Ryan - The Rock : 5th in series of Life Is Magical
Ryan – the Rock
Preface
This is not a story
about a ghost.
Story of Ryan-The Rock alternates between past and present times as our protagonist Ryan reflects back to his childhood and nonce.
Story of Ryan-The Rock alternates between past and present times as our protagonist Ryan reflects back to his childhood and nonce.
This book is dedicated
to my dad who is the best storyteller ever. My childhood was spent listening
to stories that we insisted be repeated over and over again. His unique storytelling style with pauses for yawns would invariably lull us to sleep during
bed time. I still am intrigued if yawning was an innuendo for us kids that it’s
time to sleep or would my dad actually auto-suggest himself to sleep. 😊
Reading to kids or
telling them stories is the best way of learning.
Chapter
I
Ghost
Is In Your Mind
I look forward to these
evenings that turn the sky gold. Trees are sieving the rays of fading sun,
shading the earth in shades of dark and light alternatingly, as if playing peek-a-boo
with the dust that surrounds us.
These mountains have been my escape
since I can remember. A rescue from my world of noise that frequently fills my
home. I do feel attached to my family; probably that is why I look for temporary
release from disquiet rather than elopement.
As I take my disassociating steps
towards the slope of a mountain, I hear a mendicating shriek. Wincing first at
the shrill sudden sound, I run in the direction of the blaring bellow of, “Someone
help! Ghost! Ghost! Help me!!”
George is hanging upside down
from a tree with his legs curled around the lower branch and hands swaying left
and right, trying to free his leg-hold on the tree but failing. I call out to
him, “Georgie, I’m here! I’ll help you!” Wide-eyed but relieved to see me, he
says, “Ryan help!! I see a demon ghost!! It just slapped me hard and will not
let go of me. Help me please!! Ryan, please help me!! Ryan!”
Though disconcerted, I take my
staggering bare feet towards George, careful that I don’t falter on dirt and
stones to avoid rolling down the steep mountain so that I could help my friend
from his predicament.
As I come and stand near my upside-down
hanging friend, I enduringly comfort him that, “Oh Georgie, how many times have
I told you that there are no ghosts. All of it is in your head. You project
your thoughts out in the world. Think happy thoughts.”
Georgie
had many ghosts to fight in his real life. Probably that is why they came to
haunt him in his imagination when at play.
Hunger is a fr-enemy that you cannot
afford not to have and you cannot be subjected to fight with. You need hunger to
eat and you need to eat when you're hungry.
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