A Dream

A  Dream

CHARACTERS:

1)      JOHN MAX (STRUGGLER)

2)      ALEX  MILLER(PRODUCER)

3)      JENNIFER  WALNUT(ACTRESS)

4)      SOPHIE(GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER)

5)      DAVID MAX (JOHN’S YOUNGER BROTHER)

6)      MRS. MAX (JOHN & DAVID’S MOTHER)

7)      PAUL CHRIST (DIRECTOR)

   Chapter of   A  Dream

1.       THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA.

2.       REVOCATION OF THE PREDICTION.

3.       NOSTALGIA .

4.       THE PLAN.

5.       THE”DREAM” PROJECT.

6.       THE TURNING POINT.

7.       THE NIGHT.

8.       JENNIFER’S STATEMENT.

9.       THE SECRET.

10.   A NEW ANGLE.

11.   THE TRAP.

   .             12.   INTRODUCING JACK MAX AND CELINA MAX THE CLIMAX OF THE STORY

CHAPTER#1: THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA

A  Dream

31 october 1993, another day with cloudy atmosphere with a glimpse of dim sunlight, making  way through the window.Suddenly the clock struck 5 and the cuckoo start singing her melancholy.

I saw my brother John getting up early in morning getting ready for theatre auditions taking place in the city, Mrs. Max was busy preparing the breakfast and I was fixing the plates and the forks and knives to their respective places. Suddenly , a tall , dark figured and a fair toned young boy appears in a fierce of hurry.

Without uttering a word he moves in a series of fractions towards the door ,meanwhile a voice travels through the air from the kitchen “ have your breakfast John”. No Mrs. Max I am busy with my struggle, said John. Saying this he moves out of the door. It was 10 pm at night and Mrs. Max was busy preparing the dinner,Suddenly the door bell rang . I was busy with my studies , So I just ignored it was another time the bell rang , this time I had to break my concentration and go to the drawing room to open the door. While the door was opened , I saw a tired , stinking body entering the room and moving towards the bedroom . John , how were the auditions ? .  I asked in a state of excitement, John replied “ It was as good as it always appears to be”. Well , without putting any exclamation mark , I got it straight into my mind. It was yet another heartthrobbing, mindblowing performance with the scent of required aroma but still was a huge disappointment !!!

 I in a mellow , soft toned voice asked “What lacked this time brother ?” . He replied “ David, I don’t know why I can’t get it. What I deserve is not what I own !!!. I try hard , give my best and put everything which ultimately turns out to be nothing, Saying this he retires to bed and goes off to the world of dreams until another day rolls down and the next day is on the way. It’s 7am in the morning, Mrs. Max was busy preparing the coffee , while I in a casual outfit sitting in the dinning room was going through the newspaper.

The riots, new policies , dictators , global issues, Suddenly my eyes stopped at a place . I could see with my eyes wide open staring at those bold black written words .

“ Disappointed , Upset or Feeling Guilty “

“What on earth are you doing”

“Want to know the secrets of your life ?”

Then come to know …

Get to know …. What your fortune says about you?

I will help you….

Sophie Gypsy Fortune Teller…

In your city this time…..

In a state of rest I was thinking about my brother , Was this the chance for him to get his required destination . Actually what was his destination?

So, the only solution to these problems was to go through the root cause of it. Next day , I went to the specified address along with John. Well the gypsy was made of wood and the interiors were furnished with wooden furnitures and a round wooden table holding the burden of a crystal ball mounted upon a bulging object.We were busy taking our eyes to every corner of that gypsy , unless a dim , shallow light entered our eyes from a slight corner of the door.An unpleasant noise was beating the eardrums .

“Abra-ca –dabra-shatter falls-what’s your fortune-tell me all”

We without bothering to knock the door went inside the room.”Oh ! Youmg Fellows … A broken heart or an unbroken mystery…. Keep 7 pennies to know your history”

Sit down young boys …. Let me see your future., saying this she waived her hands over the crystal ball … Oh! Young fellas… you … young man I can see a great actor hidden inside you… you are born to be a superstar . I can see a huge fan following , a big Villa ,luxurious cars and a luxurious lifestyle coming your way very soon.

I knew it !!! I will be a huge superstar one day . Yes I knew it the future superstar John Max is coming right there.

 

Not you idiot !!!

 

I could see a feeling of annoyance on his face.

It’s you young fella… What’s your name ? said sophie

Da …. Da … David

My predictions can never be a myth. You will be a huge superstar in the near future. Mind my words David. I was happy yet upset !!! for what my brother expected was his passion but what I expected was just like a person in no-one’s land.

I was already lost in my dreams of becoming a superstar . On the other hand John was looking quite upset and disappointed. After coming out of the gypsy we were travelling back home. I could see a mark of anger and frustration on John’s face.

What  a pity!!! Poor John was already struggling with his career , and now those demoralizing words of the fortune teller further demolished his confidence.

What happened brother ? I asked in a symphetic tone

What could me more worst than this, he replied

I have been struggling here for last 5 years and see what the result is…. Failure,Failure and only Failure…

Don’t be so pessimistic John, what if you can’t become an actor, You must try in some other field may be you are made for something else.

 

19 Years Later….

 

CHAPTER #2: REVOCATION OF THE PREDICTION

Today is 12 August 2012 , I was busy preparing for my shoot in Paris. A servant is ready with a glass of orange juice. One is preparing my breakfast,another is watering the garden.

A large crowd is waiting for me outside my Villa . Guard is trying to control the crowd , I stepped out of the room, my crazy fans were shouting my name on the top of their voice.

I moved towards my brand new lemosene one servant opens its door and with an elegant style put my left leg first inside it and then in a very comfortable manner I was sitting in my car. The gate is opened and my lemosene is moving with a turtle pace as it is gathered by a large crowd and media persons. After a short struggle finally I was on the clear road .The set is just a few kilometers away , after a short span of time I could see a tall building getting shorter and shorter as we move towards it. Suddenly  the car took a different turn and we were on a remote route . I asked my driver, What the hell is wrong with you ?

Before I could understand anything four guys with black masks , armed with loaded guns surrounded us and me to come out of the car. I was helpless so I had to get out of my car and as I stepped out of my car I was blindfolded with a black cloth and the only thing visible was darkness.

Suddenly….

I hear… cut !!!

Perfect shot David !!! SAYS the director Paul Christ

In a sudden moment everyone got off their seats . The GREAT superstar of the era entered the sets with the producer Alex Miller and the heroine of the film Jennifer Walnut , a beautiful girl in her 20’s with green eyes and a milky white toned skin moves elegantly to greet our superstar . The evergreen …. John Max.

Well what about the predictions made by Sophie , the fortune teller?

Was she just a moron ?

Well first let me introduce myself… ofcourse you all know me, the one narrating this novel.

I am David Max but not a superstar… A junior artist in the movie”A Dream”

 

CHAPTER #3: NOSTALGIA

A few years ago…

John was shatterd from his continous failures it was like a situation where a person is lying on a bed of fire neither he dies nor he survives.

While I was completely satisfied with all I had. Although we were not rich but yet we were able to get our basic amenities. But John was burning from inside what he all wanted was to become more and more popular and make more and more money.

One day without informing anyone he moves out of the house to meet Sophie,this time he was determined and really wanted a quarrel on why he cannot become an actor.As he entered the gypsy an unpleasant noise comes from the half opened door.

Calm down … young man …. Why so worried ?

Why I shouldn’t be?, replied John. I have been cultivating  my acting skills sine childhood.I have done stage shows ,given numerous auditions but still I am unable to get recognition for my work.

You are not made for this … you are born on earth for a specific purpose,says Sophie.Now find the purpose for what you are born

Can you help me find out the purpose? Said John

Ofcourse dear keep 7 pennies on the table.

“Abra-ca-dabra-shatter falls-what’s your fortune – tell me all”

Oh dear !!! this is incredible !!! said Sophie

What happened? John asked in a nervous tone

Your fortune is in someone you know very well . someone very close to you,someone very close to you

Go and find him out.

John with a confused mind moved out of the gypsy rubbing his head with his hands.

Who it could be ? Someone very close to me ? someone I know ?

Another week passed away ….

Auditions were going on in the city for the movie “The Dark City”and the director was looking for a new face for it. A large crowd was gathering outside the “Wonderworld Studios”

The gate opens …. After waiting for hours ,finally it was my turn. I went inside the room ,in my front were two big names of the film industry , Alex Miller the producer and Paul Christ the director.well I WAS VERY NERVOUS

They asked in a very mild tone… what’s your name young boy… I said I am David… David Max.

Hmm… lovely name said Mr Christ ,alright then David show us your talent , you might be the next face of our movie.

Present Day….

Oh John you don’t how eagerly we all were waiting for you , said the Director Paul Christ ,the shot is ready John let me explain the scene.

A girl (JENNIFER WALNUT) is caught by few thugs and their intention is malicious.Then comes our hero fighting the thugs and saving the girl and later on …

 I got it Paul , you know I am always ready

So as per the requirement the shoot begins…

Cut !!! says the director …. Perfect shot

After the shot John comes to me and says hello David …. How is everything going on?

Fine, I replied

I have heard that you are also a part of the movie , says John

Yes John , just a part

Never mind… you should be proud that your brother is such a big superstar don’t feel disappointed , says John

Yes brother you are such a big star I am very glad for you.

Pack up !!! says the director.

Alright then everyone see you all in the next shoot two days later in Los Angeles.

Come on …. Let’s go to the hotel,said John

While on the way to the hotel I saw the people passing by ,the crowd which made me go back to the flashback. Same old house with two rooms ,  a middle class family, a large crowd outside the studio for the theatre auditions.

David … David… what happened where are you lost ?

We have reached the hotel come with me, said John

Hotel Ryan Max , built in the name of our great grandfather.yes this 5 star hotel belonged to my brother John.

Good evening sir , we were eagerly waiting for you . hey , you moron why are you looking at my face? Fetch them to their suite ,said the manager of the hotel

Ok sir …. Ah !!! take our luggage and suitcase also, said John

Here’s your suite sir,

My suite ??? this is my hotel,aren’t you aware of it ?

I  am very well aware sir … sorry sir.

Hmm….

So David see this is my hotel,my suite and my influence,said John

The suite was very well lit up, beautiful handmade paintings on the walls , the walls were covered with a very expensive and high quality of wallpaper ,the bed was succumbed with a very soft and bouncy mattress and the room was fully air conditioned. I was mesmarised with its beauty. But I had something more beautiful to miss.

Our old house where we all lived together, me ,John, Mrs. Max our father was an addicted person ,he used to fight with our mother regularly.the tensions and arguments were increasing day by day,So Mrs Max had to choose between the future of her children and her husband.

She chose what any mother would had and so we were now a family of three from four but yet a happy one.

Great performance !!! David I can see a big superstar hidden inside you. You are definitely going to give a tough competition to others . we are definitely going to take you into consideration , All the best ,hope for your bright future,said Paul

Thank you sir , I said in an excited manner.

Alright next …

Well ! tough auditions yet again wasn’t it Alex , said Paul

You still doubt it said Alex

Well I have selected these 3 faces . who do you think sits fit for the role, said Paul

Well I think this guy sits fit for the role ,he is having a good personality and furthermore he has good acting skills as well.

Let’s congratulate him without any further delay…. He is going to be the face of our dream project” The Dark City”

The film turns out to be a jubilee hit breaking all previous records, a landmark movie.

Who is my fortune? John still in a confused state.

How could I find him? Sitting near the lake he was lost in his thoughts looking at his face in the reflection.who could be my lucky charm?

Wait a second I got it … I found it is

He is no one else but me myself that is John Max no one else is close to me other than me and who else it could be ? I am so talented that only I can give a tough competition to myself.

So what if I were not a part of “The Dark City”, I will myself create a movie and that too with only two people , me and my brother , said John.

I was very disappointed that even after doing so well in the auditions and getting compliments from two great personalities why was I still not selected for the movie.

Hey David why so upset? I have a great news for you

CHAPTER#4: THE PLAN

…. Hey !!! David why so upset ? I have a great news for you, I am planning to write ,act as well as produce a film , said John.

But how ? , I asked

We are going to play the roles but not specific ones . We are going to play different roles but not  only as actors but also as the distributors , marketers and we also going to get it copyright. Said John

But who is going to direct it and from where will we get funds and sponsors ?, I said

Hmm …. Well I didn’t thought about it…. How are we going to make it then…said John

Wait a minute ,once in a newspaper I read about a poor boy who turns out to be a billionaire, said John

How he did it , I asked astonishingly

His father was in jail in the charge of murdering his wife, the boy lived with his grandparents who were not able to nurture their own needs and so it was almost impossible to fulfill their grandson’s needs

One day this boy heard from someone that the bank in their village is offering small loans to the families having income less than 1 lakh pennies so he went to the bank for  taking some loan,so as to help his grandparents in their daily needs.

The agent agreed to give him a loan of lumsome 1000 pennies but also a condition was imposed that he will keep something as pledge so as to if he fails to return the amount,the bank may witout his consent cease his pledge.

The boy kept 10 pennies as pledge and with the loan amount ….

Ok ! ok! I said, that would be enough but it’s not easy to get loan nowdays,and even if we get loan then will it be sufficient for us to start a movie ?

I really don’t know what to do ? replied John

I have an idea , I said with confidence,let’s not make a movie,let’s do a street play

Street play !!! well not a bad idea , I was going to say that , said John

Yes and that can be done only with 200 pennies and that’s all we have right now.

So , next day we both went to the garment shop to purchase the costumes ,face paints and other cloth accessories so that we can make arrangements for the play

Next challenge before us was to collect children so that we could make up a team for the play, asking our neighbours for their help in preparing the script and moulding it into the form of a play was our next step. We named our team as “ Dream Team”. We titled our play as “self respect”,after practicing for two weeks ,it was our time to present the play before the crowd-

Listen ….. listen ….. listen…..

Friends and foes….

From head till toes….

Today we the members of “Dream Team” from the streets of Milton are going to present a self created and self written street play “self respect”

Once there was a king …. Shrude and proud …. And a queen , more shrude and more proud ,weak from inside but pretending to be loud ….

Poor public was shattered from their evils ….

The king’s and queen’s kingdom was full of devils….

Here comes our warrior….

Fighting the evils and demolishing the devils….

But one day the warrior is caught….

Presented  before  the king and the queen….

King orders to cut off his head , asks him once his last wish

Yes I have a wish , cut me off but before me cut your queenas she is selfish and so mean. You were a king but now a beggar as your queen has a dream to capture your kingdom and make you a slave….

Cut me off ! and the public will cry but don’t forget that warriors never die ….

Listening to this the king got shattered his proud was dumped….

The queen didn’t bothered and the head was cut but the warrior was alive as another proudy king died another time….

Respect is temporary …. But self respect is immortal….

The play is over and this is something mortal …..

A standing ovation was earned and the clappings were loud….

The crowd was mesmarised and “once more” was all they shout….

So the play was successful and we were appreciated and the next day our photograph was in the newspaper

But John was still upset as he wanted to get specific recognition for this…

I supported him and said you know you were the best part of it , I played the warrior , children played the public but you were truly the king

We were sitting near the lake and suddenly a voice appeared , “ who played the warrior?”

As we turned our heads towards the voice , we saw a grand personality standing before us , Alex Miller , a big name in the film industry

I said it was me

Then who played the queen ?

 It was a girl named Jennifer Walnut, I said

And the king ?

It was me , said John in a depressing tone

Hmm… your part was the best … come with me I have something in store for you and also call that girl, what’s her name ?, said Alex

Jennifer ,I replied

Yes… yes Jennifer , call her to my studio

Should I also come john , I said

No you wait here , I ‘ll be right there, said John

I was sitting there and looking at my reflection . After  a couple of hours ,John returnrd to me and gave me a hug.

David ,I have been offered as the main character in the movie” The Moron”,said John

I was happy for him , afterall he had been working so hard and after a long time he got what he deserved .

I said with emotions overflowing – “ All the best my brother”

Well ,both Jennifer and John did well in the movie and the movie was appreciated by the audience and was a commercial success. Both John and Jennifer earned name and fame for it.

After the success of the movie , they both did several movies together and they were a commercial success too.Within the short span of time they both turned out to be the biggest superstars of the industry,and were also winning awards and recognition for their work.

Years roll down many came and many were coming but the fame was already on their way. Press – conference ,media,news ,highlights,glamour everything was with them.John has an handsome amount of bank balance with him, he was as rich as I was poor not only in monetary tems but also in terms of influence and gravity.

I was just a junior artist getting hardly one or two scenes in the movies and so I was hardly noticed by anyone.

CHAPTER#5:  THE”DREAM” PROJECT

“A Dream” was in it’s progress and the half journey was covered ,the shooting was going on well and John was getting better and better in his acting skills. He was showing maturity in his work and was getting close to his co-star Jennifer.It was looking as if they were planning to go further in this , they both started dating each other ,meeting on the sets and off the sets was getting common .

I was thinking that we both were born by the womb of the same mother,in the same house , grown up together ,knew each other well ,then today why can’t we spend that much time together .But I never bothered to discuss with him anything about this,afterall now he was a superstar and I was just a junior artist .

Well in few months the DREAM PROJECT- “A Dream” was completed , rights were distributed and the movie was ready to release.Alex,Paul,John and Jennifer all had great expectations from it, but upon it’s release it received negative reviews from the critics and over the weekend the movie collapsed and it turned out to be a disaster.

Shocked by it’s failure ,John lost his cool on Paul….

How could it be a flop !!! I have given my everything to it ,money , time , hardwork and most important…

I tried to control John….

I got it who is the root cause of it … It’s you David, said John

Me !!!, I asked astonishingly

Yes you moron…. It were you who spoiled the movie with that two minute scene of your’s. Yes that was the terrible part of the film that overshadowed my great performance ,the performance of a superstar , John Max.

It was like an attack on me more severe than a heart attack

I asked him …. What !!! me ?

You are saying that just because of my small scene in the movie,your entire performance is a waste , Don’t forget that I am your younger brother , John we have spent years together and now you are blaming me just because I have a small role in the movieand that too after a long time, I said in a sad tone

I don’t give a damn ,I am a bloody superstar ,I am a brand in this industry . You are in existence just because of me ,because you are my brother , John said in an arrogant manner

Alright then if I am the obstacle of your path , then this obstacle is getting out from your life. I am no more going to live with you , I said in anger

I packed my suitcase , hired a taxi and went straight to my street Thunderstreet , London , my motherland

Meanwhile John was burning in anger , Jennifer was there with him for his upliftment and support

Why so worried John ,I know you are the best ,it’s not your fault , it was your brother who spoiled our hardwork, don’t be worried , we are definitey going to win hearts the the next time, said Jennifer

Saying this she leans her head over his shoulder

Few Years Passed….

John Max a superstar was turning out to be a flopstar  was turning out to be a flopstar his movies were not doing well at the box office . Jennifer who in his good times was with him now found someone else

I had no contact with him since last three years . I was busy in my works the same that of junior artist

CHAPTER#6: THE TURNING POINT

Paul and Alex both had lost faith on John , the superstar of yesterday was a joker in today’s date,his movies which used to contain a social message ,headlines in the newspaper,breaking box office records were now unnoticed and his stardom was just as a superstar of yesterday.

John had full faith on Jennifer, he believed that she will return to him one day ,as she was with him always when he used to be a superstar,but that was just his misconception

Jennifer was going to get married to a rich business tycoon in France,John was shattered and distressed from inside ,he started drinking and taking drugs

Well I was still struggling with my career. I was thinking will I ever get what I was capable of ?

Then suddenly from somewhere in corner of my mind I saw a glimpse of my past ,the Gypsy Fortune Teller “ I can see a great actor hidden inside you , I can see you as a huge superstar”

I thought for a while that she was just a moron as she had never said that John will be a superstar one day.

On the other hand John was thinking that Sophie was a genius as  what she said to him was all true ! but she also said that I am made for something else and my fortune is in someone I know very well

Wasn’t it me? Then who else it could be ?

I think it’s Jennifer, but now she is planning to marry someone else , no I won’t let that happen

John went to Jennifer’s house and said “why are you doing this to me ? we both have been together for years and now when I need you the most you are leaving me “

Jennifer said” Yes ,it’s true we were together, but when ?, When you were a superstar ,rich and influential but now you are finished , I can’t be with you anymore”

This was a big shock to John,his fortune was no more with him . He was destroyed from inside

While after a long series of struggle finally I was offered a role in a movie, but it wasn’t that easy it was my luck this time. Actually during the screening of “ A Dream”, Alex and Paul were impressed by my role in the movie and after it’s failure at the box office ,they tried John in more movies which were also not successful. So they wanted to try me this time and what was more surprising was that they were planning to remake the movie “A Dream”, ten years prior to it’s original release with I in the role of John and Jennifer opposite me.

David Max and Jennifer Walnut in “A Dream”

The story revolved around a day dreamer who aspired to become a famous personality one day and he becomes one in his dream.Whereby he fulfills his desires and finds his soulmate ,but how ?Was a still mystery

After ten months we were done with the shooting and again the promotions were going on along with the other formalities , Jennifer was now married to a business tycoon and was a mother of two children.

Finally the movie encountered the theaters and turned out to become a blockbuster , A big boost for me from a junior artist to a star a long journey was covered , it completely transformed my image. I was no more the brother of a Past Superstar rather I was on the track of becoming a superstar .I did several movies with different star cast and within two years of my career I got everything what I aspired for , name , fame , recognition and money and also I was getting offers for movies.

Well another thing was trending besides sports and silverscreen , a different world , The Underworld, smugglers , mafias , goons the era of 80’s and 90’s was still on the door and the bomb blasts and attacks were increasing in the city. I was very well aware of it ,but I had nothing to do with it

One day at midnight while I was going for sleep I received a call from a private number

Hello ! I said

David , from the other side

Yes speaking , who is this ?, I asked

Don’t need to bother for it

Sorry !!!, I said in anxiety

Your set is going to be blast tomorrow

Hey ! listen who are you ?, I asked

If you can stop … stop it !!!

Hello …. Hello ???

Call Ends ….

 I immediately informed police about it without any delay , there was a red alert in the city , police was searching for the bomb on the sets but nothing was discovered

My call records were checked but nothing such unknown call was found and hence I was taken into custody , while the police was taking me towards the police cab , suddenly a news like a firestorm was spread  that gunpowder and other explosive materials were somewhere in the street where I reside , I was in police custody , my house was also investigated and to my surprise the explosive materials were found

I was taken to the Milton Police Station and was interrogated for long hours, I was continuously saying that I have nothing to do with it, but since the explosives were discovered from my house I was considered to be a terrorist

News were spreading like firestorm …. An actor or a traitor ?

A star or a terrorist ?

My posters were being burnt , bad words were being  shouted on the roads…. From a hero to a zero

Give him death sentence …. Give him death sentence ….

All that was what being shouted in every corner of the world, chargesheet was filed against me in the charge of keeping explosive materials and of encouraging anti social activity

I was kept in the Milton Central Jail….

First day of trial at the court ….

Bench of Justices , advocates and witnesses were sitting at their respective places . The proceedings began

Both the appeleant and respondent side began with their arguments , clashed with each other’s statements and so the whole day passed by and the court was adjourned and the next date was scheduled and I was sent back to the jail. The proceedings were going on and was rottening in jail for last two years ,prior to the specified time period I was given parole for two months ,which gave me an opportunity to complete my pending roles and projects in the movies, but most important for me was to bring the truth before everyone , due to a negative image amongst the masses my movies were a flop

I had a quarrel with the police about checking my call records and inquiring about how the unknown call was deleted from the records ?

Police said that they had already inquired into about it to the mobile company but no such misinterpretation were found and according to your phone records you were already present at home while the explosives were being hidden at your house , this itself clarifies that you are a damn terrorist

No !!! that’s not true I am innocent , a respectful and a law abiding citizen of my country , I’ll prove you all wrong , I said in anger

Saying this I moved out of the police station , a month had already passed and one month was all that I had with me to collect evidences to prove myself innocent

I knocked the door … It was Jennifer standing before me , she pulled me inside and closed the door and said “ What are you doing here , do you want to spoil my reputation as well ? my husband is out of the country for his business purpose and if he will come to know that you were here with me then he is definitely going to kill me”

Listen Jennifer only you can help me in getting out of this and don’t forget that I have not taken your name in front of police , That night I was not alone you were also present with me

CHAPTER#7: THE NIGHT

That Night …..

Before going to sleep , I and Jennifer were rehearsing together for our next “The Next Door”. It was midnight , Jennifer went to the washroom and locked the door from inside , whereby I received a call from an unknown number

I lodged a complaint against the unknown the same night , the police arrived at the scene and the next day I was arrested in charge of misguiding police and keeping explosive materials at the house and giving room to anti social activities

So , where were you at that moment Jennifer . The police checked every corner of the house including the washroom which was unlocked but none of of your trace was found there , I asked with my eyebrows blinked

Jennifer was quite uncomfortable

There is nothing to do with that to the case , she said casually

I moved a few steps back took a knife from the fruits basket and placed it behind my back so that it is not visible then I moved a few steps forward giving an intense look to Jennifer

She got a bit scared and asked … What are you doing ?

Suddenly ….

There was a knock at the door ….

My front was at her back I placed the knife on her neck and whispered in her ears “ Go and open the door but don’t take my name , otherwise I am going to kill you “

She was afraid and with trembling hands she opened the door , I was hiding behind the curtains ….

A tall , dark figured body with a mask on the face appeared with a packed in his hands

Here is your parcel madam , he said

Please sign here ….

Jennifer signed and took the parcel in her hands and the door is closed , I snatched the packet from her and unpacked it and I was astonished to see what was inside it

A time bomb and that too active …. 5 seconds remaining ….

5….4….3….2….1…..

Happy New Year !!!

I suddenly realized that it was new year on the calendar …. 1 January 2016 !!!

Well my heart was coming to my mouth , I collected the torn out cover of the parcel in which in bold letters the name was described “ Mrs . Max “, Milton Street

But I was surprised not because of the parcel but because of my mother’s name described upon it , actually it has been ten years to her death

Who it could be describing her name on the parcel

Meanwhile , I saw the door opened Jennifer was missing from the house, I moved out of the house looking for her , I saw the footprints on the wet mud which to a great surprise were not usual , it was as if the paws were inverted , that is, as if she was moving backwards instead of running forward

Furthermore after following the steps I noticed that if she was pulled by someone grabbing her from neck , I also saw a piece of cloth in which the initials were knitted “J.W.”, which clarified that it belonged to Jennifer Walnut , I picked it up and smelled it and to my conscience it seemed to be quite suffocating and I thought that I am going to lose my consciousness if I am going to keep it closer to my nose anymore, I concluded that that Jennifer must have been made unconscious with the help of some chemical sprayed on the piece of cloth and hence it was clear that she was abducted .

Now the question arises by whom ?

I could not have reported about it to the police otherwise I would have to go into the interrogation room another time, so whatever action required was to be taken by me and that too solely and quickly

Suddenly I received a call from the same unknown number ….

Hello !

What you want is with me ( other side)

Hey listen …. I said in anger as well as in anxiety

Tomorrow 9 a.m. , meet me at the Wonderworld Studios (other side)

Hello …. Hello !!!

Call Ends …..

Following Day …. 9 a.m. …. Wonderworld Studios …..

I went inside and noticed one beautiful girl lying unconscious on the floor , on her frock a letter was attached which had a bold message encrypted over it

“ Your entity is with you , but if you want to get out of this , return it to me or else you are going to suffer until you are alive “

I tried to bring back Jennifer to her consciousness and I succeded after a short struggle

David , she said

Yes it’s me , I replied

Get me out of here , she said

Come with me , I replied

I fetched her to her house in my car and advised to take rest as it was not the right occasion to get into any further quarrel ,the time was passing by only ten days of my parole were remaining and I had a mountain to climb

While I was at home situated in the Milton Street and going through all that was in my head , I was interrupted by a knock at the door

It was Jennifer …. May I come in David, she asked politely

Please come , I replied in a soft tone

Why are you here , I asked

To tell you the truth , she replied

Alright ! I am listening

That night I was in the washroom and it was me who called you from a different number but that was the only deed of mine , she said

On whose direction ? , I asked

Alex Miller, she said

What ? , Alex ? no that’s not possible he can’t do this to me, I said

Believe me it was Alex  who asked me to call you with that number and in return he promised my husband to give him support in his sinking business , said Jennifer

Next day Alex was brought to the police station …

In the interrogation he revealed that he was himself contacted by the same unknown number and was threatened to instruct Jennifer to call David….Jennifer was also brought into an inquiry but she addressed the same story what she described to me.

Well Jennifer was kept aside from the case and Alex Miller was taken into judicial custody of six days…. Besides on this ground my parole was increased for one more month.Next  date of hearing  was fixed on 10 May 2016.It was a big relief to me as I got a chance to prove myself innocent, the statement given by Jennifer and Alex could open the gates of my freedom.

But one thing was wondering me both I and Alex received the call from the same unknown number then from where did Jennifer got the same number of  which she was claiming to use it to contact me.I kept it casual earlier but now it was crystal clear that she (Jennifer) had a direct link to the case.But something was still unnoticed , the main person behind it.

Was it Alex Miller, the producer or the beauty queen , Jennifer Walnut,I was going through the series of facts . Suddenly , it got struck into my mind that my cellphone has auto-call record feature which means that there must be the recording of that phone call conversation for which I was in search of.

When I opened the gallery there were numerous recordings I played every single one of them and it was midnight by the time and finally I found something of use out of garbage, it was the same recording I played it –

Hello…

David….

Yes speaking who is this ???

Suddenly ….

I could hear clearly a silent whisper coming from the backgrounds….

Abra –ca-dabra…. Abra –ca-dabra…

I thought for a while and then realized that it was Sophie- the gypsy fortune teller

Well the mystery was very deep . so this time it was the turn of another person for the meeting. I sat inside my car and was on another trip

Sophie …. Sophie …. Are you there ?

“Abra –ca- dabra – shatter- falls – what’s your fortune – tell – me – all “

I knew that you will visit me , said Sophie she further added that –

My predictions can never go wrong , you are a superstar….

I am not here for your nonsense , I said in anger

Tell me what connection you have with Jennifer ?, I asked

Oh ! Dear keep 7 pennies on the table

I did the same

Good , Sophie said

The person you are searching for is not Jennifer ,it is someone you know very well , Jennifer is just an ace in the race ,she is just pretending to be involved in the case just for a reason.The person you are looking for is someone very close to you ,someone you know very well

Who is he ? tell me…. Tell me ,I asked anxiously

That you have to find yourself,go and find him

I moved out of the gypsy and was lost in my thoughts, who it could be?

Wait a minute ? was it ….

Really ,I was asking to myself

I got who it was

But I can’t reveal his name because I don’t have any proof, I ‘ll have to look for evidence to bring the culprit before this world. My reputation was already spoilt , now I had to bring out the truth before everyone not for the upliftment of my image before others but for the upliftment of my image in my eyes.

Now , if Jennifer had call me that night and now Sophie is saying that it was not Jennifer then who it could be ? I knew but couldn’t reveal it

While Alex was denying all the allegations made against him even after a long interrogation made by the police . Then why did Jennifer dragged his name into it . The puzzle was getting more and more complicated. The only solution to these complications was to have quarrel with Jennifer.

I went to her house , the next day

Jennifer why are you lying I know you are not involved in this and furthermore why are you dragging Alex into this,I know he is innocent,I said

I am not lying , why will I do so ? I am not any politician who will get any kind of undue favour for this, said Jennifer

Don’t play that game with me , I said

I know you are hiding something , I even know who is behind all this , you can’t protect him by doing this so it would be better if you will be more clear or else would you like to spend  some time in Jail, I said

Yes it was not me who called you that night nor it was Alex who pleaded me to call you, said Jennifer

Then who it is ?, I asked

He is no one but someone very close to you, someone you know very well

Yes …. Yes… come on , I said

Suddenly …. The door bell rang

Someone is at the door, said Jennifer

Wait let me open it , I said

I was surprised to notice someone strange when I opened it

It was Alex Miller….

Alex , but you … you were in police custody , I said

I have been given bail, said Alex

Why did you take my name Jennifer ? what is wrong with you ?what do you want from us ?, said

I have been asking her this question time and again but yet she has not given any answer , I said

Come on Jennifer tell us the truth, said Alex

Well I was threatened by someone to do all this to drag Alex into it and to say that I ringed you with with a voice modifier in order to give a male voice while you were on the line . But  I swear that I just fictionalized the events but the reality was far beyond our reach

Were  you threatened by someone , who is that person , I asked

I don’t know I have just met him once and that too his face and body were fully covered and the eyes were also behind black sunglasses , he had a revolver in his hand , he said “ Everyone knows you , I am also the one , just do as I say or else you’ll be alive but not for long “, said Jennifer

Even though I knew the person she was talking about , though I could not take his name , unless I am fully sure about it.

Then why didn’t you inform police, said Alex

CHAPTER#8 : JENNIFER’S STATEMENT

I was very scared my mind was not in my control , so I did as  I was told, said Jennifer in a frightened tone

Alright ! now listen you’ll have to help us out of this , inform police about it that you were being threatened and as a result in influence of someone you dragged us into it, I said

I can’t do that , said Jennifer

Why ?, I asked

If I’ll do so , then he is going to kill me , said Jennifer

Oh ! don’t be stupid , police will give you protection , said Alex

No police can’t protect me from him, he is very cunning he can mislead anyone and don’t know why but I feel that police is also under his control , he is a very influentive person , he can purchase everything , even the system , said Jennifer.

How are you so sure ?, I asked

Because he is someone very close to you as you told what Sophie described to you and you are yourself so influential and the person very close to you must be very influential too, said Jennifer

What the hell is wrong with you , why don’t you inform police about it ?, said Alex

It’s alright Alex , we must leave now , more time we spend here , more we waste it , I said

But David , said Alex

Come on Alex, I whispered slowly

We went out her house and then we both sat inside my car

Where are we going ?, Alex asked

Have some patience Alex , we are going to the right place , I said

Suddenly at a place , we stopped , we were at Alex’s house

But why my house ?, Alex asked

Because no one is going to visit you after that allegation over you , this is the best secret place which is most suitable for our conversation , I said

Alright ? let’s go inside, said Alex

He took out keys from his pocket and opened the door

We went inside and Alex locked it from and inside and I drew all the curtains on the window

Ok , now tell me why are we here ?, Alex asked

Have some water Alex , you look so exhausted , I said

I brought him a glass of water and asked him to quench his thirst

While he was half way drinking it , I said… stop here

What happened ?, Alex asked astonishingly

Give me the remaining water , I said

I took a piece of blank paper and kept it on the table

Alex do you believe in magic, I asked

No ,Alex replied

But now you’ll have to , I said

I poured water on the paper and after a short while we could see two initials on the bottom right corner of the paper, the initials were “J.J.”

J.J. ?  What is this ?, asked Alex

I don’t know but I found this paper on the dining table from Jennifer’s house, I said

If we can find the meaning of these initials then we can definitely get close to the matter , said Alex

Well I have another thing with me , the voice recording , I said

Voice Recording, Alex asked

Yes I had recorded everything in my cellphone which could be an important evidence for us to get clean- chit in the case

Wonderful , said Alex

Days rolled down and it was finally the day of trial

My advocate presented the piece of my paper with the initials”J.J” and described it was Johansberg Junction, the place where Jennifer met the stranger who threatened her

Furthermore the recording was presented before the court ,but  to my surprise it was empty

The opposite (respondent) advocate pleaded to the court that it was a trap to defame Jennifer Walnut and to mislead the court

The court was looking forward to the trial and the recording which could have been a turning point in the case was empty ! even though I had checked it several times before presenting it to the court , then how could it be possible to change the original recording with an empty one ?

Well the court was adjourned and the next date was scheduled to be on 14 August 2016, and my parole was not to be scheduled to be on 14 August 2016 and my parole was not to be increased further as per the court’s order.

My parole was over and now I was again sent back to Milton Street Jail , I had two options either to let the things go as they were going or to cultivate the case by finding out the evidence as I was in jail so only one person could have helped me in getting rid of all these hurdles coming in my way and these hurdles coming way and that was Alex Miller

Alex used to visit me in Jail , every week so I asked him to find out the real and report it to report it to my advocate

While in jail , I was looking at the picture of my mother , Mrs. Max, I was thinking about her , how I and John used to live with her , how she sacrificed our father for our well being she was really an angel brought from heaven for us

Wait a minute ! suddenly , my mind took me for a short errand , a few moments back , the parcel, denoting itself by the name “ Mrs. Max”

Then I got it into my consensus that it was actually Mrs. Max who had sent the parcel to Jennifer

Mrs Max was reported to be dead in a bus accident 10 years ago but her body was never found and that parcel was actually  a gift by Mrs Max  to me and John on 31 December 1993

I remember that day , it was New Year Eve , I and John were really excited for that the next year is making way on the calendar. It was 11.55 pm on the clock and Mrs. Max presented before us a delicious homemade cake with a candle mounted on it’s top . John blew the candle and the cake was cut , I took a small piece from the cake and then I served Mrs. Max with it. I have something for both of you , said Mrs. Max, she presented a box wrapped by a newspaper . I and John were very excited , John ferociously snatched the box from Mrs. Max and unwrapped it and the next moment we both were shievering  from fear .

A Time Bomb !!!

5….4….3….2….1…..

Happy New Year !!!

The clock struck 12 and it was the time for a new date to change the calendar

1 January 1994

We got our nerves back.

 Always remember young boys , the universe may segregate, the love birds may die , but John and David must always be together, said Mrs. Max

She further added , today both of you take this new year resolution that you both will always be together and never segregate

Yes I take this resolution, I said

Me too, said John

CHAPTER#9: THE SECRET

19 August 2006…

It was a day weeping rain drops like pearls on the Earth, besides this pearls were also falling down from our eyes as our mother Mrs. Max was no more

Early that morning she was sitting in a bus to meet her relatives outside the town, while the half journey was covered , the bus met with an accident. All the passengers were reported to be dead and also no sign of Mrs . Max was found , so it seemed that she was already on the way to heavens

A year later in 2007 , I received a letter from the post which was addressed by Mrs. Max to me

It displayed itself as-

“ Dear David

I am writing this letter to tell you that I am alive , I was sitting in the bus , near it’s door . I saw a truck , out of control coming towards us, so I just jumped off the door and saved my life . I am safe and fine and living peacefully,I have one request from you David please don’t tell John that his mother is alive, for a reason that I will tell you when we will meetand that is going to take time, I hope you will understand

Your ‘s Lovingly

Mrs. Max”

I don’t know why she kept her existence a secret , but one thing was sure the mystery revolves around the new year time bomb

Alex visits me….

David , I have a good news for you, I have found the real recording , and do you know from where ?

No , I said

Actually it is the same recording but the fact is that it didn’t played in the court and the reason is that the device requires a certain range of frequency to be played and was unable to receive in the court, said Alex

Great Alex now need to get it convert to the right frequency, I said

Yes and I will manage it somehow, said Alex

I want to say that I have got another angle for the puzzle . One day Jennifer received a parcel at her house and she had received it from my mother, Mrs. Max , but I don’t understand one thing why will she receive it from my mother and the person delievering the parcel had his face covered, I said

What was inside the packet ?, Alex asked

A time – bomb , I replied

What ! a time bomb ?, Alex asked

Relax a new year time bomb which Mrs. Max once gifted to me and John, on theoccasion of new year’s eve , I said

Ok I got it , what you are trying to say , if we get that parcel boy then we are definitely going to get a clue, said Alex

Exactly , I said

But how will we find him , you haven’t seen his face and afterall we also don’t know where is he going to deliever his next parcel, said Alex

Mrs . Max’s house, I said

But no one lives there now and how come you are so sure that the next parcel will be delievered there ?, Alex asked

Don ‘t be silly Alex , if he can find out Jennifer’s house then he will definitely come to that house which used to be mine once upon a time, I said

Alright tell me what I have to do ?, Alex asked

Wait , I said

Wait , but for what ? , Alex asked

For the parcel, I replied

But when will it be delievered ?, Alex asked

Tomorrow , I said

How come you are so sure ?, Alex asked

Because tomorrow is  first day of January , 2017, I said

Oh yes in all this havoac I just slipped it out of my mind, said Alex

Tomorrow 12 am sharp , I said

Ok , said Alex

It was 11:55 pm on 31 December 2016, Alex was hiding behind a tree

Suddenly….

A tall , dark-figured body with a mask covering the face makes entry moving towards the door and keeps the parcel near it and was returning back

Stop there , said Alex

Instead of getting surprised he starts running

Alex was behind him and he almost got him as he grabbed the stranger with his collar but the stranger still managed to escape, Alex saw two sticks gaping from his trousers mounted on the shoes which indicates that the man wasn’t as tall as he seemed to be

Alex returned back to the house , picked up the parcel and brought it to me , the next day in Jail

The packet was wrapped in a newspaper  addressing itself “ To John and David , from Mrs. Max”

I unpacked it but this time there was not a new year time bomb, but a jar full of pennies , the same jar which John used as a piggy bank

The lumsome amount  was aprox. 1000 pennies , I recognized the jar because it had signature of John over it

Alex told me that the stranger was not so tall as he used sticks which were mounted on his shoes which made him look tall

I got it , I said

What ?, asked Alex

The proof , the jar which had pennies in it had a bit of explosive powder sprinkled over it , I said

Alex touched the coins and felt the same , but how will it prove us innocent, he asked

You remember the piece of cloth with the initials “J.J.”

Yes I do, said Alex

It had the same powder sprinkled over it and the initials do not signify” Johansberg Junction” rather it denotes “ Jennifer. John”, I said

Really ?, but how did you find it out ?, Alex asked

By looking at this jar it has signature of John over it , furthermore the powder sprinkled on the coins and the cloth signifies that the person carrying the parcel works in a firework company and since the jar was owned by John and the same powder is on the cloth which means that the cloth is also a property of John and the other “J” could be none other but his ex- lover “Jennifer Walnut”, I said

We must inform the  police about it, said Alex

No I can smell an odour of Mens Rea (evil intention) here , I said

Then what should we do , Alex asked

Wait for the next day of hearing that is, on 4 April 2017, I said

Any duty for me , Alex asked

 Just keep it all a secret , I replied

4 April 2017 , the day of hearing

I  had already directed my advocate about all evidences and facts

My advocate addressed the court about the jar containing coins having explosive powder sprinkled over it and that the initials represented “Jennifer. John.”

The opposite advocate failed to give justifications

The court was adjourned and decided to give the final verdict on the next date , on 6 June 2017

Even though the verdict was already clear , I had to stay in jail for another 2 months

In jail I was thinking that the real culprit is John but why will he do this to his younger brother

It had been years since I last met John, ever since he said I was the cause of ” A Dream’s “ failure , since that day I never bothered to contact him

But it was hard to believe that John could ever do this to me , John’s career was halted to end , his reputation , his name , everything was finished. I even don’t know where he lives now , is he fine or not ?

Many questions were floating in my mind

Was it John who ringed me with an unknown number and later on removed it from the call records and also the one who kept explosives in my house ?

Jennifer was taken into custody as per the court’s order where she revealed that it was John behind all this and he currently works as a worker or employee in a Firework Company in London itself

John was arrested from the described place and brought before the Magistrate ,whereby he was kept in the same jail in which I was kept but in a different cell

6 June 2017 , the day of verdict

“ keeping in view all evidences and witnesses , the court has decided to acquit David Max of all charges”

This was the final conclusion of the long judgement and I was acquitted after 7 long years

Court further decided to run a separate case on John Max

It was hard to digest that John was the main culprit . It was certain that he will be imprisoned because all the evidences were against him. Jennifer had already betrayed him , by taking his name in the police custody , but afterall it was now his headache

The news of me getting clean – chit from the court was like a firestorm and I finally got relief from all these havoac.

Moving back to my career I got an offer from Alex for a social movie going to be directed by Paul Christ, in the movie titled “A Dream Part -2”

Before discussing the fate of the movie , let me first reveal the life of John while I was working for “ A Dream “

John was annoyed from his continous failures after losing a position in the film industry and getting separate from Jennifer ,he started working as an employee in a firework company

Hard time for John who could have imagined a superstar would be working as an ordinary employee in a Firework Company. But the worst part of it was that John was considering me as a cause of his failure and misery

The short scene of mine in the movie “ A Dream” was the cause of his demolition as per his consensus

John was planning to avenge his biggest rival .

Mrs . Max had gifted us the new year time bomb I wasn’t too much interested in it , so it usually used to be with John

John had one of his friends in the telecom company and it was him (John’s friend) who called me up that night . Jennifer was in the washroom , the window panel was already de- bolted , Jennifer climbed up the window inching her height by stepping upon the commode , a hand pulled her outside and the other person entered the washroom and kept the explosives near the shower , bolted the window , unlocked the door , displaced a floor tile and vanished away through the tunnel but before leaving he kept the tile at it’s original place

Due to John’s friend in the telecom company , the call- records were deleted and I was forced into a trap

Case was built against John two months  prior to my acquittal , all the evidences were against him furthermore the statements recorded were enough to get him imprisoned for life.

Meanwhile , I got everything back ,name ,fame, money everything but I lost one thing too , my brother

The hearings were going on and it was 5 years for John in Jail and he was finally awarded the life imprisonment also being made eligible for parole but only after completing the term of two years, a big blow for John

A year later….

A knock is at the door

It was not John behind all this ,says the unknown visitor

Then who it is ? ,I asked

It’s me , visitor said

The unknown visitor removes the mask off his face and it really shocked me to discover who it was.

 

Chapter # 10: A New Angle

You ?, I was astonished

Yes  me , Sophie , the Gypsy Fortune Teller, your brother John is innocent,actually the real culprit is someone else.

But who ?, I asked

I don’t know , I just know that your brother John is not guilty as per as my prediction and intuition.

But why were you hiding your face and why did you keep the parcel near my house.

Because it was the only means through which I could have met you . I knew that you will chase me when you will come to know about the packet left by Mrs. Max for you.

But where did you get the packet from?, I asked

That you will come to know soon

Come on , I have to prove John non – guilty and I can’t wait for too long he has already spent years behind the bars.

But the time has not come yet, Sophie said

What the hell is this “time”, you told me years back that I’ll be a superstar and John will be nothing but did you see the reality , John was a superstar and I was a junior artist.

Actually I was hiding something from you ,actually the truth is that , you both will interchange the position and unite again in the coming time to become superstars and your brother will be out soonand you will get all the answers of your queries in the coming time,but right now it’s time for me to leave, see you soon David.

I ringed Alex and said ,John is innocent.

But how come are you so sure, who told you ?, Alex asked

You remember Sophie, the gypsy fortune teller, she told me

But he has already been imprisoned and furthermore it won’t be easy to reopen the case after after so long.

Jennifer will be released in a month , I know she is hiding something from us

Two Months later….

Jennifer is a free person now and now she has a new partner.

I visited her house and she reacted very politely to me , Hi David, its been a long time and I know what are you here for, your brother John is innocent and the reality will blow your mind.

Tell me everything about it , I said

Your mother is not Mrs. Max ,but actually it is Sophie , the Gypsy Fortune Teller.

What !!! , I was astonished.

Yes , the letter which you received in the name of Mrs. Max was actually written by Sophie, actually your father ,Mr.Max was a rich entrepreneur and apart from Mrs. Max,he had an extra- marital affair with Sophie who at that point of time was on the peak of her career. John was born to Mrs Max but you were born to Sophie . In order to hide his relationship with Sophie , Mr. Max brought you to Mrs. Max  reporting her that she has given birth to twins.  Sophie who was betrayed by your father had made a move on in her life but she had already predicted that you will come to her one day.

If you have a new story for me then I am really not interested , please tell me the truth, I said

That ‘s what I am telling you , please listen to me further, said Jennifer

No , now you listen to me , Alex will be here in a few hours and if you are not going to tell me the truth, you will be behind the bars once again, I said

Please trust me David, I am telling no lies your brother has been indulged into it by no one else but Mrs. Max.

What  rubbish ?, I asked

Yes , she once discovered about the affair of your father with Sophie, So she plotted a game . John was a superstar and that was the big cause of her agony because she always wanted you to be in his place.

 

Chapter #11: The Trap

But why ?, How could a mother be so cruel to her son, I asked

She is your mother ,not John’s , infact she never considered John as her son, Do you remember 31 October 1993?, a pleasant day ,John getting ready for the auditions , upset from his continous failures and Mrs. Max preparing the breakfast . You were upset of John’s continous failures and your eyes taking you to a column of the newspaper whereby you find Sophie, The Gypsy Fortune Teller?. It all was not a mere coincidence , Mrs .Max had purposely placed the newspaper before you so that you can take John to his real mother .Actually a few years ago in the early 90’s Sophie had predicted that in the coming few years the world will witness a superstar and his dream will become “A Dream” one day. Your mother the day when she got seperarted from Mrs. Max,she had witnessed many symptoms witnessed many symptoms  whereby she could resemble that predictionwith your brother , John Max. Coming back to 31 October 1993,John was a struggler and she knew that Sophie will easily recognize you  and will make a false prediction for John,which will encourage him to prove Sophie wrong and so what he achieved was foreseen by the world.

John was on the peak of his career and you were still struggling , but once the time revoked and John was losing his fame ,Mrs. Max thought that now his son will no longer survive so he had an other option to retain her repuatation as a superstar’s mother and that were you.So in order to launch you as the next face of “A Dream”,she approached Paul Christ, the producer of the film. It was Paul who had earlier kept the explosives  through me and Mrs. Max but after John’s  failure in the movies ,Mrs .Max wanted you to take his place and make her a rich and a renowned mother.Paul knew that John was working as an employee in a Fireworks Factory,so  he had sprinkled the explosive powder on the coins in the piggy bank owned by John. Furthermore, Mrs. Max used the Happy New Year Time Bomb to attract your attention  towards John, as he was the only one who would have been the crackle of your eyes in such a situation .It is true that John was frustrated with you at that point of time but  later on he realized that it was you who was his luck and he always wanted to apologise to you but Mrs. Max had posted a letter to him in which it was written that you will never try to contact David,this is my last wish.

Then why didn’t you inform the police about it ,I asked

Because I was afraid that I could be trapped in it, but now I am released and I will help you to prove John innocent.

Meanwhile Alex arrives….

Alex , we have found the real culprit its my mother Mrs . Max and me without saying much we need to find her as soon as possible.

I , Alex and Jennifer went to the same place where Jennifer was once abducted and after searching for a long timewe found a piece of cloth there denoting itself by the initials”J.J.”.

I asked Jennifer about it….

It denotes “ John & John’s Life”,whereby “John’s Life” signifies you  David. He was planning to lay down a Fireworks Factory in partnership with you that would be a symbol of love and compassion and that  it denotes that you are his life David.

How did you come to know about it ?, I asked

John told me a day before I was released from Jail.

I was overwhelming with my emotions when Alex supported me and me to find out Mrs. Max.

Meanwhile a tall ,dark figure arrives before me .

John you….

David my brother….

We cuddled each other and I asked him with my eyes dropping tears , How are you John?

A superstar, John replied.

But how come you are out?

Police has caught Mrs. Max and she has confessed everything before the court.

I and John went to the Jail to meet Mrs. Max.

Why do you did thid this to us Mrs. Max ?, John asked

Wait a minute John, this is not the right question , but it should be “ Why did you confess everything before the police ?”.

Because now it was my dream to complete the project “A Dream”and I wanted you both to get destroyed,said Mrs. Max.

Let ‘s go away from here John , we have got all our answers.

Years roll down we are superstars in today’s date and we both are together.

Mrs . Max is released 20 years prior to her punishment.

One Day…

When John and David were travelling by a car suddenly a truck comes from behind and crushes them both.

Both are dead ,and now me , the narrator of this prose is a superstar . I am Sophie , my revenge is complete from both Mr. Max and Mrs. Max, both are now destroyed and also their blood samples,John and David.

Because this dream was my prediction and it was Jennifer who had concurred the accident.

Today I and Jennifer have fulfilled our “ A Dream”.

So dear new narrator please explain the readers the climax of this book.

Ofcourse Jennifer this would not have been possible without you .

So , everything that I predicted was true except for one thing ,Mrs. Max wasn’t the negative character in this prose but it’s actually me ,that is, Sophie.

Alex was the one to hide the explosives in David’s house ,Mrs. Max had confessed the crime which she had never commited.She always wanted to unite the two brothers but she failed because there was no trust between John and David as they both were jealous of each other’s success and ultimately they became the cause of failure for one another.

When Mrs. Max came to know that her sons are living seperately and they both have seperated from each other , she was torn by this downhill position of each other and that I had told her about this incident much before this mishappening and asked her to surrender before the police , so she confessed everything before the police in order to unite her sons, poor lady I wish that she gets a better life in jail.

And now me the old narrator of this book will send you to the jail , come on officers kindly send these two day dreamers to the jail.

You must be eager to know the truth.

In my absence Alex to Mrs. Max and she disclosed the entire story to him and yes she wasn’t in jail but was living secretely with me and John. Alex was never your side but was helping the police in catching you both, I was in a  feeling of suspicion about your prediction the day you told me about a third party being the real culprit and so after your that statement police had encountered a fact that your predictions were true but only when it was regarding a third party not in all together that went wrong by your side , and my father , was never a manipulator that was mentioned earlier in the letter which was addressed to me by Mrs .Max which was about her being alive.

So finally “ A Dream “ was fulfilled which was not  a movie but the dream of me and John coming together seen by Mrs. Max or what she dreamt of.

Chapter #12: Introducing Jack Max and Celina Max and The Climax of The Story

Jennifer was sentenced to ten years jail while Sophie was sentenced to 20 years jail term ,whereas now it was the time for us to look after our families and make a move on in our lives . I was single ,yet happy ,by the way John was also single but in order to make our generations going on I adopted a four months old baby boy from the orphagne house and I was now a single parent , after a long time ,it was the time for us to cherish and celebrate but two months prior to it Mrs. Max expired in due course of a long disease leaving behind us at the age of 84, but it’s well said that ,”One who leaves us behind takes with himself nothing ,but leaves his memories for us to remember him”, and her dream which was already fulfilled was now a responsibility on me and John , we (I and John) named that boy Jack Max .

Meanwhile in the Milton Street Jail ,Sophie and Jennifer were burning in the fury of their sins . One day Sophie , once well known for her predicting skills died in a strange and mysterious conditions,leaving a message on the walls of her cell – I am going to make a comeback , a long journey away from this world to clean my soul”.

A few years later….

John also adopted a baby girl as now something should be there in his life apart from solitude .Jack is 7 years old now and I got him admitted into a renowned school while his sister is 2 years old and by the way I just forgot to disclose her name she is Celena Max cousin sister of his brother Jack Max.

 It was a Friday and I and John were busy looking after the siblings and I noticed a strange thing , I saw a tall ,dark – figured personality outside the window . I rushed downstairs in order to clear my doubts .”An Elephant Over The Horse”, not literally but the headlines of today’s newspaper . When I started going through the printed article  , I found that it was about Sophie’s last prediction of which she described in her diary and I was shocked to know that it was dated 31 December 1993.Furthermore , it was clearly mentioned in her prediction that, 1 January 2024 , that is, today will be read over by  someone , w2hose story began from the year 1993.

I asked John about it whereby he told me that his first audition was for a theatre play “ An Elephant Over The Horse” whereby a father adopts a baby boy who one day adopts a baby boy who one day murders his father in order to avenge his  mother’s painful death  in the jail “. Suddenly I saw a piece of cloth hanging over the window over which an image was knitted “ An Elephant Over The Horse” which was actually a baby diaper , under which was a message was emboldened – “Abra-ca-dabra-shatter-falls-what’s-your-fortune-tell-me-all”.

Both I and John were astonished to know that it was written with red ink .The next moment I hear a scream and that was of Jack who was weeping in the room opposite to the hall whereas Celena  was missing from the scene.

Where is Celena ?, asked John

Last time I saw her, she was in your laps ,the moment I brought up the news for you .

But where is she now?,asked John

Suddenly I hear a sound of weeping the door next to the drawing room and near her was a toy whereby an Elephant was balancing over an horse and a message was attached to it which read it over as “ I am back to bless you with everything I have in the form of your daughter , John and niece are actually brother and sister to one another.I was about who left that left toy alongwith the letter”

Hello David….

I turned around and found that it was Sophie

But you were reported to be dead ?,asked John

Suddenly I hear a sound of weeping the door next to the drawing room and near her was a toy whereby an elephant was balancing over an horse and a message was  attached to it over as as”I am back to bless you with everything I have in the form of your daughter John and your niece is the son of your brother”. I was wandering about left that toy along with the letter”.

Hello David…..

I turned around and found that it was Sophie

But you were reported to be dead….

I know but I were never dead  , I wanted to get rid of jail so that I can  avenge the miseries you brothers brought on me and my prediction is absolutely true, “ An Elephant over The Horse”is the symbol of peace and security which means no more  misery will come your way infact you are going to lead a good and better part of your life from now onwards

But you just said that you want to avenge the bad times you’ve been through due to me and John,I said

I do wanted , but when I thought for a while aafter escaping from jail, I realized that I have only a few months remaining with me to live I want to have something positive from my life . I wish you both a good luck and prosperity in your life .

It will be better for everyone; I said

Sophie vanished into thin air. I could not believe my eyes how this happened

When I asked about it to the jail authorities they told me that they found her body with that letter and it has been only a few days since we have buried her , when I displayed them the newspaper with that prediction of hers , they said that there is no such news but it was just a blank paper.

When I returned back home , I found that John was missing from the house. I placed a call and somebody took it .

Hello David, its me John speaking I am in the park nearby looking for Jack, whereby I heard a scream.

Jack ….. Jack ….. Are you alright ?

Whereby I hear a scream…. Jack….Jack…. Are you alright ?

I rushed immediately towards the park. I saw that John was carrying Jack in his laps and John’s cellophone was lying on the floor.

What happened John….

While I was looking for Jack , I saw him edging towards the lake so I just rushed in order to protect him and while running my cellophone must have fallen down.

I asked John to switch it on….

One Unread Message….

A text message in which it was written “An Elephant Over The Horse”, whereby  a father adopts a baby boy who murders who  one day in the fury of her mother’s painful death in jail”

The next moment even before we could blink our eyes John’s leg got slipped and he slips into the lake whereby Jack also gets vanished into thin air.

Suddenly I hear a voice “ abra-ca-dabra-shatter falls –what’s –your fortune-tell-me-all”.

Your future is in my hands David because you were  there in my past and also the present ,”You and your brother have lost your future but the biggest weapon you have got today is your present”. I am an evil soul with a pure heart and you must know your inner strengths”

You and John have suffered a lot in your past and lost your fate in the entire country” but today you both have united again to unite again .You and your brother John will get rewarded for your bravery”.

Jack and Celina are the past of my soul take them back and live your life in your way .May you get all happiness in your life”.