11 A Horrifying Inciden (1/2)
The warm golden rays of sunlight were starting to penetrate the gla.s.s windows of Ved's room. The sun started showing his red-form as it marked the start of the dawn. The sky was covered with crimson-colored clouds as if they were welcoming the red sun to come out and light up the world.
When their work was done, the crimson clouds started to disappear rapidly, and the usual silvery clouds took its place.
An alluring aroma, which could soothe a person's soul, started spreading around with the help of the wandering air. Moreover, this aroma seemed to be a mixture of the fragrance of different kinds of flowers like jasmine, rose, marigold, Juhi, etc. which Ved and Vivek had planted in their garden.
There were different kinds of birds chirping in there as well, and they seemed to be flying around in search of food. Ved slowly opened his eyes and looked towards them through the gla.s.s window of his room.
”So, all of that was a dream.” Ved sighed heavily. His hand involuntarily went towards his chest as he rubbed it lightly.
”But it felt so real, that pain felt so real.” A chill went down his spines as he tried to remember the pressure, that mysterious force, which made him unconscious in his dream.
”I thought my head would burst apart under that pressure. That was too vivid to be called a dream.
He got up from his bed and stared at the reflection of himself in the mirror in front.
”It was a dream Ved, just let it go.” He smiled after seeing his anxious face. It was as if he was trying hard to make himself forget the suffering that he had to endure last night. He turned himself around and went out of his room.
”Mom, I am going to be late for my cla.s.s at this rate.” Ved was getting ready for his school as he called out to his mother. He was in a hurry. The other two musketeers must be waiting for him, and he shouldn't let them wait for long. He put all his notebooks in his school bag and made a little sprint towards the main door.
”Your lunchbox…” When Renu saw him running toward the door, she yelled.
Ved halted his footsteps after hearing his mother and turned around to look. He saw that his mother was walking towards him with fast approaching legs. In her right hand, she held a fat lunchbox as she put it in his school bag. After that, he immediately took off.
”Hey, guys!” Ved was running towards two thin and slim boys whose looks were as handsome as his. They were his childhood friends with whom he was closer than anyone. You can guess the trust level between them by knowing that they knew all about him. Consequently, there were no secrets between them.
They experimented with his monster-like strength and exceptional healing ability to find the limit of his powers. His powers would always surprise them; however, they never exploited his powers for selfish reasons.
They a.s.sured him that he was not an abnormal child. Instead, he was a gifted child who had a specific purpose in life, and if he could manage to find that purpose, only then he could do justice with all these abilities which were bestowed upon him.
They were very supportive of him helping people as they stood beside him at all times.
”Dude, you are late; we were waiting for you for at least fifteen minutes or so.” A lean and thin figured boy, whose height was similar to Ved said with a slight frown on his face. His name was Aditya.
Aditya was Ved's oldest friend. He doesn't even remember the day when they supposedly first met.
As far as he could remember, Ved had always been his friend, and because of their father's close friends.h.i.+p, their families had a great relations.h.i.+p as well. His father was that police officer which Ved had met earlier in that police station.
”Okay, now you have arrived, so let's go.” The other boy who was the shortest of the three, said. His facial features were so feminine that even girls would burn with envy. Wherever he used to go, he would always seem to get public attention for his entrancingly beautiful facial features. They always seemed to think that how could a boy be that beautiful, it was simply not possible.
Because of his feminine facial features, he always got bullied in his school. One day, towards the end of fifth grade, his father saw him getting bullied and decided to change the school. Therefore, they moved to a new city, where he was left alone, once again.
Old school or new, the behavior of a few children would never seem to change.
The bullying started once again with him being the victims of extreme insults and bodily harms, but then one day in the backyard of the school, where he was on his knees in front of those bullies, he saw that two boys with whom he never had any contact, were b.u.t.ting in his matter and stood up to those bullies for him.
He had promised himself that he would never cry again after the death of his mother, but that day, the drops of tears started flowing automatically through the corners of his eyes. This was the first time that someone else had stood up for him. For the first time in a while, he didn't feel alone.
After a brief time of fighting and running, they all stood up on the school stairs and laughed their hearts out. From that moment on, they were friends, and he promised himself that he will always be their friend, be it thick or thin.
After that day the Dynamic Duo became the Three Musketeers. Aditya, Siddharth, and Vedansh became friends for life. From then on, they were the topic to talk about around the school area. People would swear to their friends.h.i.+p. It was obvious that the three of them would never hesitate to even sacrifice their lives for each other.