An endless ocean of yellow water, Probably from the sunset. It wasn't too deep yet it felt like it held thousands of memories.
The only two objects were a big tree with crystallized leaves which glowd with redness. And the second object was not an item but a human. It was shyam — he stood still, staring at the tree like he knew what it was, but couldn't remember it..
Suddenly, a voice awoke him. " BIG BROTHER!! wake up already. You shouldn't sleep so much on Sunday's! " A little girl. mabye, 12?
Her dark black hair wove like ocean waves while she jumped on shyam's back.
Blue starry eyes, soft white skin. She wore a red half t-shirt following with a blue short skirt. Her short-long hair covered half her face.
Shyam opened his eyes relieved it was a dream, he sat and stared at that girl. She was his little sister; ayani. " Atleast let me sleep a little more at Sundays" he said while walking down the stairs.
" Hey shyam are you awake? " Said his dad arav.
" Yeah " he replied. " What's this! You are cooking today? " Shyam said surprised by what he saw.
Arav: shyam's dad almost naver cooks. " Yes, because today's your birthday remember? " Shyam node his head.
Though he knew it was his birthday, he hadn't expected anybody else to remember it. He stayed silent not knowing his dad actually cared.
26th of July 10:56AM {shyam's birthday}
" Food's ready! " Arav shouted. Shyam and
Ayani sat on the dining table while arav sarved the food.
" Well, I am off to the library " said shyam after finishing his food. " Bye big bro, try to make a girlfriend today atleast! " Said ayani waving hands above her head.
Arav too went to work, he had a nice little cafè. Not too fancy, it was made of pure wood. The smell of fresh coffe always refreshed whoever entered the caffe.
It is useally occupied by the old man's.
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26th of July 1:49PM { library }
Shyam looked through the shelves filled with books. Some old some new, but the one thing common was their smell. The smell of the papers naver disappoints shyam.
He picked up a random book to read, sat down on one of the chairs in the fading corner. Not too bright, just enough for one to be able to read.
That was shyam's heaven, he would come here in the library at Sundays to read books.
The book he chose today, was about a man who found himself lost with a girl his age, in a dream like world where time seemed to stop. They spend time together, grow feelings for each other and soon after returning to reality they lived happily ever after.
" As if... " Wishpered shyam looking at the credits at last. He put the book back in and went home. The orange evening looked beautiful, nostalgic in it's own way.
Shyam stared at it for a few moments before stepping inside the house. Ayani was already standing beside the doors. Her eyes sparkled as soon as she saw shyam.
" Welcome back " she said, her soft white skin would make anyone make sexual fantasies about her. Not her own brother though.
Shyam was a guy who's both humour and behaviour would change by the person and situation.
But for ayani, it has always been the same, the same as any big brother's.
Protect the younger and naver, and when we say naver. We mean naver look at them a normal person would [ sexual ? ] " I am back " he said before walking up the stairs just to go back and sleep.
Ayani stared at him for a few moments before going back to the door to wait for arav.
26th of July 8:21 PM
Yellow, everything was yellow again. The same glowing tree with crystallized leaves in it. The leaves would fall as a crystal but dry out and become black ash before even touching the groud.
Or should we say, the yellow water.
Everything was the same until shyam's sight stopped on a litile girl. [ 5? ] She was running round around the tree.
With Evey lap she grew one or two years old until she stopped at somewhere between 16 or maybe 17 years. She picked up one of the leaf but it too turned into ashes.
Shyam walked towards her, he barely made a sound yet she still heard his footsteps. She looked at him and tilted her head 45° as if she were to be a beautiful fox brought to shyam by the heavens above. An angel...
Soft white skin brighter than ayani, deep blue eyes with starry tods on them. Almost as if she carried galaxies upon her eyes.
Her long red shari flew smoothly with the air. As if it was a part of it. Her pitch black hair too wove behind her back as if it wanted to run away and play in the air.
He did not recognise her. It is said that humans can only see the things they have already witnessed in reality into dreams. But shyam, no matter how much he tried couldn't remember her.
" Are you an anime character? " He said looking up and down as if he was choosing a wife for himself in a virtual reality shop.
She shifted her gaze towards the tree again. " I wish I was " she said softly touching the tree. " But, I am not "
Shyam walked closer to her, his gaze stuck at not just her beauty but at her big bouncing boo—
" Do you feel sad seeing them ? " She said trying to hold the Ash's of the leaves. " What for ? " He asked looking both at the leaves and her boo—
" They had dreams too just like you and I do, but they naver could fulfill them " she said, she turned her head towards shyam and before he could answer she said. " And stop looking at my boobs. They aren't big "
" Well, for me they are " shyam wishpered, he looked around for a moment and sat down in the not too cold nor to warm yellow water. The reflection of the dying sunset reflected too much today for who knows what reason.
" I wonder why the sun is always setting " that girl muttered to herself looking at the fading sun. " Have you been here before as well ? " Asked shyam as he was surprised to hear her say the sun is always setting.
" Yes " she said and sat down beside him " quite a few times actually " she replied. " So do you know what this place is ? " Shyam asked her once again as she seemed more informed about this place than him. " The crystal dreams... probably " she said.
" Crystal dreams? " Shyam said looking at the crystallized leaves. " Yes " she said picking up a drop of water and threw it at the tree.
The drop of water became a leaf and soon fell down and became ash. " As you can see here. The crystal dream happens to most people who are suffering from ethereal flux. A rare disses in one can see things or hear sounds and voices others can't. For example, in this place either you or I am fake. But we both think we are real " she said as she stood up and touched the trees skin.
" So I take it you experienced ethereal flux as well? " Said shyam surprised by what she just said. " I have, and I am certainly 100% sure I am the real here. "
She said glancing at shyam as if she'd kill him for no reason.
" I have a life as well you know "
Shyam said before he walked to the same area as from where he came here. " Will you come again tomorrow? " She asked. Shyam stared at her for a moment and said " only if I know your name "
" Raitha, and you? " Shyam froze for a second. He had heard that name somewhere before. Or is he just tired from reading all day?
" Shyam " he replied and suddenly everything turned black. Shyam heard a familiar voice. " Wake up bro, today's not Sunday so go to school !! "
It was ayani, she yet again jumped above him back. " You are gonna split me into two someday " shyam said looking outside the window. The birds sung songs and the leaves made sounds worth hearing in the morning.
" Just a dream, huh. " Shyam wishpered
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