Basil yet again remaind stuck to his usual spot by the oak that morning. He had a pile of books for that day stacked and balancing up to one of the branches. It formed his own little book shelf as of which got shorter as his watch ticked away. Tic toc..
Finished the first book..
Tic toc...
Second book...
Tic toc....
Third book, fourth, fifth, sixth..tic toc Seventh, eighth and ninth.
Tenth.
Tic toc went the clock.
His pile of books decreased so that he finished his last few pages. It was yet again, time to retreat inside.
But before he could do so a huge violet portal reflected on the oak. Like a mirror placed in the tree. He had sat there all his life how had he not noticed?
He put his eyes up to the glass, he saw a whole new land and universe. One half of the mirror which looked like some living hell where people were scavenging for goods. Wearing rags and had looks of utter dispare on their thin faces.
But on the other half was some kind of a dream world. The clouds passed over like cotton candy and the houses stood grandly like small castles with flags of a sunset orange which sparkled brightly.
Whereas the other side had ember flags which sparked menacingly when you looked at them. All together waving like a pack of wild wolves.
Drifting across the memorising mirror was a face. The land which was before him was being blocked. The violet portal started wavering a bit.
Suddenly across the mirror the figure submerged. It looked like his face, the same eyes hair and appearance. It flickered for a moment and a huge pair of huge goggles with a figure who had a mad glint in their eyes walked past. A woman followed. It was like watching a play and they all stood in a line like they were about to bow. As there supposed curtain went down. The lights went down. All was black and the claps were slowly coming like a chant.
Basil was falling into some kind of abyss. His head became weak as it dropped down and the faces circled him in his head. He recognised them. Could it be?
YOU ARE READING
Basil Carter and the world behind the glass
FantasíaBasil goes into the portal of the unknown to find many different things behind the glass. But what's that beeping sound? Who's behind him? Is he alone? All is revealed. A story part of other books in progress of the series called 'portal jumpers.'
