Estern was driving the car, with Julia, his lieutenant, sitting right next to him. As soon as their car reached the cotton plant in the west, the fire brigade trucks were heading back to their stations. The fire was turned down, and a thick smell of burnt wood was permeating the air. The ashes of the burnt factory still hung in the air. Julia tied a long handkerchief around her mouth and nose. Estern looked at her, and with a voice filtering through the piece of cloth, she said “I have an extra one for you,” and before she could pick it out from her pocket, Estern was moving on his way. Estern knew what has happened here, but he couldn’t deny the truth about the leader.
Passing through the sealed area with photographers from the media capturing the smoking factory with their cameras, Estern and Julia reached inside the plant. Metal machines survived the fire. But the workers weren’t that fortunate. Lifeless corpses, burnt down with their blood spilled painted the ground. The smell that filled the air was unbearable, and the sight was even more horrible. Making way through the dead bodies, Mark moved forward.
“Sir,” said Julia, with her hand pressed on her mouth, “What are we doing here? There’s nothing left here than rubble. This place is making me sick.”
“We are here to seek some answers. You may come if you wish to, I don’t want you to get in the trouble. It might be dangerous, especially for a woman.” Said Mark, scanning the whole area, with his eyes rolling to every corner of the place.
“What do you mean “especially for a woman”?” the inner woman spirit woke up, “You think I can’t stand danger? Well, Mr. Mark Estern, you are forgetting that I have achieved this post after passing through even more dangerous circumstances than these…” and her inner woman spirit went on fighting.
Estern had already turned a deaf ear to her, for he knew her very well. He kept on walking with his footsteps echoing in the big hall. And suddenly, his foot landed on something, something hollow. He could tell by the sound it made. He stepped back, and whispered “Recludo” The tile on the ground shook and the next moment, it revealed a way, a passage. This is it!
Julia was not out of words to say, and finally her gaze fell upon the hole that Estern made in the ground. What is he doing? She walked to him and asked him “What are you trying to do?”
“You wait right here for me.” Estern said, looking at her.
“No way, you aren’t going there all alone. I won’t let you, I’m coming too.” said Julia, raising her voice.
“No, you aren’t. You will wait right here. I don’t know what lies in there, and I can’t put your life in danger, you know that.” said Estern.
“You are not going in there, not without me!” said Julia, in a final words style.
Even though Julia was Mark’s subordinate, but there were many instances when Mark has to follow her orders. Both of them jumped in the hole. Julia lit the torch and made the path visible. Drawing deep breath, Julia followed Estern. The passage that seemed to be endless was echoing with their footsteps. Soon they reached the centre of the web, nothing was here. Nothing!
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Running after truth, fighting the lie,
As deep as the hell, as high as the sky.
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Julia is truly brave! I am loving this series!
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Thank you so much, Doodling Panda.
Yeah, she is brave and touchy about the “woman’s rights” haha.
Thanks a for the compliment. 🙂
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Oh welcome! BTW you can also call me Mila! But I also like doodling panda!
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I called you doodling panda because I am also a panda! I love people of my kind, lol
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Lol! No probs!
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It’s not that easy to give me goosebumps, you have to try harder😉…
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I know bro, thank you so much for the comment!
I wrote this episode just to explore my characters more and set the stage for the coming characters. Even when I published this post, I knew it was kinda “filler” but it was important.
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Every single word of any story is important….
Keep it up bro.
Waiting for next post… And the goosebumps too..😉
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Thank you so much Bhai! Your support means a lot!
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Welcome 🤗.
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Can I ask you to read a para and tell me if it makes sense to you?
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Yeah sure.
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When you sow a seed, you put a part of your heart in it with a hope that one day it will bloom and give a birth to new life. And that new life will be then connected to the heart of the one who sowed it. That’s why the plant feel the same way the heart feels whose part resides inside them. Aurora’s heart was in grief, then how can her garden be blooming?
Can you understand this para?
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Either Aurora didn’t sow the seeds, or the garden is trying to get Aurora our of her grief. It can also be like our heart never has a single feeling. It always has a part of sadness and another of happiness. Like when you love someone, in the happiest moment where you are with that person, you feel sad that this moment is gonna end in some time.
That’s all I got..
Please tell me what it really means.
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That clearly shows that I need to work on this para
What I wanted to convey through this… That the planet we sow are the true reflection of our emotions. If we feel happy, they feel happy. If we are sad, they also droop down. 😂😂😂 I am sorry it confused you. No problem bhai… Thank you so much! 😊😊
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But then you shouldn’t say how Aurora is feeling. Say it like this:- Aurora’s garden was filled with broken dead leaves.
Then it’ll make sense, according to what you wanted to convey.
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Will try to make the para more understandable.. Thanks for the suggestions bhai!
Have a great day! 😊
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You Too..
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I like the way you’ve written this post. I like the diction. The description of the cotton plant was just awesome.
Great. ✌
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Thank you so much!!! It makes me so happy to get feedback from you!
P.S. Thanks for adding a new word in my vocabulary… Diction, Just now I searched it…
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Poetic Diction was a literary term in our syllabus, that we studied last year.
Even I like getting to know new words.
Word Power is a great book to enhance your vocabulary. Have you read it?
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Word power made easy by norman lewis? Is that you’re mentioning?
Yes I have read it, but I paused it because of the time it took to complete exercise. But I am looking forward to complete it! 😊
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Yeah. That’s the one I’m talking about. It’s great. Please do complete it. But complete only when you find the exercises exciting.
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I loved the exercises, I got even more excited to find that there is a way to count the marks and judge yourself! Lol
I paused it beause of the exams, now will surely do it in the holidays!!!
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Great. All the best. 👍
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Have you read the power of your subconscious mind? Or think and grow rich? Just ordered them today!! I’m going to read them…
😆😆😆😆😆😆
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No, I haven’t. I’ve seen them making rounds on Amazon. Do tell me how they are, after you finish reading them.
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Ok Bhai!! Will surely tell you!! I was thinking of reviewing some books on my blog, but I was like ‘I can’t review a book without letting out spoilers… Lol” 😂😂😂
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Some people do review books with spoilers… But they mention in it, from where the part containing spoilers is beginning. So it’s up to the readers whether they want to read that part or not.
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Julia seems to be one hell of a girl 😄 waiting for her adventures in coming episodes 👍🏻😊
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Yeah, she really is! Thank you for your time and the comment!!!! 🙂
Have a great day! 🙂
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You are welcome 😊 have great day 🙂
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Julia is sounding nice and strong and though Mark is not wanting to take her she insists and he has to finally give in. Harsh the plot is going nice and I liked the new passage also where they will go. Great story so far.
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Thank you so much! I am glad you took your precious time to read it from back! Thanks a lot! 😊
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Writers are usually very framed.. and it takes a lot of effort to think out of the box.. and being a boy.. if you can talk of the strength a woman pursues. It proves what an amazing writer you are!
Is eastern a magic dude too? Or have I read and forgotten something from the past episodes?
“Running after truth, fighting the lie,
As deep as the hell, as high as the sky.”
Damn I’m loving these quotes!
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My smile is getting wider and wider reading your comments again and again. You surely know how to make my day Miss Dark Ji!
It’s not Eastern, Di. It’s estern. Damn that autocorrect! 😂😂😂
I am so glad you’re liking them! I spent a lot more time on them compared to the posts. Lol!
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Haha.. damn my phone really made ir eastern! 😭 My autocorrect has a flu. Bitch is flipping. So the Estern dude is magical?
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Yes. It’s a magical world. Everyone knows magic, to some extent. Estern is more talented though! 😊
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I can’t help but like Julia with all that sass!
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Haha, I am glad you’re liking her character! 😊😊
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