It’s nice to indulge oneself in the land of fiction once in a while. Although sometimes there are very thin lines between facts and fiction. One can imitate the other. At times facts are stranger than fiction.
So here I go into another narration which is like a fiction
One century later somewhere in the year 2121..
It’s a land of peace and harmony, where love prevails supreme. Nature is placed on high pedestal and much deservedly so. Beings and animals co exist. In the nearby woods, a stag and a girl are lying on the grass lazily, doing nothing but enjoying the serenity. It’s a stag with proud horns,a strong body and dangerous hooves which could gallop at a lightning speed. And yet.. his eyes sparkled with kindness,wisdom and love. The girl although wise, was a mischief monger who felt life’s no fun unless one is upto something all the time.
As she lay on the grass talking to the stag telepathically, she said “ I am ever so glad that we have left behind the dark ages where the likes of you feared the humans.I am so happy that all the animals are safe and happy now". The stag visits the harsh memories with his eyes carrying a tinge of sadness at the cruelty that had endangered the animal kingdom a century ago. The girl quickly sensing his sadness, holds his face in her hand and kisses his forehead saying “ it’s ok. It’s all over now. “.
Suddenly she says.. “ come on , get up ! Let’s have a race ..you and me ! Let’s see who reaches the end of the woods first !” The stag looks at her with great affection and sarcasm simultaneously and thinks “ silly girl! Doesn’t she know who can win ? And yet she plays this game !’ The girl knew in her heart that she cannot beat the strength and speed of the stag and smiles to herself ! And yet.. she wanted to do it ! Her lean and lithe body roboust with health begins to run, almost sprint.. looking over her back every now and then to see if the stag is catching up ! She looks like a beautiful being from the magical land as she runs across the woods .. trying to reach the winning point .
While the stag waits patiently for her to reach half of the distance as it didn’t need to rush to defeat her. And then it rubs its hooves against the earth and takes off with one giant leap and begins to run, the very sight of which looked like a breathtaking vision! The sound of it's hooves was heard across the woods in a rhythmic fashion. It’s glorious body taking leaps and bounds with the speed of lightning.
The girl is quite close to the finishing point and at that moment.. the stag who is right behind her.. takes one last gigantic leap and touches the finishing point in one clean sweep.. while the girl shrieks like a happy child and gently drops on the soft grass laughing away at her own defeat,while the stag nuzzles her face gently ! She says to the stag “ I knew you would win.. like every time” .. to which the stag replies .. “ and yet you play this game “!!
She holds the stag’s face closer and laughs again in delight ,while the whole ambience is bathed in the tender early morning rays of the sun.The birds are heard chirping.. while the other animals loiter around fearlessly..the sight of which stamps the fact that heavens had been finally hauled on earth.
She gently says “ come on . Time to walk back home. Others will be looking for us”
As they walked back home, the trees and animals in the wood whispered about the love that held the girl and the stag together.
They were inseparable!
-Pragti
