In the realms of night in the busy city of Mumbai, India, is something fluttering... something glowing... something sparkling! The ordinaries do not see it...
Rochelle Bates is a 20-years-old carefree uptown girl, who is least bothered about w...
I sat on my bed wondering what to do. The big fat book lay in front of me, I kept staring at it with expectations of it opening any time n start showing words! But it just didn't. I mustered courage and spoke in a low voice, "Hey! You t-there?"
No answer...
I opened it to a random page. It's blank again! What the hell is this book? Is it blank all over? To find out I went through pages. Flicking furiously when i started realizing there's not a single spot of ink or pencil or anything at all on any of those pages. What are these secrets of Maya, that they need to be kept invisible from the book? If there are secrets in this book, why isn't anything written about them in here? I need to find out what's up with this book.
The whole night i lay on my bed awake with the book beside me. Hoping that it might open at any time and start answering my questions. But it obviously didn't!
At 6 a.m. I was finally about to fall asleep, when the book suddenly fluttered open! No breeze, no wind, the windows and door are closed still how does it manage to do so all by itself? As it fluttered open, spreading its pages like a fan, an aura of yellow light and sparkle emitted through its aging pages.
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As I stared in awe, it kept turning its pages until the end of it and finally shut itself again. What?! Why did it shut? It was supposed to show something. How can it just shut itself? I went ahead to open it; as soon as I lay my hand on its hard cover, the same familiar current went through my arm! I let go and bolted upright in shock. Not again! How can someone... oh sorry, something... be so ungrateful!
It slowly opened itself to a blank page and started showing...
"Oh sorry! Good morning! I am not really used to someone touching me, so I thought it's a thief trying to steal me while I slept."
"You sleep?" I almost shouted whispering in amusement.
"Yes! Obviously. Who doesn't need a good rest? And by the way thank you for getting me off that stiff road and laying me on this soft surface. I got a very peaceful sleep. Is there anything I can do for you in return?"
I snorted to myself, "Oh puh-lease! What can a book do for me?"
"Then you certainly haven't realized the intensity of my power, have you?"
If it hadn't been a book I would have sworn it to be smirking at me right now!
"Ask for whatever you wish for; and I am pretty sure it'll be granted!"
"Fine then, tell me, what are you about? Why are all your pages blank? What are the secrets of Maya? Who..." before I was done with my questions something started appearing.
"I said one wish! Not innumerable. I would answer just one question of yours according to my promise."
Damn! I should have been more careful. Should have asked it to answer all the questions I ask henceforth.
"Since your first question was "what am I about?", I'll answer that..."
Shit! At least should have asked a better question first! I mentally palm slapped my forehead.
"I am about magic! A magic not known to this world. A magic hidden amidst this world. Magic meant for good of the good and bad of the bad. And all this magic comes within me due to the secrets of Maya!"
"Who is this Maya?", I asked hoping to get some more information.
"Sorry! Like I said, only one wish!"
"Fine! No need of getting so offended.", I glared at it.
I need to find out more. Especially about this lady Maya...
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Hey my magical-sparkling-readers!
I hope you all liked this chapter. If not then pleeeassseee leave a comment so that I can improvise on it. And also I would love read your views on it too. If any suggestions please don't keep them to yourselves; post in the comments and let me know!
