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He comes from an area where coots and herons live. He came from the mountains down the valleys and plains. He is as transparent as air and as deep as ocean. He is a brook. He is Brooks Hannigan.
From two and a half years Brooks has lived in a town named Moonville. The eerie thing about Moonville is that though it is a town in north, Moonville experiences five seasons every year. There is a mythological tale associated with it that once the land on which this town stands was a barren , experiencing only winter season. Consequently the residents here were dying out of hunger due to lack of sunlight and vegetation . They all prayed for days to the gods for the boon of rains. The gods got very happy with their prayers and blessed the town with heat and four more seasons i.e., summer, rainy, autumn and spring. The day this happened was a full moon and thence the town was named Moonville.
Moonville had two big , centuries-old universities and one college. Brooks went to the elitist of them all, University of Moonville. He was currently pursuing Bachelor's degree in Interior and Environmental design. He wanted to design homes in an environment friendly manner as he believed a mere change as a study desk or a plant could change one's outlook.
He completed the first semester with not so great but decent grades and was now attending an English literature class as it was a necessary subject for every degree in University. Why? No one knew. English being the common subject, the class was packed up with students or rather rich students, one more than other. It consisted of students from the arts, design and sciences department all combined in one today.
The class fell silent with the arrival of the English professor who was rumoured to have intimate relationship with a student earlier who was later expelled for accusing the experienced and professional professor with his immature speculations. Not that Brooks was concerned about that even though the professor being hot as hell. He was here to become something and wanted to focus just on that. The professor started his lecture by welcoming the students and outright asked the greatest and the toughest question of all time "what is god?"
The room felt more silent than before . It was Brooks who raised up his hand "Oo! Finally we have someone with an answer." Brooks stood up awkwardly as everyone was now staring at his face. " There is only one god. Eternal truth is his name. He is the creator. He is without fear and hate. He is immortal without form. Beyond birth and death, he is self-existent by the guru's grace."
" Thats Guru Nanak's theory"
" Yeah sure it is, sir. And I believe in it. I was told about it in my childhood."
" Very well given answer. Thank you so much - um"
" Brooks. Brooks Hannigan from design department."
" Brooks. Won't forget that anytime soon."
The professor moved from his table towards the front of it, looking expectantly for another intelligent answers. There were many hands risen now in the front , but he chose someone from the back. An utterly handsome, cliche bad boy, high school jock type stood up.
" I believe god is death. The final abode. I mean the only truth known to mankind is Death, everything in between can be misleading. And as Brooks said God's name is truth, therefore, god is Death."
The professor wasn't surprised with the answer at all as every year someone would give that answer but everyone in the class was shocked as if they saw someone eaten alive by an anaconda. The professor just chuckled and began his lecture without acknowledging the answer given. Brooks couldn't help but think the answer to be suitable and practical but he liked his own version much better considering that it was much more positive.
The lecture somehow got finally over and Brooks hurried to get out so that he could call his best friends who were invisible since the morning. He was on his way out when somewhat familiar voice called out his name. " Yeah you, Brooks. Have a moment to talk" it was the cheeky, grinning professor calling out his name.
Brooks just smiled and went on towards him. " I wanted to ask if you probably want to come over to my place this Friday, you know to talk about life, god, death and anything related. My wife wouldn't be at home that day. So i could use some good company."
Brooks wasn't naive to understand what the professor really meant and wasn't an idiot to say no outright. So he took the side lane to answer. " As much as I want to do that professor I have to see my grandma uptown this Friday. Its her Birthday, can't miss at all."
The professor smiled without smiling and nodded. He was too douche to let Brooks go without a compliment which was supposed to bring butterflies in brooks stomach.
" I really like the violet jumper you wore the last day before holidays."
Brooks made a mental note to never wear that again.
" Thanks. I guess-" Brooks couldn't have made it more awkward. So he left as fast as he could out of the class. This made the self-absorbed professor think he was being shy.
After literally running from his lecture he went towards his locker where he found his two best friends standing. Tee and Cairo. Cairo was a high school friend of Brooks from junior year of high school which he did from Moonville. And tee was a friend of his from elementary school back where Brooks used to live up north, in the country side. Tee likes Brooks a lot and Brooks knows that. Tee had a massive crush on him from the day he knew he was gay. He got more than happy later on when he found out Brooks was too. And on tee's asking him out he told him that he just wanted to be friends. He wasn't what Brooks wanted in a guy he loved but everything he wanted in a friend.
Both of them hugged Brooks . Tee could have said anything in the world but he began by saying " Brooks do you remember today is the day when we had our first kiss."
" Oh my god, Tee. Please get over it. It was a kiss on the cheek that too because of a dumb game of truth and dare."
" Whatever, it was my first kiss and that too with you. Its all that matters. Ahh! What an amazing couple we would've made."
" Yeah, a tall and handsome guy with a shorty." Cairo joked.
" Hahaha. So funny. Don't ever call me that." Tee replied.
" okay. Okay. Stop before it get's to point where you start fighting. And Tell me where the hell have both of you been since morning."
" Your kind friend Cairo had a 'situation'. His mom and dad went out for their anniversary and this mister was supposed to send his little sister, Alaska to school. Which he obviously forgot and I had go with him to rescue the mess. End of story."
" It was not that simple. Managing Alaska is not at all simple and Talking to her teacher is much harder." Cairo said in his defence.
" Let's eat something before the class starts and we're apart again." my stomach suggested from the lack of breakfast in the morning.
" Its my treat in the profound memory and happiness of my first kiss."
