Kheya
written and illustrated by Wrik
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There was a quiet little boy. There was a laughing, talking, jolly little girl.
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Both fought a lot.
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Both played a lot. Sometimes they became sailors, Sometimes aliens and sometime ghosts.
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Oh!
They were very good friends.
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They started growing up...
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They left their fantasy world behind and took a cycle ride into the real world. They saw large green fields. They saw small houses. They saw big cities, universities, hospitals and police stations.
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They grew more...
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They stopped playing. But they still used to fight during Pujo.
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But at night they sat quietly on their balcony, far from the cacophony and saw the city lit up like ‘jonakis’.
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They grew a little more...
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The boy met a special friend. The girl met a special friend... Lots of special friends.
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Both had new friends to laugh, dance, sing and drink with.
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They stopped sharing their world and started building a city of their own. Childhood was over, it was time for fancy new ADULTHOOD.
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They grew up more... Now they do not fight or play anymore.
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Time passed...
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They hardly saw each other.
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But one night after a long time the boy came to the balcony, That night the girl came too.
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The city was pale, polluted and crowded. They both missed the colourful, jolly and musical city. They looked at the odd old city and blamed each other for the condition.
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They fought again after a long time, but silently...
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And...
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Suddenly the ‘Dhak’ started playing. The smoke turned into cloud and it started raining, clearing the dust and making the city fresh and green. The city started lighting up. They both calmed down, looking at the city glittering, glowing and dancing under the moonlight.
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It was like those days.
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They sat quietly together with the pirates, aliens and ghosts around.
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Oh!
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They are very good friends.