THE TRAIN 2

Kiran started walking towards the hotel gate and all he could see was a vision of a bunch of skyscrapers through the light of the streets and a few plants below them but only nearer to him. He almost passed the gate and reached the main road and the sound of Human traffic hit his ears and something was not so clear in his brain, may be about Ananya. He stopped at the junction nearby and found someone waving at him. It was Ravi. He waved back and Ravi started running towards Kiran. 'What up?' Asked Kiran. 'Where were you all this time?' Kiran snapped. Ravi told about something which Kiran never listened. Ravi asked what was the problem and Kiran didn't answer this, too. Kiran stopped, so does Ravi. 'What?' Ravi asked. 'It's my company, I was so happy inside the Hotel and as I got out of it, I don't know why but I feel like I shouldn't be here. And for Ananya I guess it's just a coincidence and nothing much. This is crap and I think I should go back and have a fresh start...' Ravi laughed and his voice was like echoing all around. 'You know what you are talking about?' Kiran took a deep breath. 'I've been failing for last 5 years and here I'm stuck in Hyderabad.'

              Ravi understood what he's talking about and he knew it was the time and wanted him to know all the truth. Yes, it's early but he didn't know Kiran would give up such easily. This time, Ravi had to take a breath, 'Put your hands on my shoulder.' He ordered. Kiran did without a question. 'Why?' He asked. 'Silence, please.' That was the smoothest way to take control. Suddenly, from the traffic lights to beaming skyscrapers, all Kiran observed, started melting in front his eye, they were as small as an Ant. Yes, they were flying, but by the time Kiran realised it they were moving parallel to a plane, above the clouds, and then into the dark clouds, then something fell on Kiran's eye. 'That's shit,' Ravi laughed. 'Could you please tell me what are you up to, I mean this is really surprisingly shocking which metamorphically is killing my insides,' Kiran yelled baffled. 'Humans!' Ravi sighed. 'What?' Kiran opened his mouth wide 'aren't you Human?' Ravi turned to him and smiled.

            They were flying in a posture of standing for almost an hour and they finally reached a dark place. They stood on the ground and Kiran was on his knees facing Ravi. 'For my sake, please tell me who you are.' Kiran asked joining both his palms. 'Time will reveal everything, boy.' He smirked.Now he started smirking, boy, what am I into, Kiran said to himself. Ravi started walking towards something and the winds started blowing heavily taking the sands over and the vision started getting blurred, Kiran started feeling like he was in some Ocean and the water around him was so dense, he hardly could see anything, and Ravi disappeared, so was the wind. Now everything got cleared but the only confusion in Kiran's mind was-'Where the fuck is Ravi?' He could see none but sand till the Horizon and dunes all over. He sat down in silence thinking about nothing and then he could see something was strange in this place. He took a handful of sand in his hand, stood up and raised his hand to his shoulder level leaving the sand to slip through his wrist and for his surprise the sand, instead of falling, started flying over his wrist.What? Where the fuck am I? He asked himself. He started walking to his left, then to his right and then straight and again started backwards, observing the things around him, only the sand and dunes, though, and he realised everything here is upside down. He was in some other world. This took him by surprise. And it was still dark. Maybe no Sun for this Planet, he thought. 

              This could be a dream, he thought. 'Wake up, you idiot, wake up!' He slapped himself until his cheeks went red, pink, yellow, green. It was green when he felt the pain at most. He didn't realise his cheeks changed colours while slapping. He started walking towards North, at least, he thought so. Nothing found. There was a bright light to his back and the rays touched his eyelids. He turned back. 'Ravi, thank God! You're back.' He hugged him. There was no facial change about Ravi, but there was something inhuman kind of glow around him. He's not Human, Kiran thought. 'Wait. What are you?' Ravi overwhelmed and hugged Kiran tightly without any answer. Tears went rolling down his cheeks and sunk in the shoulder side of Kiran's shirt. Kiran could feel the wet. 'What happen? What's the fucking matter? And, the very basic question- Who the fuck are you and isn't this train meeting thing a coincidence? I need answers right here, right now!' Kiran snapped and sat down on the sand. 'You sure about sitting here?' Ravi asked. 'Damn sure and I'll be sitting on this plain till I get my answers. You understand?' Kiran pointed his fingers out at Ravi. 'Or else, just let me leave.' 'Huh! I'm asking you this just because I don't want you to die in this Teraparistic region, that too, especially, in this sand.'  Kiran didn't realise he was slowly sinking into the ground. 'Why? What's the problem and what's this Teraparae region?' 'Humans! Don't you feel you're sinking?' 'No! Not at all.' 'Huh! Look down, you idiot.' As soon as Kiran jumped out there was a hole and one second could have taken him. I'm saved, he thought and smiled at Ravi as if he was a child begging his Dad for a Chocolate. 'Walk with me, now.' Ravi ordered.

                 They both started walking and Kiran started asking the same questions, Ravi hit his head and Kiran stopped. 'Hold my shoulder!' 'Again? No. 'I'm ready to leave you but in your home. But, remember, when you go back from this place, you won't be able to come back and all you will do is that same old job you've been doing since years. Now decide and not only me, there are other people, so many, who don't want you to go back. It's your decision now.' Kiran thought for a second. People, huh? Kiran thought. 'Let's go. Wherever you take.' 

       Ravi smiled. There's an adventure awaiting for you,boy. Your life's greatest adventure, Ravi thought and boom they melt again into space, again.

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What is the adventure, Ravi is speaking about? Where's Ananya? What is this Teraparistic region? Where are they headed? There's much more coming. Wait and see!