Chapter 06
1973 Words
Aria POV:
“What is it, Maria?”
I asked her.
Although I decided not to ask her anything from now onwards, I was unable to stop myself from asking when I found another colorful box.
Everything in the human world is either a box or a circle.
After breakfast, Ryan left into his room and Maria was cleaning the dishes.
So, I helped her with her work.
Afterwards, she came and sat in the living room. I followed her and sat beside her.
She took out a black box and pressed it, and suddenly I heard people's voices.
As I turned towards it, I saw a big colorful box and people were appearing on it.
I was unable to resist myself from asking the question and at last, I asked her.
She turned towards me with a confused expression.
“Don't you know about it?”
she asked me.
“No, In my life I never saw this one”
I replied.
“I think your village doesn't have electronic goods,”
she said.
What are electronic goods?
“Ok, I will tell you.
It is called Television. We can watch programs and movies in it”
She said.
I nodded my head, although I have two more questions.
What are movies and programs but nevertheless I decided not to ask more questions.
As we were talking Ryan came out of his room and was on his way to the main door.
“Bro, Where are you going?”
Maria asked.
Ryan turned towards us and answered.
“To library”
“What is this bro?
Stop visiting the library.
These are our holidays.
Normal students find it difficult to visit the library on school days, but you are going to the library even in holidays”
I heard Maria.
She stood up and walked towards him.
“Bro, I know you are a teacher's favorite student, but please stop visiting that place.
Yesterday, I had a dream that you were struck under the piles of books.
I cried in the dream by seeing your struggle”
Maria said dramatically while making sad expressions.
I was unable to control my laughter by seeing and hearing her dramatic story.
Ryan glared at me for laughing, and again I ignored it and kept on laughing.
Maria sure has some sense of humor.
“Stop it, Maria, ”
said Ryan with a poker face and walked away without turning around.
Maria looked at me, and she also burst into laughter.
It took a few minutes for us to control our laughter.
“I like your sense of humor Maria,”
I said.
“Thank you, ”
she said.
We both settled on the couch and continued watching the television.
I don't know what is going on that television, but I just decided to watch it.
A few minutes later Maria stood up abruptly.
“Do you want to see our garden?”
She asked me.
I nodded my head with excitement. I liked the garden even though I saw it in the night view, and now I am excited to watch in daylight.
“Let's go,
follow me”
Said Maria and I started following her.
As we stepped into the garden the next moment I was mesmerized by the view of the garden.
“It is so beautifully”
Words came out of my mouth without my consent.
Maria nodded in agreement.
The place that caught my special attention was the beach which was full of rose flower pots.
I started walking towards them as if I was being pulled by them.
I don't know the reason, but these roses have somehow seemed familiar. I got the feeling that these are mine.
I like red roses the most even when I stayed in heaven I used to plant more red roses, but I never felt this kind of feeling by seeing the red roses as I was feeling now.
I know it may sound rubbish, but I was unable to wipe out this feeling.
“These are my brother's favorite flowers and these are his flower pots”
I heard Maria's voice which caused me to come out of my internal debate.
I was surprised as I processed her words.
“Why are these his flowers plots?”
I asked as I didn't like the fact that I got these feelings towards his flowers.
Maria laughed at my words.
“Not only these flowers but the whole garden is his territory”
I heard her reply.
“Why?”
I asked as I got confused by her words.
“My brothers do only two things one is studying and another one is gardening”
she replied.
“That means the whole garden is taken care of by him?”
I asked.
“Yes,
He was more close to my mother, and she has the habit of gardening.
After she left us he started gardening just like my mom.
Whenever he misses my mom he will come to the garden”
She replied.
Their parents!
Yes, humans mostly live in families and from yesterday I didn't see other people except these two.
By her words, their mothers left them.
That means did she die or she left them.
What about their father?
I decided to ask her because my head will continue to suffer if I leave it like this.
“What happened to your parents?”
I asked her.
“They died in a fire accident.
When we were eleven years old”
She replied.
I felt sorry for her. I never know anything about my parents. So, I know how she feels.
The one thing I was envious of the human race is that they have parents who love them unconditionally.
“Are you ok?”
I asked Maria by placing my hand on her shoulder.
“Yes, ”
She replied.
“These were the flowers my mothers brought on the day before she died.
That's why my brother is taking care of them from the last eight years”
She said with tears in her eyes.
“He never allows me to touch them”
She smiled with tears.
“I don't want to cry”
She said while wiping her tears.
Suddenly, I realized that they must be living alone for the past eight years.
“Have you both been living alone for the past eight years?”
I asked her.
“When my parents were alive we used to live in this house with them, but after they passed away.
We moved to my grandparent's house.
Three years back we returned to this house and joined the school here.
From then, we are leaving alone in this house”
She answered.
“And, we also have an uncle.
My fathers younger brother”
She said.
I nodded my head. I don't know how to respond because it is my second time seeing a human crying over their parents.
Last time I saved that child's mother, but now I can't even save them.
“I never thought I will talk about my parents with you”
I heard Maria.
“Why?”
I asked with confusion.
“Because we don't talk about my parents with anyone.
I never said anything about my parents with my friends”
She replied.
“I think we surely have a connection”
She said.
“What connection are you talking about?”
I asked with confusion.
Nowadays I am getting confused about every matter.
“The connection that formed when you saved me”
She replied and started walking out of the garden.
I gazed at the roses one last time and followed Maria.
I think Nora cast a spell on her, and It is still working on Maria that's why she is feeling that we are very close.
“Tell me about your family and your previous school?”
Maria asked out of nowhere.
What should I say?
My previous school is in heaven and I used to learn magic in that school.
So, I decided to make up a story which is going to have fifty percent truth and fifty percent lies.
“I don't have parents and I used to stay with my aunt,”
I replied.
She gazed at me for a few moments before replying. I think she was also feeling bad for me.
“I know how it feels Aria”
She said.
I nodded.
She was silent for a few minutes.
“Today is the first day of our friendship.
So, we should enjoy and know more about each other, right?”
She asked.
I didn't expect this change in her.
Nevertheless, I nodded.
“Come let's go out”
She said while getting up.
“Where?”
I asked her.
“It's lunchtime, so we are going to have lunch at my favorite restaurant and then to the mall to waste our time while roaming around”
She replied.
I nodded, although I don't know what is the mall and her favorite restaurant.
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We walked out of the house. She came to a weird thing, but I can say that this is the vehicle which Nora mentioned yesterday.
She placed something in my hand.
Although I took it, I am confused about what I should do with it.
So, the best thing to do when you are confused is to wait for the other person to do it first.
That's what I did and saw that she kept it on her head and locked something under her chin.
I followed her but was unable to lock it.
She saw my struggle and helped me to lock it.
“Sit, I am going to give you a ride on my two-wheeler bike”
She said while sitting on the two-wheeler which she mentioned just now.
I don't know why, but I got scared to sit behind her.
Yesterday I saw that these vehicles were moving very fast.
I don't want to travel on it. I can better teleport to that place other than travelling on it.
“Aria, Don't worry I can drive safely.
I have a license, and also I am certified by Ryan that I am good at driving two-wheelers”
She said.
Ok, Just get it on now. It's not like you are going to get hurt.
Even if you get hurt you will get healed the next moment.
“Ok, ”
I said and sat behind her.
I closed my eyes tightly in fear and tightly held Maria's waist.
I never got scared of flying in the air but here I am getting scared of travelling in a vehicle made by a human.
After a few moments, I realized that there is nothing to get frightened.
I opened my eyes and loosen my grip on her waist.
It was thrilling to travel on this vehicle.
“See, I told you I am good at driving”
She said.
“Yes, you are, and I am liking this ride”
I answered.
I kept on enjoying the ride while gazing at the passing things.
Everything in the human world is still new to me and everything is leaving me with an amazing feeling.
Suddenly, the vehicle stopped.
“Why did you stop the vehicle, Maria?”
I asked her.
“We arrived at the restaurant Aria”
She answered.
I got out of the vehicle.
“Wait for me, I will come after parking it”
Saying she left.
I kept on observing the surroundings to locate the restaurant.
But as usual, I failed because I don't even know what the restaurant looks like.
As Maria arrived I started following her.
She entered the big building which was in front of me.
Oh! So, this was the restaurant.
I looked around and saw some people eating food.
So, the restaurant is the place where humans eat food.
Maria sat on the table following her. I sat on the opposite side of her.
“Do you want to order?”
She asked while forwarding a thing which is looking just like the book, but it is thin.
I nodded and took the book.
As I looked at the book I saw many names.
“Order the dish according to your choice”
She said.
Dish means humans call their food as a dish that means these are all the names of their food.
“There are so many dishes”
I said.
To be continued........
- Writer
