THE LAND OF EVERYTHING.

It was pitch dark, I ran for my life and right behind me, I could hear the thumping of a great
body. One wrong step could put me again into the world of three dimensions. I, of course
wished to jump into one of these manholes, which would carry me away from the
miraculous as well as frightening land of time. However, if I succumbed to these unholy
thoughts, I could have landed into the era of the World Wars or the Ice Age and threaten
the existence of humankind, which we are aware about today. Nothing could be seen in that
vast plane, but a series of glowing circles, which I believed were the entry points to the
different scenes which time had to offer.
At the end of this vast track was a light, probably the point at which time had started and
time had yet not overtaken light that moves at a supersonic speed. I explored into the
fourth dimension to explore what lay before time. The loud thumping was probably one of
the protectors, probably one of his soldiers, who ensured that no one mingled with time.
Amidst the gloom and silence, which were only to be broken by my panting and his heavy
footsteps, I was there, in the middle of nowhere, panicking. During the run, my unruly
footsteps accidentally fell on one of those circles and I was sprung down into the world. I
was astonished to find myself, close to the invention of time where I found my beloved
planet colonized by miniature beings. They were oddly shaped with seven eyes distributed
throughout their little bodies and supported by three limbs that so fancily touched the
ground.
They did not have a soft heart. On seeing me eclipse from the night sky into their world,
they hid into their factories and offices, probably preparing to shoo me off back into the
endless maze of time or kill me. Hence, started the battle of the dead, living soul as the huge
screens in their cities portrayed. They had probably predicted my future. They were beings
of ancient age, but though ancient, also technologically advanced. I knew I had to escape,
for there was no use of fighting just like there is no use of swimming against the waves of
monstrous sea. Only if I could steal a gadget or two, for they were the ones that had
invented time. I crashed into one of their hospitals and there saw a huge number of things,
which were unknown to me. I scooped a lot of them into my bag, until it could no longer
bear the weight of the heavy items. Using a large spring that was in my sight then, I jumped
back to the land of time, where God’s Devil had been waiting for me. With one hit of his
hand, I was thrown into the era before time was invented. So now, I exist there and will
continue to exist until time is reborn.
“Curiosity is not a sin, but when exercised must be done with caution.”
- Arsh Kenia (10th Scholar’s Batch)