DEAD SOULS

DEAD SOULS

Prithvik is a common Indian who has returned frm abroad after earning enough for his future.But he is a typical person[INDIAN] who always blames others and government for each and every problem faced by him. Namrata and Prithivik have been married for past 13 years and it was a successful married life for them by mutual understanding. Namrata as a married woman made changes in her dreams . They had a son Anand of 11yrs old and an angel Vasistva of 6 yrs old. Prithvik lived along with his parents.

It was a conventional weekend and the whole family were going to visit LASER SHOW at LUMBINI PARK. But due to heavy down pour and traffic jam they couldn’t reach in time. They dined at a restaurant and returned to their home. While they were arriving home back,they come to know about the dreadful serial blasts that took place at LUMBINI PARK & GOKUL CHAT.They enquired about safety of their friends and relatives and were happy to know everyone were safe.

Prthivik followed that news particulayly in evry news channel and among all the family members he was the one developing different emotions which he couldn’t understand himself.He tried to keep them to himself rather expressing it.

It was a mechanical life involving being punctual to his work and being held up with extra work or it rather like a machine being keyed up and allowed to work everyday. His surroundings would never let him think beyond the boundary but after this incident he started hating people mainly he drew an imginary picture of the guy who was responsible for the blast and had developed hatred towards Muslims. He started to stare and spil his agony and hard feelings on others. After the incident in rage he insults their neighbour Salim, who was his very good friend.

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He was buying some envelops and other things from stationery.He happens to observe a road side kid buying a transparent liquid from the shopkeeper.Out of curiosity Prithivik enquires about that particular liquid.Vender says” Sir, it’s a liquid given along with that of the whitner to keep it moist but it has some kind of narcotic property and for which these road kids and others buy it”.Those words shook Prithvik deep down.While walking he observes that kid sniffing the cloth so strong and saw him collapsing on the ground slowly getting into trance moment and enjoying euphoria.

The other day he gets to know tragedy about office clerk’s son being killed at the border and he was his only son.He feels sorry for him and conveys his condolenses. After a while he inquires his clerk about the government aid which is given normally to the shaheed’s family.He is again shooked to know that it wont be enough as his son was his support.

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One day, whole family were watching a movie “PAY IT FORWARD” suddenly Anand asks a question about actual meaning of the movie and their grandpa explains it. They were listening to him carefully but suddenly their little angel asks her daddu “do u mean bad things include pappa being rude to Salim uncle{neighbour of Prithivik)?”.This question petrifies everyone but mostly Prithivik was shocked and he feels too much confused and restless .

Namrata after observing him decides to ask him to share his feelings with her.He opens to her and explains what the blast has impacted upon him.She consoles him saying “don’t be confused just divert your fire in a right direction”. She explains him to render his services and focus on the basic reason for these bad things to happen and that was people being uneducated and this was becoming a weapon by those evils to change those innocent, distressed hearts into people who can turn into lethal weapons to attack back.

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After 6 months Prithvik along his wife and family and friends starts a foundation to help slum kids by educating them and contributing for a better future for their offspring's.He appoligises to his good friend and neighbor, Salim about his rude behaviour in the past and hugs him.





Future doesn’t lies anywhere, it lies in your own hands, its just a clay and u have to mould it into a pot .lets make our future a beautiful scenario with blossoms filled with kids smiles rather than their hungry cries.Let us take oath to contibute for better tommorw.