The man was leaning on the wall all this while then suddenly stood straight and walked towards the door. Mr. Oberoi hurriedly stopped him asking where he was going.
" If your are only interest is in McDonalds rather than the child's condition then I guess I have handle the rest of the work " the man said in a dead serious tone.
Hearing the words from his acquaintance Mr. Oberoi realized his mistake and in an instant all his playfulness vanished in thin air. He turned back towards Lia with a dead serious look which was at par with his acquaintance .
He sat on the edge of the bed and asked Lia if she remembered what happened that night ...
Seeing the serious attitude of the both men Lia understood that playtime was over so she honestly explained what happened till the point where the crystal rock started to glow...
then she woke up in this room.
When Lia finished what she wanted to say both men looked at each other in understanding as if they were expecting what she said. Then the nun asking Lia if she was feeling anything different or uneasy...
Her inability to understand what the nun was saying she seek help from Mr. Oberoi .
Acutely understanding Lia expressions Mr. Oberoi said in a gentle tone but the seriousness of his face leveled up a notch
" Lia, it's okay, you have nothing to worry about... we are just asking that since you touched that weird object are you feeling anything wrong in you... in your body do you feel anythings different??? "
On the mention of touching the crystal Lia instinctly looked at her hands but her hands looked just the same... she then focused in herself coming to the conclusion and letting them that she was physically fine..
" Then are you feeling something that you can't quite explain yourself... maybe.. try focusing in your innerself.. your mind and soul... "
Lia obeyed Mr. Oberoi and closed her eyes
and tried to focus on her inner soul , when her focus was at its peak she instantly saw the entire solar system... Saw the solar system no that correct she was one with the solar system..
Not just the solar system, the whole milky way galaxy and beyond that all of the universe.....
Yes.. That's what it was like.... she could feel every star, every planet and every life that existed in the universe.
What further surprised her was the she could feel that the universe in which earth resides is not the only universe... humans are not the only living creature in milky way galaxy ...
As she was admiring the scene of the solar system a space ship appeared in the range of the solar system tearing it's way through many universe soaring like an eagle through a whirlwind of light....
Upon the ship entering the solar system the whirlwind of light almost faded away but when the last strand of light was about to fade away a strike of light hit the ship causing it to lose its control.
There were being in that ship they were saying something to each other but that was not a language she was familiar with.
It was a chaotic in the ship , one of them who looked like there leader ordered one of the being something to which it ran on the other side of the ship and said in a robotic voice
" THIS IS DEALTA 00049 REQUESTING EARTH STATION (STERLING CODE )PERMISSION FOR EMERGENCY LANDING .
MAYDAY !!.. MAYDAY!!!!
WE HAVE BEEN UNDER ATTACK !!!
STERLING CODE DO YOU COPY.. "
As soon as the being finished it's words their was a huge explosion in the ship's jets by this time the ship managed to arrive within the vicinity of earth's gravitational pull and it was sucked into the gravity of the earth. The ship was about to crash land somewhere on earth but due to the previous explosion damaging the jets the whole ship exploded midair.
With that explosion Lia's eyes sprang wide open. Her breathing was ragged and she was sweating in buckets. Seeing that she was back in the bedroom she woke up and both Mr. Oberoi and the nun were present with complicated looks on the faces she didn't know what to say..
A heavy silence spread around them. It was defening her but she tried to calm her down and collect her thoughts together.
"What happened Lia??? " Mr. Oberoi broke the silence. The feared look in Lia's eyes didn't go unnoticed by them.
Lia didn't say anything for sometime... But that didn't bother them , they were patiently waiting for her because they knew whatever Lia was experiencing now was more than she can ever imagine to handle.
In a few deep breaths Lia was able to calm herself and decided to break her silence. She explained what she saw to her audience. Every word from Lia was like an atom bomb exploding one after another . Mr. Oberoi and the nun were momentarily stunned recovered quickly. They understood that every word from Lia was the absolute truth.
Now it was Lia's turn to ask questions but the nun requested her to hold her questions as they would personally answer all her
questions with that of her friends together.
Speaking of friends she realized that since she has woken up no one has mentioned anything about her friends who accompanied her on that night.
" Where are my friends, I haven't seen them till now " Lia was worried that something bad has happened to them. Mr. Oberoi reassured her that all her friends are safe and waiting for her in the dinning room, she could see them if she is feeling strong enough to make it to the dining room as she has been unconscious for two whole days.
' Two whole days !!! ... She slept on for two days.... What is going on here??? . Everything is so confusing and everyone is so secretive.... Guess I have no other choice but to wait until they are ready to explain.... '
Mean while Mr. Oberoi reminded the nun that he needs to investigate the matter thus the nun nodded in agreement and left them .
Lia asked Mr. Oberoi if she could go to the dining room to see everyone else to which Mr. Oberoi agreed gladly . She got out of bed with the help of Mr. Oberoi and walked out into the corridor. At the end of the corridor was a staircase that leads to the lower floors. She was on the first floor and in order to go to the dining room she has to go to the ground floor.
As she was climbing down the staircase the first thing that came in her line of sight was an utterly burnt sofa set lying in the hallway . Her wondered how this happened and looked at Mr. Oberoi for answers but the look he was giving told Lia it's best not to ask him anything. Since Lia understood what Mr. Oberoi meant by his look huge didn't press the matter for which he was sincerely grateful.