Aiden is a very intelligent student who does not only master the book knowledge but also has very innovative mind. He likes to build things and create new inventions. It is very rare to find kids like him who have patent of their own research works. He likes to play games on his latest computer which his father has brought for him as his birthday present. Mr Raj loves his son a lot and has always fulfilled his needs, but only if he knew what his son actually desires is his love and time. Aiden loves to be alone in his room, as he has no one to share his feelings with and he doesn’t want to trouble his grandma by telling her his problems.
The same night when he was sitting on the carpet just beside his bed, looking into the mirror telling himself how his day went. It was almost midnight and if anyone would have seen him he/she might think that he is crazy.
“I need to practice hard for my next game and after that I will get admission in the university, I want” he said in a monotonous tone.
” But I cannot leave grandma alone, she also needs me” he said looking into the mirror.
“Then don’t” a girl’s voice ecoed across his room.
His eyes why didn’t and his started looking a around the room.
“Who’s there?” He asked gathering his courage.
” Hi my name is Ivv” this was all he can hear before there was a complete silence.
“Hello ….hello, can you hear me…. who was that???….” He asked standing up and looking for answers but there was no reply.
Then he move towards the mirror, put his hand on it and said “Maybe… the voice… no no no…, I am just dreaming.” He was in great confusion about that incident and scared also so he slept in another room.
Next hai woke up and almost forgot about last night considering it as a bad dream. His rest of the day when exact as usual. At night when I came back to his room that incident again strike him.”That was quite weird maybe it was just a dream” he said convencing himself about the incident. He was a bit scared but shrugged it off. Made himself busy by preparing for his test and didn’t realise that it was almost midnight.
“Why are you not saying anything today.” Again the same voice ecoed in his room.
“Who are you ?” He asked getting annoyed.
“I am Ivy, I told you yesterday.” she said in her sweet voice but in a disappointing tone.
” Yea, you didn’t complete the sentence yesterday” he said looking here and there across the room.
“Oh okay.. maybe the time was over” Ivy said.
” Umm.. where are you and how can I only hear your voice” Aiden asked in a confused tone.
“Is there any camera or microphone in my room if it is then I’ll surely call the cops” He said in a mad voice.
” No ….no don’t call the corps and there are no cameras or microphones” said Ivy defending herself.
“Oh.. shoot time is about to end..” she said hurriedly.
“Trust me I am a simple girl, from another world.” Ivy said with a slight giggle.
“What…!! But where are you and come out right now.” Aiden set getting more mad and frustrated.
But there was complete silence again, for a while he waited for her response but he got nothing and again went to sleep in another room. Barely slept that night and next morning left for his school still thinking about last night.
“Who was she.. and how she can hear me it’s so weird.” he kept murmuring to himself while walking towards his school.
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After the school was over Aiden directly went home as he was not interested in basketball practice today. When he reached home he went to his grandma who was sitting peacefully in the lawn.
“Hey grandma, how are you feeling?” he asked sitting on the chair next to her.
“I am fine my son, how was your day?” his grandma as crasesing his hair.
“It was good, students are preparing for the festiva.” he said smiling towards his grandma.
“That’s good son, I love this festival a lot, when you grandfather was alive, all three of us used to go to the festival celebration together and after the death of Mr and Mrs Wang your mother Julia would also company us to that festival those were some of the most beautiful days of my life.” grandma said wiping offer tears.
“I know grandma you miss them a lot.” Aiden said in a sad tone.
His grandma look towards him and lift his chin up softly with her hand and said “Always remember son we, along with your mother chose your life first and God fullfilled that, God is the supreme truth and whatever we ask from him with purity in our heart we will get that. On the day you were born we may ask for both the lives but it was our mistake that we chose between you two. We were not asked to choose or to make a choice but we still did. Me, your mother and your father chose you, maybe if we have chosen both of your lives your mother would still be alive it was all our fault.” She said turning her face to the other side to hide her tears which are flowing continuously.
Aiden was left alone in the lawn, he was looking up towards the sky his mind was filled with many questions, soon his thoughts were interrupted by the cook of their house who was calling him for dinner.
When he reached the dining hall he sat beside his grandma.
“Grandmother do you want to go to the festival this year with me?” He asked politely
“Yes of course I would love to go with you my grandson.” she said with sparkling eyes and a wide smile like a kid.
“Okay, then we will go together but firstly you have to tell me the story of the this festival …okay..?” he said giggling at her childish behaviour.
“Oh… kids these days you people don’t follow the tradition, always busy in your books and forgetting about the culture……” she keeps on going for a long time lectureing him about old customs and traditions with little angry pout on her face.
Aiden was simply smiling and giggling as now his grandma’s mood was completely fine. After dinner day went to their hall and sat there.
“Grandma can you please tell me the story now.” Aiden said with puppy eyes.
“Okay I think I have scolded you enough” his grandma said. Then she said on the sofa and he said on the carpet keeping his head on his grandma’s knees.
“It was very long time ago, when a prince along with her lover came to this Island, they were hiding from the people of their Kingdom as those people wanted to kill them since they were from different kingdoms. The prince was a son of an Indian king and the princess belongs to a royal Korean family. Both kingdoms were enemies but their children met and fell in love with eachother. Their families did not agree with their marriage so both of them decided to run away and start a new life. They found a perfect place to hide in this Island and after some months the princess became pregnant and they were still chased by the soilders of both of their kingdoms. As now the soldiers were behind them so they cannot stay in one place for a long time the keep on moving from one place to another till the reach the centre of this island. They were hiding in the Shiva temple which is located at the centre of this Island and now the princess was not in the condition to move any further so that decided to stay there for a while. It was full moon night and the prince was bringing some water for his wife but he heard some noises outside of the temple and kept the pot filled with water on the ground. Soon he realised that they both are trapped and cannot go any further so he decided to pray to lord Shiva to save their child. It was almost midnight and while they were praying the pot which was kept between them and the statue of lord Shiva, broke on its own and the water spillled all over the floor. It was first September and almost midnight when the moon lights strikes the water on the floor and turned it into a mirror, a mirror which connects the two world. The Prince move towards the mirror and put his hand inside it and he can feel that this was the gate to another world so he decided to take a look and found it safe for his wife. His wife was really scared thinking about the baby and the soldiers and also about their life. But he ensured her that he will save his family in any condition as he is the guardian of his small family. Soon he found a red thread and tied one end of it in his wife’s finger and another end in his finger. He asked her to believe him and this thread bring them together. Soldiers were approaching towards the temple so they have very less time left. Without any further delay the princess went inside the mirror but before prince could enter an arrow pierced across his chest and the mirror was again turned into water. The prince was killed on spot but we never came to know anything about the princess and her child. They are believed to be inside that mirror world. But they were saved by every means in this that day we celebrate as guardian festival and protect the people will love same as the prince.” Grandma finished her story and looked towards her grandson.
“You don’t believe in all this, do you.?” asked his grandma caressing his hair.
“I believe in you grandma.” Aiden said slightly looking at her.
She smiled and said “Festival is in next month so now don’t think too much and sleep, okay son.”
“Okay grandma” Aiden said still sitting on the carpet.
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After sometime he came back to his room but all he was thinking about that girl and the story which is grandma has just told him. Student front of the mirror and asked “Hey can you hear me?”, “Hey are you there?” But there was no reply.
Is there any relation between that girl and the mirror world, maybe she is from the same world, her voice was so sweet just like an angel but why can’t we see each other and why only this mirror. All this questions were roaming inside his mind.
“I think I should find the answers for all of this.” he said to himself.
He then start on his computer table and search for the history of the Adirag island.
Okay so the silent was name after them princess Adi Chin Sun and Prince Anurag and the mirror world can only be opened on September 1st on full moon light in midnight. When the moonlight strikes the water on the ground this turns in the water into a mirror which opens the gateway of the mirror world. That is how the island was saved from the great Tsunami. But why this mirror is so special what about it.”
Then he again started to search and found that when her mother was rescued form the fire there this mirror was also there which remained unaffected by the fire.
“Okay now everything make sense, communicate through this mirror at every moment and the gateway into the mirror world in full moon night. That is why me and that girl were only able to hear each other’s voice and not see each other. This was the same mirror left, after the tsunami was prevented, that means it is a unique mirror which can connect me to the mirror world. This can be a whole new research, I have to ask that girl more about her world.” he was thinking all of this and didn’t even realize that mid night has approach soon he looked towards the clock and stood in front of the mirror.
“Hello, Ivy are you there?” Aiden asked with hesitation.
“Oh my god, you remember my name, hi there um..” Ivy said.
“Aiden, my name is Aiden.” he said smiling.
“Hi Aiden, you know you are my first friend, I always listen to you but never really got the courage to speak.” Ivy said hesitating.
“That’s ok Ivy, so how old are you and for how long you are listening to me like this?” Aiden asked politely.
‘Umm I’m 16, and it’s been a month since we shifted to our new house and this new house had an old fancy mirror which was very pretty so I kept it” she said smiling like a kid.
“But I think the time is about to over we can only talk for one minute.” Ivy said looking towards her clock.
“Okay then, byee..!!” She said cheerfully.
“Bye and good night,Ivy” Aiden bid her goodbye smiling a with a little blush.
Her voice was so sweet, he thought to himself.
I wonder how she managed not to speak anything for this one month, I thought that I had no one to listen to me and my feelings. But I was wrong, I found someone, someone not form this world but I think we are made to be together.