strictly forbidden to go. Their mother and father told them to never go to the east side of this garden. Sometimes the evil powers exist there. While talking, they went to the east side. 

Cristy stepped on something on something and a huge crack was made. The land got separated into two parts. Like they were on a mountain. Somehow Crystal slipped and was about to fall down. But Cristy hold her hand. Crystal was hanging. She would fall down in a short time. Because Cristy was running out of energy. She was not strong enough to carry Crystal up. She shouted so loud "Mom!" that her mother heard it. Her mother got scared and ran to the garden. She was shocked that Cristy was trying to save a stranger from falling down. Cristy's mother got angry and started to shake Cristy's hand so that the other girl falls. Cristy said, "No mom, stop! Help me save her. She is not evil. She will not harm us. She is my -" But before Cristy could tell her mom the truth, her mother already made Crystal fall down. Cristy got so upset and shouted "Noooo!". She started to cry. She said, "Mom, what have you done! How could you kill your own daughter?" Her mom replied, "You are safe. And how can that girl be my daughter? My husband and other daughter is lost." But then Cristy told about Crystal and her father. She told the things that Crystal's father said. Hearing the screams of Cristy, their father also went to the garden. "Where is Crystal?"- her dad said. But then she looked at the girl and the women beside her. He said, "Oh my God, is that you, Bella?" Their mom said, "Yes, and are you James? Oh! I never knew you are alive!" Then Cristy and Crystal's parents hugged each other. Cristy also hugged her dad. But after that, their mother (Bella) started to cry. "I can't believe how I killed my own daughter Crystal." Cristy told her father what happened. The father got so sad and said, "I'm so glad to find my lost daughter and wife back. But why? Why did this happen? Don't I have the right to spend time with my full family anymore?" Cristy couldn't tolerate it anymore. She said, "Whatever my sister will have to go through, I can also face it." Then she jumped down too. Their parents had nothing else to do. They were just sitting and crying. They could not even stop their second daughter from dying. But, Cristy found herself unharmed after dropping down. She was in a soft field. Looked like it's another palace. Then a guard came and took her inside the palace. "Honourable Queen, here is the other princess of The Crystallic." The full palace was decorated with blood and skeleton. The Queen of the Evil Palace was sitting at the front. Her name was Gloria. She said, "Welcome to the Evil Palace, Cristy. Hahaha! Your love for your sister is unlimited. You risked your life to reach to her. But if you don't tell me what I want to know, you will be dead along with your sister." Cristy said, "Where is my sister? And what do you want to know?" Gloria replied, "It has been ten years since we have the Crystallic diamond. But we are not being able to use it. There must be any secret code or something to activate the power of this diamond. You have to tell me how to use this. Otherwise I will kill you and Crystal." Cristy said, "I didn't know anything about The Crystallic or its diamond. I just learnt about it today. And you are asking me how to use that diamond! Listen, I really don't know anything about this. Let me and my sister go." "How have you thought that I will set you free so easily?" Then Evil Queen Gloria's guards took Cristy and locked her inside a prison. She saw her sister lying there. She said, "Crystal! Wake up! See, it is me. I'm here to protect you and take you back." Crystal woke up. And they were thinking how to leave the place. Suddenly, Cristy saw a giant leaf on the floor. She took it. Crystal's shoes had mud in them. So, they decided to write a small note to their parents with mud. After that, they threw the leaf as far as they can from the small window of the prison. Somehow, it reached up to their parents. Their father, James, picked it up and showed to their mom, Bella. "Evil Palace down here. - Cristy, Crystal." Their parents smiled. "I'm so glad our daughters aren't dead." "But now we must help them." Then they wrote a note or a paper and threw down. Shockingly, it entered inside the prison. Crystal picked it up. "They best way is to confuse them." 

Then they made a plan. Cristy shouted, "Hello, anybody there?" An evil guard came. "I really need to talk with Queen Gloria, my sister wants to talk with her too." The Guard took both of them to the Evil Queen. "What are you two gonna say?" Crystal replied, "I'm so sorry! I realized, I could not survive if I lie to a powerful queen like you. There is a secret code to use this diamond. But I know ten codes, I memorized them when my father wrote them down in a diary. I'm not sure which one is for the diamond." The Queen replied, "Finally! Alright, try all the codes." Crystal started to say whatever comes to her head. And the guards were noting them down. Cristy suddenly remembered that once her mother said, "Our touch is magical. We can bring back our precious things by our Crystallic touch.'' They discussed many things from morning and this was one. So, probably, if someone of the Crystallic touches the diamond, it may work. Crystal was keeping the Queen and her guards busy by telling different codes. And Cristy was getting time to find a way. Then she pushed the guards and ran to the diamond. She touched it. Powers were spawning inside the diamond. It made a very bright flash and the power pushed the evils back. The diamond started to shine, very much. Crystal touched it to and it shined even more. The evils could not open their eyes. The diamond created a ladder to get up to their parents. Cristy and Crystal climbed up the ladder. And then they met their parents. Their parents touched the diamond. A light from the down went towards the evil palace. An explosion occurred and the evils got destroyed. 

Crystal, Cristy and their parents were very happy. Cristy said, "This is the best birthday ever!" Crystal replied, "What do you mean by best birthday? It's the best day of my life." Their mom asked, "Sweeties, what was the best part of the day?" "First, I got to know about Crystallic. Then I got to know that my bestie is my sister. And I met my mother"- Crystal said. Cristy said, "But most importantly, we got the Crystallic diamond and destroyed the evils. All these are better than any birthday present. Crystal said, "Yeah, enough gifts!" So their dad said, "Alright, but what about a cake?" Their mom told them, "Let's bake a giant cake altogether. And tomorrow, we will leave this place and go to build up our kingdom again." 

But the diamond started to fly to the sky. A beautiful fairy appreared. She said, "My name is Cindy. And my mother is kidnapped by the Evils from their second palace. If I don't give them this diamond, they will kill my mother. I am very sorry. I didn't want to ruin anyone's happiness. But I have to do this to save my mom." Then the fairy called Cindy disappeared taking the diamond. They shouted, "No, Stop!" But it was too late. Cristy said, "She was talking about the second Evil's Palace. We need to go there." Their mom said, "First we need to find it and then we need to go there." Their dad said, "After that we have to free Cindy's mother and ask help from Cindy. If we get more help, it will be easier for us." Cristy said, "But, how will we find the Second Evil Palace?" After thinking and thinking, their mom came up with an idea. All of them put their hands together and tried to call the magical spirit of The Crystallic. The spirit came. A green light appeared in the sky. "What do you want?" They said, "We want to know where the second Evil's Palace is." Sounds came from the green light, "It is near you. If you remember the place where you kept your memorial thing, you will surely find the second Evil's Palace." And the light disappeared. "Memorial thing?"- Cristy said. Crystal replied, "I don't remember keeping something memorial." They didn't understand. Suddenly, their dad looked at their mon's hand. He said, "Darling, where is your wedding ring?" The mom replied, "Wedding ring? Oh! Since I couldn't gather any information about you, I opened my wedding ring and put it in a box. Then I kept it in the store room. Now I can put it on for you if you want." Cristy said, "Wait a minute! Wasn't the ring full of memory and precious to you?" Their mom said, "Of course, what do you mean?" Crystal said, "The store room has not been checked for many years. It's enough time to build up a palace. And mom's memorial wedding ring is there. But, how would a palace fit inside a store room?" Their dad said, "We don't know, let's go and find out."

 Then all of them went to the store room. There was their mom's wedding ring and a few boxes. She put on the ring. There was nothing else. Then their mom suddenly sees that some light is visible behind the boxes. She told it to others and removed the boxes. It leads to a secret path. Then they follows it and ends up in a field just like the first Evil's Palace. Before they could realize what is going on, some guards took them inside a palace like the previous Evil's Palace. Everything was the same, except for the person sitting. It was a man. He looked like the King. The Crystallic Diamond was in the middle of the palace on a stand. And beside the king, in smaller sit, an young boy of Cristy and Crystal's age was sitting. He seemed like the prince. The King said, "Hey James, Bella, Cristy and Crystal! Hello there, I was waiting for you all. Welcome the second Evil's Palace, you made it up to this. And now, help us to activate this Diamond's power. After that, I will send you guys somewhere, where nobody will disturb you about these anymore. I'll send you to God. Hahahaha!" They said, "Of couse not!" The King replied pointing at the prince, "Excuse me! You took away my son's mom. You destroyed my darling's kingdom. How dare you say 'not' to us again?" Crystal said, "No matter what happens, we will always protect the Crystallic and its things." The King whose name was Viknesh said, "Is that so? Guards, take them to the prison. NOW!!" All four of them were taken inside the prison. And the guards went to the main door of the prison. There was no way out. Every single of the other cages was empty, except for one. In that one cage, a kinda old woman was siting unconscious. And a  fairy was crying outside it. 

Cristy shouted, "Hey, is that you?" The fairy looked back. Yes, it was Cindy and the woman locked was her mother. Cindy ran to the Crystallic family members. "Hi, I'm so sorry. Now I realized, you cannot always get expected things from evil people even if you give them what they want. I feel so bad for taking the Crystallic Diamond from you. Now everything is messed up. Do you think you guys could ever forgive me?" Cristy replied, "Sure, but don't make the same mistake again." "Of course. I won't I have learnt my lesson already. I really regret doing that." Crystal said, "It's ok, don't be sad. But be sure that you don't help them again. But whatever you do, do carefully. The Evils are dangerous." Their mom said, "Cindy, dear, I hope you help us so the escaping becomes easier." Cindy said, "Yeah. And I know I shouldn't ask for something from you because I caused much trouble. But still can you help me free my mother?" Cristy and Crystal said, "Yes, it is surely a part of our plan to free anyone!" Their dad said, "Hey Cindy, can you tell us more about yourselves and everything you know about the Evils." Cindy said, "Well, I lived with my mom and father died before my birth. When I was little, there was a little boy like me outside the house. My mom thought we could keep the baby. Nobody recognizes the child so me and him was growing up together.He got all his rights and many facilities. But I could never forget the betrayal he did a few days ago. He suddenly started acting weird. And the next thing I knew, he was a member of the Evil family. Then he said, "Sorry to say, you guys did a lot for me, but it is time for me to reveal the truth. My real parents are in a different group. They are Evils. As their son, it doesn't suit me to leave you guys like this because you never support the Evils. Hahaha! Take that!"  He tried to turn me into a monster. But as I was very innocent, the curse didn't work and instead, I turned into a fairy. He made my mom unconscious forever but she has life. And then he took us in this palace. He locked my mother. And then he made me meet with his dad 'Vicknesh'. His father made me do many things like snatching away the Crystallic Diamond from you. But they never freed my mom. So, the prince you just saw, was my adopted evil brother. I don't know how he could do this to the people who loved him so much." Then Cindy started to cry more.

 Cristy said, "It's okay, Cindy. Stop crying. We gotta do some plan to make it outta here. Help us." And then they heard someone talking to the guards to come inside the prison. Cindy quickly moved herself from the Crystallic's people and went to her mom. Cindy's adopted brother, Prince Ranger came to the Crystallic family. "Cristy, I have an offer for you." Cristy replied, "For me? What is it?" Ranger said, "Will you marry me? I will keep you safe and give you peace." Cristy said, "How could you think I will agree to marry you, when you are a reason for our sufferings?" Ranger replied, "Look, I swear you will have no more sufferings." "What about my parents and sister Crystal?" "Forget about it. Why do you need to worry about them? Come on! Do what will give you happiness." Cristy replied, "Guess what, I'm not so ungrateful like you that I will not think about my family! I cannot betray the people who loved me so much. You better go away now. And how can I believe that you're not lying?" Ranger said, "You are rejecting me like that! I love you, I won't do any betrayal or ...." "Enough! Stop it and leave this place." Prince Ranger angrily left from the prison. Cinfy came to them and said, "See! He is so selfish. He did that only because he liked you for a while. He didn't care about your family. And, he didn't even come here or talk to us. It is great that you didn't agree to marry him." Crystal said, "Yeah! But Cristy, Cindy, mom, dad! Let's forget what just happened. The King didn't give us much time to decide. We need to leave from here. Let's plan how." Cindy said, "I know how. The guard has many things in his bag including hammer. I will get it with magic and send to your hand. Break the wall's part and leave from behind. If my mom was conscious she could have done that too." After doing those, they used the hammer. After that, they tried to reach to Cindy's mom and they did. The prisons were not separate but had a long distance between the Crystallic people and Cindy's mom. They all carried Cindy's mom and took her out.Cindy also went there by her fairy powers. A high fence was built. So, Cindy created a ladder. It was hard to carry an unconscious person like that, but they somehow did it. The place looked familiar. They literally reached that garden after the fence. They looked back and the fence disappeared . Maybe you could only go there by store room path. But everything was tricky and confusing. Crystal and Cristy said, "Thank you so much, Cindy!" Cindy said, "Thank you all for getting my mom out. But how will we take her back to normal life?" Their [arents said, "And we just came out of the palace without the diamond. We still have to do many things." Suddenly, they heard the sound of a big explosion. 

Crystal said, "Oh my God! Was it that Evil Kingdom? What about our diamond?" Cristy said, "Nothing will happen to our Crystallic Diamond. It was, is and always will be safe." Then thier parents said, "Shouldn't we go back there and see?" Cindy said, "What about my mom? How will we go leaving her here?" "No need for that!"- Ranger says while coming on a horse. He brought his brother Angy with him. Cindy said, "Was the explosion in second Evil Palace?" Ranger said, "Well, yes." "Then how did you survive?" "Because the Crystallic Diamond will not destroy good people." Cindy said, "What a bad joke, how come you are good?" "Well, I will fulfill all your wishes now." Ranger put his hand on Cindy's mom's head and she gets well. She asked, "Where am I? Cindy, dear, where have you been and what happened?" Then Cindy told her everything. Ranger said, "Now I will give you something you've always wanted. Crystal and Cristy, please give me your hands." Then Ranger gave them the Crystallic diamond. They became happy and shocked. Ranger said, "I didn't do any evil tasks myself. My father gave me orders and if I didn't follow them, he would kill me. That's why I had to make Cindy's mom unconscious and turn Cindy into a fairy. Otherwise, believe me, I would never do these things. And this, here, meet my brother Angy. Some people are born in the Evil Palace but with good mind. He never helped the Evils and went to a village full of innocent people. My parents could never find him, but it was like he didn't even care. But today I found him and I brought him here. We promise to not cause any trouble. We are not as bad as you think." Crystal and Cristy's parents replied, "I think it is fine. Thank you so much for the things you did for us." Cristy and Crystal said, "But first of all, say sorry to your close ones who actually loved you." Ranger grabbed Cindy's hands and said, "Look, sister! I know you took care of me a lot. But I had to do a lot of things by force. Please.. Can you forgive me?" Cindy said, "Oh stop. It's totally fine. I forgave you just when I heard you did nothing on purpose." Ranger replied, "Wow, thanks a lot. I am really happy. And mom, making you sick was one of the worst things I have ever done in my life. I feel very bad." Cindy's mom said, "Oh dear, don't worry about it. I have always seen you as my own son. Of course I forgive you. It was not your fault." Everyone was very happy. Cristy and Crystal's mom said, "You all are invited to The Crystallic." Angy said, "Hey! All these horses are for you guys."

 Then they went to The Crystallic. They placed the diamond where it should be. The diamond looked like it got back life. The broken Crystallic turned just like before. Everything was shining and appealing. All the suffering people just turned like as they were before. All of them happily entered the palace. Ranger said, "Umm, everyone, attention please!" He took out a nice ring and proposed to Cristy for the second time. "You know that I will not do any more evil things. So, beautiful intelligent princess of The Crystallic, will you marry me?" Now Cristy said, "Sure!" Then Angy also proposed Crystal. She also said yes and wore the ring. Everyone clapped and agreed. Their parents were happy too. Their mother said, "No more worries, everyone! Now me Queen Bella, King James, Princess Cristy, Princess Crystal, Prince Ranger, Prince Angy, we altogether will rule this kingdom. We will ensure all your basic needs." Then the king said, "Yes! And from today, Cindy will be the preserver of The Crystallic Diamond and her mother will stay here too. Then they brought many crowns and tiaras full of crystals, then they gifted everyone with those. Then their father put his hand on The Crystallic diamond and told Cristy and Crystal to touch it. They asked, "What will it do to us, dad?" Their mom said, "You two forgot everything that happened before the first storm in which we got separated. Try to remember those memories." Crystal said, "Sweets and gifts!" Cristy said, "Chocolates and candies" They remembered many more memories and laughed. Everyone was very thankful and they decided to do a party. They enjoyed a lot and ate delicious foods. They all used a special firework in the dark sky which wrote in the sky "THE CRYSTALLIC". All of them clapped. The kingdom was full of piece again.