My 12th exams are finally over and I have reached India this September. As soon as I got myself at home, I felt very delighted to see my parents which were waiting for my welcome on the front door, to see our new bungalow which perfectly fits my taste and to see the whole surrounding which gave me the vibes of a festival.

  Mom and dad took me to my room which was decorated so well. I knew that this aura of happiness is going to be taken away soon. But I build-up my courage and told them, "Mom ,dad I know that I am here for my vacation but there's also one more reason I have came for." To this, my mom said, "Aura, you can tell us what is it, we will be okay with whatever you want." I want to find my future, I want to become something...you know something which will give me happiness." I confessed.

     By listening so my dad replied in agony, "What's there to find? you already have a business to take over, you are the only heir of my company and what! You just want to leave it all behind. Have you ever thought how much effort I had put in to build it and you..you are on the way to collapse it." But even after listening those words my beloved mom took my side and argued with my newly born opponent.

After a further argument, my dad made a concession, "Okay, Within a year from now if you found your destiny and prove that you are good enough in your chosen field I will respect your decision but if you fail, you have to respect your dad's decision." It gave rise to a battlefield environment. Me and dad both had our eyes full of determination and confidence to make one another prove wrong. The situation was not less than a movie's scene.

     My father left my room and I was left in chaos. I neither wanted to disappoint my father nor wanted a career without any interest. It was the first fight that ever occurred with my dad. But now that the plane is already on runway, it has to takeoff. "Mom, where should I start form?" I asked my mom as she was the only person left to whom I can consult to. "Why don't you go to my mom's place, to your grandmother? She wants to meet you anyway. " My mom suggested. "That's a great idea! I will head there tomorrow itself." As soon as I saw that the sun has set in the sky, I went to buy a new car. You know shopping is the only thing that heals me faster than any other thing.

 So, I took my car and made my way to grandma's village. When granny saw me, she left all her work and came near me and unexpectedly she hit on my shoulder and yelled, "Now you have got time to meet me."

"Granny, your child only send me away," (Aurora). She laughed & embraced me. "I know you went there for studies." By saying this she took me inside and made all my favorite dishes. From childhood I felt that there's no such cook in the world that can cook like granny and she proved it even today. We both laughed, talked, shared our memories of past and had a great time.

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 'Words that were heard from mobile only, sounds differently in person.'

     That was a moment I released, "Staying apart from our only family in this strange world is just like cutting the only tree full with dates in a dessert."

I no longer wanted to see my family spread in parts.

So with all innocence that I could show on my face I asked granny, "Grandma, would you like to live with mom, we all will have a good time together." Grandma sighed and replied, "Your mom & dad asked the same for many a times but you know, I had spend my whole life here and I believe this as my only home. It's not easy for me to accept a new place, Aura." "Grandma, I also came here now so we should all live under one roof. You know what a family is meant for and most important thing is who is going to make such a tasty dishes rather than you."( We both smiled)

"I guess, my time to remain in this home has came to an end. Soo....so what(I asked hurriedly), so as you all insist so much ,l will soon move there." By hearing it I jumped with overjoy.

  After our lunch, I was taking a glance at all the things which were preserved there by granny. My sight got caught on a perfectly round ball sized stone. On seeing me observing that stone granny told, "It's a part of your past!" "My past?" (Aura)" Yes, yours! " It's actually a small piece of a meteorite which came from much farther distance that once crashed here in this village. You just started walking at that time, you were that small." " Why you stopped granny? Tell me what exactly happened?"

"Your mom and dad came here with you to live with me for somedays. Unfortunately, one day at the time of dawn, they took you outside to take fresh air. They saw you playing by sitting on a bench nearby. Suddenly, they saw a spark of light coming towards them. But before they could understand anything, it got crashed at a mile distance from you.

  It's pieces got scattered in the air. Your mom-dad rushed towards you, but you were found unconscious. So without delaying they took you to a hospital nearby. On their way, they found that you were holding this stone and your hand was too hot like a burning fire. They became worried. When they reached hospital, doctor found that you had an abnormal temperature. They injected you something and thank god! You became alright.

After coming home, while explaining the whole incident, your mom gave me this stone. I was taken aback by hearing it. I kept this stone with me because they don't want to remember this horrible incident." "Yes and that might be the reason they never told me about this.' She nodded and went inside to wash dishes. I took the stone in my hand because I became curious about it. " It's just like a rock there's nothing special about it." By saying so I kept it in its place, but as soon as I turned back

"What is this? Why my hand became so hot?"

~ To be continued