Ashville -4

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Chapter 5:

 

There was a sudden change in the environment around the kids. A drastic change from joyous to gloomy emotion. Zoey couldn’t tolerate the news. She fainted on spot. Ronnie was dumbstruck with terror. Jack couldn’t console them. Uncle John entered the mansion from his training session. He was terrified to see their condition. “What happened? Why are you two looking so dull and why is Zoey lying on the couch?” He got no answer. “Freddie, Come with a glass of water at once.” He shouted. Freddie came with a glass of water. He too was shocked to see the situation. “What happened sire?” he asked. “ I need the answer for the same Freddie. What’s happening here? What’s wrong with the kids?” Freddie was puzzled. “ I’m sorry Sire. I was in the backyard.” “Ronnie please tell me what happened.” said John. Ronnie didn’t utter a word. John was extremely worried. “Jack can you please tell me what happened?” “ Sir Clyde, … he’s…” Jack stammered. “Clyde What? What happened to my brother?” Jack gained some confidence to talk. “He’s…He’s no more. He committed suicide.” John was shocked to hear this. “ Who told you this?” “ Townportdes police chief.” said Ronnie. The scenario followed two minutes of silence. “ Let’s go to Townportdes .” said John. “ What about Zoey?” asked Jack. “ We’ll take her too.”

 

All of them reached the police headquarters of Townportdes. “ Where’s the Chief?” asked John. “Please wait for few minutes. He’s at a crime scene.” said one of the officers. “Call him at once and tell him that John Williams is here.” “Sorry Sir. I didn’t know that you are Mr. Williams’ brother. Sorry for your loss. Please follow me.” replied the officer.  The officer guided them to the crime scene. It was on the outskirts of the city. There was a river on which an old bridge was standing. Clyde’s body was on the bank of the river. “Chief, John Williams is here.” said the officer. The Chief turned around and said “ Hello Mr. Williams, sorry for your loss. I’m Thomas Prentice; The police chief of Townportdes.” “ Can you please tell me what happened Sir?” asked John. “ A resident came up to us this morning saying there’s a body hanging on the bridge. Our experts say that the death was caused by compressed neck. There are ligature marks which explains the hanging. We recognized him through his ID in his wallet. It was intact and nothing was stolen nor there are any other signs of attack on him. It clearly looks like a suicide.”

 

They all were surprised to hear that. “Why would he do that? My dad is a brave man. There is no chance that he could do something like this.” said Zoey and started crying. “I can understand your pain but this cannot be reversed.” said Thomas. After a moment of silence John said “ Put the finest of your detectives for further investigation. I don’t think this was a suicide.” 

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Ashville - 3

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Chapter 4:

It was almost getting dark when Ronnie reached Mr. Raymond’s house. He went through the gate and rang the bell. “Who’s it?” asked a lady from inside. “ It’s Ronnie.” he answered. Jack’s mother opened the door. “Come in son. Jack’s at tennis academy. You’ll have to wait for him.” He entered saying “I’m not here for Jack Mrs. Raymond. I’m here to meet Mr. Raymond. Is he available?” She closed the door and replied “ Yes. He’s in his room. You can go and talk to him.” Ronnie walked towards the room. He knocked before entering. “ Come in Ronnie. What brought you to me son?” He entered and said “ I’m here to talk about the Science fest Mr. Raymond. Didn’t Jack inform you?” “ He might have forgot. Tell me. Any ideas you have in mind son?” After a min of silence Ronnie said “ How about tranquilizers for plants to reduce stress and increase its metabolism?” “Not bad son but you cannot use a tranquilizer without permission or prescription.” Ronnie thought for a while and said “we won’t make an actual tranquilizer. Just a prototype.” Mr. Raymond  said “ I’ll teach you the chemistry behind it but please make sure you enquire the authority once.” For the next few days Ronnie worked hard on his project and successfully created a prototype. He was so happy about that. He tried his prototype on a plant in his house and it worked. He received a mail from the authority stating that he is free to proceed with his project since they expect candidates to invent something rather than making something  which already exists. He was so excited for the fair now.

The night before the fest Ronnie went to his father to inform that he’ll be out for next 2 days. He entered his father’s room. His father was reading a novel. “Hey dad, can I talk to you for a while?” His father closed the book, kept it on a table and said “ Sure son. I was expecting you. Good that you came.” Ronnie pulled the chair towards him, sat and started talking. “ I wanted to talk about the science fest dad. I’ll be going to….” Before Ronnie could finish talking his father’s phone started ringing. He picked the call “Yes it’s Clyde. I am coming tomorrow.” He paused, looked towards Ronnie and said “Give me two minutes son.” After saying so, he walked towards the balcony. After five minutes he returned. Ronnie was sitting in the same posture. “ Yes Ronnie, you can continue.” “Dad I’ll be going to Rketnoa for the Science fest. I’ll be staying there for 2 days. There will be project exhibition followed by a workshop.” “I’ll be going to Townportdes tomorrow through Rketnoa for a conference. I’ll drop you on the way. We can spend some time together. But you’ll have to come back by yourself.” said Clyde. “Okay dad. I’ll see you tomorrow morning. Good night.”

Ronnie got up early the next morning. He was running all around the house picking things he needs. “Slow down. I know you’re excited. But stay in senses idiot.” said Zoey. Ronnie grinned and continued running. Half an hour later he heard his dad coming out of his room. He hurried and ran out. “Stay safe and all the best Ron.” said uncle John. Ronnie ran back gave a hug to his uncle and rushed to the car. About 15 minutes later he reached Rketnoa. “ Best of luck son. I wish that you succeed in your mission.” said Clyde. “Thanks dad. I hope so” said Ronnie and walked away.

Days followed; Jack was at Ronnie’s place with Zoey. They were waiting for Ronnie to come with the good news. Taxi arrived and Ronnie hopped down. “Where’s the trophy man? I’m waiting to touch it.” Ronnie with a smile said “ I didn’t win it . There were students who were way ahead of me.” Jack and Zoey felt bad but together they said “ It’s okay Ron. We know you did your best.” They went inside and started talking about the fest. “ It was good to see different models. I was amazed by few.” said Ronnie. They continued to talk until the telephone started to ring. “ Hello Mayor Clyde’s residence.” said Ronnie picking the call. Ronnie dropped the handset. “What happened?” asked Zoey. “Townportdes police chief said dad committed suicide.” said Ronnie and fell on his knees.

To be Continued.

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Fête de la Musique - 21 June

Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day.

Music Festival is the literal translation,

Encouraging music from every nation.

India, Germany, Russia, Peru,

The city count of the States is eighty-two.

The Director of Music and Dance,

In 1982, observed in his country of France,

One out of two played a musical instrument,

And this spread Fête de la Musique's scent.

People donated their time,

From dawn till bedtime,

Free concerts at public places,

Music always filled the life with empty spaces.

An amateur or a professional,

Both have helped music become educational.

A wanderlust or someone homesick,

Every soul enjoys their choice of music.

Celebrated for the first time in Paris,

On the day of the Summer Solstice,

This day is a tribute to all musicians,

Developing feelings towards pleasure and pains.

Ashville-2

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Chapter 3:

Ronnie had ants in his pants. He could no longer wait for the principal to announce who the winner was. The principal continued “ And that one person is Ronald Williams! Congratulations boy, come up on the stage.” Ronnie couldn’t control his happiness. He jumped from his seat and ran towards the stage. The principal said “ His multipurpose drone was excellent. We had not expected something like that from a student. We hope he delivers something which is more unique in the next level and make us all proud. Over to you son.” Ronnie walks towards the lectern and says “ Thank you everyone. I’m speechless at the moment. All I’d like to say is I’ll do everything possible to give the same result in the state-wide fest and make our school proud. Thank you all again.” The Principal handed the trophy and certificate to Ronnie and he came down happily. “ I told you I’d win it.” said Ronnie to Zoey. “ Congratulations Ronnie. We knew you’d win that.” replied Zoey and Jack together. They then headed towards their usual hangout place to spend some time together. “ So what next? An RC plane ?” asked Jack. “I’m not sure. Haven’t thought about it yet.” replied Ronnie. “ Let’s take some rest and then think about it.”  said Zoey. After having coffee, they all  went back to  their home.

 

At the mayor’s office Clyde was discussing with his officials about the affairs going on in the city.        “ Citizens are happy about all the policies Mr. Mayor but few are worried about the ongoing tension between our city and Ballegro  city. They’re afraid if there’ll be riots since we’re one of the peaceful cities. Citizens are sure that you would not merge the city. But they want to hear it from you sir.” said one. “ Alright. Arrange for a press conference today evening. I’ll address the citizens that I’ll not negotiate.” replied Clyde.                                                                                                                      Tables were arranged for the conference and the media had arrived. “ Dear citizens of Ashville, today I’ve arranged this conference to talk about the recent news you’re all worried about. I’d like to say that I would not do anything which would harm my citizens in any way. You all can stay peacefully in the city. Under no circumstance will I let a dispute arise. I’d kindly request everyone not to worry about this. Thank you.” With this Clyde ended his conference and headed towards his residence.

 

After the dinner, Ronnie came to the living room along with his trophy to share his victory with his dad. He was about to talk but the phone started ringing. Clyde rejected the call and said “ Looks like my son has achieved something today. “ Yes, dad I ….” the phone started ringing again. Clyde had a look at his phone rejected it again and said “Continue son.” “Dad I won the Science fest at our school and now I’m set to represent the state-wide competition.” “ Congratulations son. I’m proud of you.” He was about to hug his son when the phone started to ring again. “ Can’t you do one thing for your son without any disturbance?” asked John who was sitting beside the fire. “ My job doesn’t provide me with leisure time as you. I have work on and off the report.” replied Clyde. John got up and walked out. “ You shouldn’t have said that dad. He was the one who guided me.” said Ronnie. “ I know son. But sometimes he feels too jealous of what I am. I want us to be the way we used to be when we were in our schooling. Anyways congratulations again Ronnie. I really wish to spend more time with you but I have to attend the call. It’s urgent. We’ll talk tomorrow morning.”

Birds started chirping and the Sun was coming up. On the spur of the moment Ronnie woke up. He looked at his alarm clock. It was 20 past 6. He decided to doze for a while till he realized his dad had told him that they’ll talk in the morning. He swiftly got out of his bed only to realize his dad was already out. He went to Freddie and asked him “ Where’s my dad Freddie? We had decided to talk in the morning.” Freddie replied “ I’m sorry master. He went to his office earlier than expected. I’m afraid to say he looked bit anxious.” Ronnie felt bad. He continued “ Do you know why?”. “ No master.” he said.  Disappointed Ronnie walked towards his room.

 

That afternoon after classes, while coming out of the campus Jack asked Ronnie “ Did you decide what you’ll be doing Ron?” “No Jack. I’m still deciding. Maybe I could come and talk to your dad about it.” replied Ronnie. “That’s actually a great idea.” said Zoey. “No problem at all man. He’ll be free at around 6. I won’t be available since I have tennis class at same time but feel free to come.” Said Jack. “Yeah I’ll be there around 6. Inform your dad that I’ll be coming.” They decided to meet during next class and headed toward their home.

To be continnued.....

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Ashville

Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and does not resemble to any person/place  in the real world.

Introduction:

On the shore of Atlantis was a peninsular town filled with greenery all around.  A place which has beautiful mountains touching the sky from which waterfalls arise is an aesthetic view for humans. A town with numerous rivers. Ashville was the town; filled with all sorts of heavenly creatures. Though the count of inhabitants was small, people were so interactive that almost everyone knew each other very well. Farming was the most handpicked job by the people of this town.  This city is also one of the most peaceful and happiest amongst all other cities in the state. People wished that their soil remains the same for centuries to come. Crime was a farfetched action here. The people of Ashville loved their Mayor, Clyde Williams for his generosity and  sound decision making character. Clyde always took opinion from every citizen before taking any decision because he wanted every citizen’s opinion to be showcased in it. This made him gain trust and respect of his fellow people.

Clyde Williams was a widower with a son named Ronnie and a daughter named Zoey. He also had a brother, Jonathan who was a sportsman. Jonathan and Clyde were not just brothers but were best friends as well. Since childhood both had a friendly fight in all aspects be it studies or sports. Jonathan was equal to Clyde in everything but he wasn’t as popular amongst people as Clyde. He always felt bitter about it. Despite this, all the four  lived together in a big mansion near the river with Freddy the butler.

Chapter 1:

  It was a beautiful morning. Ronnie was in deep sleep. He had no idea what time it was. Zoey started screaming, “ Get up you idiot! It's 9am and we’ve to reach our class by 10.” Ronnie startled. He got up in a hurry and ran to the bathroom. Freddie had everything ready on the table. Unlike expected Ronnie ran out to the car without having food. “ Master your food is ready here.” But he went off without listening. “It’s alright Freddie, pack it and hurry up. We’re getting late.” said Zoey. As ordered, Freddie packed the food and hopped on to the driver’s seat. “ Hit the road Fred, I really don’t wanna miss my science class.” said Ronnie. Freddie drove as fast as he could but they ended up being late to their class. 

Meanwhile at the same time in the Mayor’s office, “ No matter what happens, we shouldn’t agree to the accords of merging our city with that of Ballegro city. Not only our city will lose its identity and recognition but it’ll also be erased from the history of our state.” Said an old man from the mayor’s trust panel. Clyde replied by saying, “I agree with you, sir. We won’t do that under any circumstances.” Clyde asked if everyone in the room agreed for it. He got a positive response from everyone. They all wanted their city to be in the safe hands of their own Mayor. They denied to be slaves of the neighbouring city. 

That afternoon during the lunch Ronnie and Zoey with their best friend Jack were discussing what happened during the Science class. “ Christie ma’am taught us about totipotency. I didn’t understand much of it though it was interesting.” said Jack. “ That’s why you need to focus on bio as well Mr. Chemical .” replied Zoey sarcastically. “You both are never gonna stop pulling each other’s leg, will you?” said Ronnie. Jack then said that there is a science fest coming up who’s winner will be sent for a state wide competition. “ I’m gonna put all my heart into it and win the competition.” said Ronnie with full excitement. He lost in his own world of what and how to win the competition until he realized that the bell had rung.

Chapter 2:

Birds were heading back towards their nest as the sky started turning orange. Ronnie, Zoey and Jack were in the playground playing badminton in turns. “ I’ll probably try to build a Drone which can be used for various needs like watering the plant, doing surveillance, carrying heavy substances and what not.” said Ronnie. “cool! But can you actually build within next week?” asked Jack. After seconds of silence Ronnie replied “ Hope so.”

Later that night Ronnie started to work on his project. He went through everything but couldn’t understand much of it. He feared about what might happen if he actually couldn’t build one. Anything else would be a simple project which wouldn’t catch the judge’s eyes. “Uncle John!” he exclaimed. He rushed to uncle John’s room. But he couldn’t find him . He went  all around the house but couldn’t find him. “Freddie, have you seen uncle John?” he asked. “ He might be in the backyard master.” he replied.

Ronnie ran to his backyard. He saw John sitting on a chair and gazing at the sky. “Uncle John!” he said breathlessly. “ breathe Son breathe.”  said  John holding his arms. “ what brought you to me lad? Did someone bully you again?” he added. “ C’mon uncle John. I’m 19 now. I can handle such stuffs on my own.” Ronnie explained everything about the upcoming Science fest and about his idea of building a multipurpose drone. “ Nice one lad. Go  with it.” “But Uncle John ...” Ronnie added. He explained the hitch in building it actually. “ Why don’t you ask your dad son? He can help you build and sell as well. After all he’s the mayor.” says John bitterly. “ Uncle please. I know you feel bad for not having equal fame as him. But I do know that you’re same as him and love me more than he does. Please help me out.”

Ronnie under the guidance of his Uncle was finally able to build a multipurpose drone all by himself within a week. He went through multiple test runs and his drone was working beyond his expectation. But still he feared losing because his best pal Jack didn’t reveal what he was up to. Despite being in the same house he didn’t know what his sister Zoey was doing. He was also worried if his work malfunctions on the day of the fest. How embarrassing would it be for him to call it a drone which can’t fly? Thinking of Science fest was giving him Goosebumps. But he was not able to distinguish if it was due to excitement or fear.

Finally, that day came. He saw his sister carrying a model which was about DNA fingerprinting. He went cold for a while. He somehow managed to come back to normal and said “ I’ve still got this one.” Zoey gave a wide smile. They both reached their college and were stunned to see the decoration. Everything around them was so astonishing. There were working models of different machines. 3d models of scientists were erected at different parts of the campus. Hallway was decorated with different planets, stars and constellations. It was as if they’ve entered a whole new world. 

“ Hey sluggard” someone called from behind. They both turned. Jack was standing with a machine in his hand and his father along his side. “ Dare calling me a sluggard again!” yelled Zoey. “Hello Mr. Raymond!” greeted the siblings. “ So, what’s this?” asked Ronnie. “It’s a water fuel cell I built with my dad’s help.” said Jack. “ With a cool scientist dad like him, you’re a clean winner.”  replied Zoey.

The competition began and everyone started showcasing their models one by one. Every model was unique. The judges were impressed by the models of Zoey, Ronnie and Jack since their models outclassed all others. Marks were tallied and results were handed to the principal to announce. The Principal said “ My dear students, it was so nice to see all of you working hard on your models. Congratulations to everyone. All of you are winners in my eyes. But as you all know we can send only one student from our institute for the state-wide competition. We’ve selected the best one amongst you all. And that one person is…….” 

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World Environment Day

The first day of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment,
In 1972 by the United Nations,
Resulted in the first World Environment Day in 1974,
With the theme "Only One Earth".

From when we begin to breathe,
Till we breathe our last,
We live in nature,
But do we know our responsibilities towards it?

The definition of environment says that,

Surroundings an organism adapts to and lives,
But in today's world,
We alter our surroundings to reach our comfort level.

This is one day where people residing in over 143 countries,
Come together to raise their voice against,
All kinds of environmental issues possible,
And support the protection of nature.

To mark the importance of various issues,
Every year a new theme is taken up,
Not keeping just that in mind,
But adding to what can be done for the benefit.

This is not the only day to focus on the natural environment,
But, it is a day to remind us regarding our duty towards it.
One day does not bring in an improvement,
But working from Day-1 will surely benefit in the long run.

'First protect, keep saving and eventually grow.'

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रोमांचक संघर्ष

ज़िंदगी एक तलाश है,

ना जाने किसकी तलाश है।

जीते-जीते भटक जाते हैं

किसी गैर तलाश में,

भटकते-भटकते जीना सीखते हैं

अपनों की चाह में।

किसी नदी के किनारे,

या किसी पर्वत के शिखर पर,

कहीं तो रुकते हैं,

और अपने बीते कल को याद करते हैं।

बीते लम्हें स्मृति बन जाती हैं,

स्मृति हमारी ज़िंदगी का एक अहम हिस्सा,

हर क्षण ज़िंदगी में पिरोया जाता है,

और हमारी ज़िंदगी की किताब पूरी होती रहती है।

किसकी क्या वजह है, इस से अपरिचित हो कर,

खुद की खोज में हम जीना शुरू करते हैं,

हर प्रयास से हम करते है सारे कष्टों को दूर,

अंततः खुद से हमारी मुलाकात होती है।

जीवन के इस रोमांचक संघर्ष में,

मुस्कान चेहरे पर बनाए रखना चाहिए,

क्योंकि ज़ुबान में उतनी ताकत नहीं की वह

ज़िंदगी को किसी बोली में सीमित कर सके।