Once in a Blue Moon

Chapter 5.

I cannot be weak. I shouldn't cry, I am strong, strong enough to handle this world.
I wipe up my tears and get up.
Now what I need to do is to find a warm place.
But where am I going to find it?
The only choice left for me to do is to walk as far as I can or until unless I don't find someone.
Hope is the most powerful weapon against regret, sorrow and pain. Being hopeful makes life a bit easier.
I am starting to walk again, still no sight of life.
Arhh! What shall I do? Walk! Yes, I should walk, that's all I can do.
I walk a little bit more further, honestly, its truly hard to walk on this glass ice. My shoe can hold no grip, every moment I walk, I feel like I am slipping and I seriously don't want to slip again.

After a walk of an hour or maybe slightly more I am finally able to hear some noise

But where is this voice coming from? Do people really live here? Well that doesn't matter me, if they live, I'm going to them.

But in which direction shall I move? Right, left, front or back, well of course not back
I moved a bit further to hear the noise more clearly.
I guess the noise is coming from the right direction.
Oh! I can see some light.
I am in the direction of... wherever the light is coming from, a little bit in front and a little bit right, you call it, northeast direction.

There I can see people enjoying their lives. Maybe this is the place from where the real city starts.
It's a whole big beautiful market, not really beautiful. Well, there are lights and people smiling but something is making this scene look dull.

I am move in the market.
What I can observe is people selling and buying goods, some are cleaning the streets, some are busy talking.

One unusual thing I can observe about these people is that no one here is wearing any sort of warm cloth and there is no fire or burning coal and also no electric heating devices to keep them warm.
Anyhow, I am dying of cold and they are totally unaffected by this cold climate. How?
There is a metal shop in here, I think I should stop there, to buy some coal. I need to buy coal so that I can burn it, and with its heat I will be able to warm up myself.
The shop has no title. There is an old man with green eyes and white beard. He is having some wrinkles and speckles on his face. I guess he is the shopkeeper.
" Hello, how can I serve you?" he gently asks me.
" I would like to buy some coal, do have any?" I reply.
"We have the best quality coal, how many grams do you need?"
"Twenty grams or make it fifty grams, that will work"
" Sure". He took some coal, some two or three pieces of it and packs them.
"Here you have it!" he says and hands me the packet.
It is too less!
"Make it hundred grams please or just make it five hundred grams, that would be better" I say.
" Well, sure."
He started to take some bunches of coal and then packed them up. Now I think it will be enough.
" How many dollars?" I ask. I do remember keeping some money in my bag, well as I don't have my bag, I hope I find some in my pocket. I just asked for some formality.
" What do you mean?" he questions me and is totally surprised. I wonder why!
" I mean how many dollars do these coal cost" I explain him.
" What are dollars? The coal costs five coins." he answered.
I guess they don't know what dollars are and I do not have any coins.
" Will you mind if I pay you the money later. I just need to burn them because I am freezing here" I say.
"How can you freeze in such a hot climate?" he asks me surprised.
What is he talking about? The floor is covered with ice and snow is everywhere and he is telling its hot! Is he okay?
" Where are you from?" he asks, suspecting me.
I don't think that I should tell him what just happened with me.
"I-I belong to this city" I answer and also lies.
"This kingdom I suppose." he corrects me. He seems a bit dangerous to me now.
" Yeah, to this kingdom"
"Why do you need to burn the coal?" he questions.
Now what story shall I come up with. Market purpose.... yeah this reason might work.
" For some market purpose" I replies.
" Oh!" he smiles back again " do you want to give it some shape? " he questions again.
" Yes! I suppose"
" Okay then come in"
" Come in! where?"
" To my home"
"Why?"
"You are going to use my coal so use it in my home" he replies.
Seriously!
" Okay!"

His home was okay not much pretty but good enough.
A women comes and directs me somewhere, maybe towards the kitchen so that I can heat the coal.
She is also have pretty green eyes.

I am start to heat the coal. The coal starts to heat up. I can feel its warmth reach my bones and blood. I feel better. Slowly and gently, I warm up myself.
I want to ask the women about the climate. It can be dangerous to ask but I want to.
" Can you tell me, why is the weather always like this?" I ask. I didn't mentioned which weather I'm talking about because if I say that the weather is cold, I don't know what's going to be her reaction and I don't want to lie about the weather being hot, seriously.
" Don't you know? The sun never rises here that's why it's always hot" the women replies.
What? The sun never rises! Is it possible? That's why it's always cold. Is it possible that a part of earth have not faced the sun yet? But the earth do rotate. I doubt if am on earth!, not seriously.
Bur still, how? How can sun never rise? According to science, this is not possible and scientists have never mentioned anything about such kind of places. If it is a hidden place, how have people settled their lives?, and if they have settled, how is the rest of the world still unaware of such kind of place?
" The sun never rises and that is also the reason behind the moon being blue" the women continues.
The moon here is blue!
Maybe it just seems to be blue because of cold climate and they don't seem to realize it.
Is it possible?
If the sun never rises, how do the days change? How do they lead their lives?
"If the sun never rises, then how do you people lead your lives?" I ask her.
"What do you mean?"
" I mean how do you manage your daily schedule, whether its time to sleep or time to open the shop and all" I explained.
"We do it whenever we want." she replies. I actually don't understand what is she trying to say.
"What?" I ask again in a shock.
"Yeah! what's there to get shocked about. I sleep when I feel sleepy, get up when I want to, he opens his shop whenever he wants to, I eat when I want to and he, whenever he wants to" she replies.
" What about eating together?" I ask her.
" Two different people don't feel hungry at the same time" she answers me.
How undisciplined way of living! Oh my god! Where am I? The sun never rises, people don't know how to live together and moon seems to be blue! Once in a blue moon, I accidentally reached the maddest place ever!
I guess I should leave, I am warm enough.
" Okay, thanks for your help, I need to leave now" I say.
"But you didn't even started your work!"
"I just remembered some another important work" I replied and lied. How many times do I have to lie today?
" Oh goodbye! "
" Goodbye, and you have very pretty green eyes"I say. I just casually praise her.
" Oh thanks" she replies and blushes a little.
"That person is also having green eyes right!"
" He's my husband" the women replies. I should've known that before.
" What a coincidence you both have green eyes!" I reply in a joyful manner.
" Why is that a coincidence? Every one who belongs to this kingdom has green eyes" she answers.
How is that possible? Eye colour is a natural colour, it is not based on which kingdom you belong.
Wait a minute, I don't have green eyes, I have blue eyes.
Why in the world is she staring at me?
" And you have blue eyes" she says while observing my eyes. Oh no! I don't know what's going to happen? God! help me! I wish I had green eyes! I am totally freaking out!

" Where are you from?" she questions in a suspicious manner.
Before I can say a word, she starts to yell, "This girl is not from this kingdom!"
She is moving towards the main door. She opens the door and starts to yell again, "People! listen! there is a girl not from this kingdom, help me throw her out".
What? I was already planning to leave! A large crowd gathered in, that women is whispering something and pointing towards me.
Oh no! they are coming towards me! They grab my hand and push me out of the house, they literally throw me out.
Another person starts to yell, "People, beware! She does not belong here!"
Then someone yells, "Kill her brother!"
Then all starts to yell, " Kill her!"
Am I really going to die? I don't want to die. Oh God please help! What shall I do? Shall I run? Where shall I run? I don't want to get killed!

Suddenly a person yells," The guards are here, Run!"
Why should they run if the guards are here, guards are the protectors of the kingdom.
Every one starts to run here and there. People start to hide.
This is my opportunity, I can go back to the place where I came from, at least I'll be safe there.
I turn back, I can see a man in black who has covered his face. In no time he covers my mouth and nose with a cloth. The unpleasant smell of the cloth makes me feel dizzy.
I fall onto the ground and I faint.