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August 11, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Mystery of the Creepy Island- The Crash

Everyone was excited and all set for the great adventure. There were three different groups divided in the trip. The nerds, the teens just going for grade and the junkies. There were five nerds with Rajesh Chaturvedi, a permanent resident of India. The others were Nick Banks and his sister Natasha Banks, Sam Gibbs and Gary Boston.

The high class teens were three girls and two boys. Rachel and Courtney Baxter were twin sisters. Dazz Randolph was Rachel’s boyfriend and always got her confused with Courtney which bothered Rachel. Luthor Fang the rich guy who ached for Natalie Marley, the last girl, but she was too full of attitude and teased him since they met.

The junkies were the reserve kind of people. The kept to themselves. Tom, Dick and Harry were the three junkies. They enjoyed amongst themselves and no one understood them so no one disturbed them either. All were enjoying in their respective seats when they heard a loud thud.

The Crash

“What was that?” asked Natalie.

Tanya replied, “Lemme go and check with the pilot.”

She went into the cockpit and saw a red light in there. The pilot said, “Our left propeller malfunctioned. WE ARE GONNA CRASH!!! The island is nearby. Please tell your students to get ready with their respective parachutes below their seats. They will have to jump and aim for the island as soon as I open the doors.”

Tanya rushed out and announced, “Everybody we’ll have to jump out with our parachutes and aim for the island. Our propeller has failed so we’ll have to jump. No choice. Parachutes are below your seats, aim for the island, jump as soon as the gates open. Good luck to you all.”

She reached for her chute and wore it, so did others. They formed a queue near the doors. As the pilot opened the doors, the teens started jumping one by one. Finally Tanya and the pilot jumped and the jet crashed in the endless waters.

All of them dispatched their chutes when the time came. Soon the students started landing. Some landed in the waters near the island. Some landed on the beach. Luthor purposely landed on Natalie and she tried to push him off. He took his time in getting himself off her. When all were on the island, Tanya asked the pilot to lead them to their original landing site. They regrouped and the pilot lead them into the denser part of the island.

This was just the beginning. There were a lot of things waiting for them at the camp. The scientist they were supposed to meet wasn’t who he said he was.

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August 5, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Mystery of the Creepy Island- The Beginning

All set for journey to scientific greatness, Miss Tanya Sethi with a group of undergraduate students from her botany class were standing on the tarmac of the airport, about to board a Boeing 727-23 Aircraft. Tanya decided to debrief the students for one last time and had an attendance sheet to confirm who all were going with her on this journey. Tanya was writing a thesis for her doctorate and this research was the perfect insight into it.

The Debrief

“Each and everyone of you standing here and volunteering for this great scientific find on the island of Remi will earn extra grades for your semester.” she said, “Just sign here and get on the jet to your right. I’m sure all of you have packed for two weeks of clothes and accessories. And I think I made it clear that there will be no electrical appliances on board or on the island. Get on now.”
The undergraduate teenagers with fun and party on their minds were ready for 2 weeks of camping and bonfire and other fun. No one knew the danger that was waiting for them neither did Tanya.

All were aboard the aircraft flying to one of the biggest nightmare of their life. None of them had any idea what awaited them at the island of Remi. Even Tanya wasn’t aware of it. Something terrible had happened after the last talk she had there. The research camp was deserted now. No one had any idea of what was going to happen to them.

Everyone had their own selfish reasons for going on this trip. Tanya had the thesis, some kids were after the extra credit and some just wanted fun. At least the plane was safe and not going to a horrible crash. Boeing 727-23 was the best in the business. The pilots were trained to fly in hostile situations. The safety measures were top notch. That is the reason why most parents allowed their children to tag along.

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May 24, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Paradox- The Big Choice

The Boss was sitting right in front of me. For the first time in my life, his face was not in the shadow. He looked hideous. He stood up and offered me a seat. I chose to stand. I could not afford a wrong choice now. He said, “So Eden. As you are the only one who has successfully chosen right for two consecutive games. This could be your third one. You just have to choose right.”

“Okay, so what’s the choice about? Give me the options.” I said nervously.

The boss went towards the window. He called me there. He said, “Look outside the window.”

I was really good at this, observation was my cup of tea. Looking out the window, I saw what he was trying to make me see. I observed every small thing. It was dark and I could see other buildings. He pulled me back in but I wasn’t finished. Now he asked, “What was Priyanka Chopra, the Indian actress holding in the advertisement on one of the buildings?”

I didn’t know the answer. Loss of this round was imminent and then I’ll be condemned to serve The Boss forever. I went through my photographic memory. It was no use. I didn’t quite finish seeing out of the window. This was a trick. I said, “There was no advertisement board outside.” The Boss frowned. He said, “Congratulations, Eden Hex! You did it again.”

The Second Chance

I was so relieved and happy. Now the boss said, “As promised you have two wishes. Ask anything.” I asked the unexpected, “I want everything the way it was. I wish I hadn’t met anything related to the paradox and never want to come back to the paradox ever again and the second wish is I want to remember all of this.” The wish was granted…

I woke up in my old hideous life with my over loving mother and my irritating sister. My life wasn’t what I wanted it to be but I was happy and that’s all that matters. The moral I got out of my Paradox encounter was that you would get what was promised to you when your time is right and you are not supposed to go for shortcuts.

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May 23, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Paradox-Find the key

Next thing I remember I was in my own memories. It was like a matrix or something. I was reliving all my memories. Suddenly the most unwanted person of my life whom I regret meeting to came in front of me. You know I’m talking about the one and only bitch. I’m going to kill that girl the first chance I get. She said, “Find the key to get out.” and she vanished.

I could not make out what she was trying to say. It was definitely a clue. Find the key? What key? Key to my locker room when I was in the high school? Was it the key to my car in which I lost my virginity? I had to find the key before the timer runs out and the worst part was I could not see how much time was left!

Right now I was with my prom date (the one I lost my virginity with). I could see the moment arriving. We were going towards my grandfather’s ’67 Impala. Holding my hand she took me into the back seat. I had the keys in my pocket. We had a wonderful time. I felt every little  sensation I had that day.

The first time is always amazing even for a boy. I remember I gave her the keys and next day I came to know that she died. Now I could change that just for my sake. I said, “Sorry darling, but it’s my grandfather’s car he’ll kill me!” She angrily went away. I had the key.

Now I time traveled to the time when one of my friends stole my vault’s only key just as a prank. I punched him on his face as I knew and took the key from him. The last key was my swiss bank key and I time travelled to that time. I was walking down the road which led to the Swiss Bank and went straight to my executive and asked for a duplicate key to the high security vault I personally paid them to open for me. He said, “I need some verification sir.”

I gave him what he wanted. He handed over the key in no time. Now I vanished and was standing in the middle of a black void. No one around me just a red light which showed me that I was in a small space. A voice said, “Choose one key which will open the door. If  you choose the wrong key you lose a life.”

I fortunately had one extra life. I went with the Swiss Bank’s vault key first. A voice said, “One life remaining.”

The Final Choice

I could hear my heart beating like a machine gun. I thought of the key to my car. Because it was the odd one out. But then it was possible the boss had a twist. Who knows? I kept the keys on the floor, closed my eyes and shuffled them well. I picked up a key and used it to open the lock. And I was correct! It was the car key. Now I entered a bright room with king size windows. I was at the 127th floor of the tallest building in the world, The Bhurj Khalifa… It was the final round… The round against the boss…. I was definitely gonna lose…

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May 21, 2012 / 2 Comments

The Paradox- Library Round

Before I could blink my eye, I had a butt-load of books in my hand and I was walking towards a table. Instinctively I kept the books on the table. The girl appeared in front of me. She said, “Find the oldest Bible in the library in 20 seconds.” She vanished after giving me a heart attack.

It was impossible to locate a 1000 year old book from a library which had over a million books. Instinctively I ran towards the librarian. He said, “We don’t keep old books at display. Follow me.” He took me through a narrow passage and we reached a big room full of old books. He slowly started checking each book not ruining the cover of any book.  I had very less time.

I knocked him out and threw every book on the ground and then hurriedly searched for the oldest book. There it was lying innocently alone in the dark side of the room. Fortunately my eyes caught it. I ran towards the book and after holding it I said loudly, “I found it.” The timer did not stop.

The correct choice

I checked the book. It read re-published. I was shocked. With less than 5 seconds left on the clock I went for the last try. I hurriedly went through the book shelves. All of them were empty. One of them looked pretty old and broken. I ran towards it and smashed it with one of the books. Inside there was an old book. With a sigh of relief I pulled it out and said, “I did it.” The timer stopped with 1 second remaining.

A voice said, “Well done, you’ve won this level. Level up!” I vanished again…

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