Chapter 3: Prologue [3]
His hand were small and slim and his body skin is flawless by his age, if it was his old body should been fat and wrinkle in his skin.
He rush to the mirror hanging on the wardrobe.
In the mirror show the reflection of a young boy , around 12-year-old by looking at his height we can assu. His eye look confused or utterly lost which were stared back at him.
"Raghu! When will you be awake? Get up already..don’t be late for school!"
The voice of scolding shout co from outsidof his room.
He was taken aback by the voice and he want to see the person.
’The voice... It was his mother , Nirmala Das. But her voice is lot younger then last ti I hear and she has a vibrant that shows full of the life which had been lost in work after my father death. ’
He stumbled out of the room and saw her in the kitchen. She looked exactly as he rembered her from his childhood, her smile lines not yet etched deep into her face.
Then he saw soone, who had left him early. His father died when he was 26 years old in an accident but now he will definitely stop it.
Then he looks toward the Dinning Table that was beside the kitchen. The he saw a scene that he had missed to the very day.
His father Ush Roi, sat at the small dining table as he is reading a newspaper as his hobby.
His had noticed him but didn’t look to direction as he continued reading newspapers
"Morning, beta... finally you’r wake up," his father said, not looking up.
(AN: Beta refer to Son in Hindi in India)
His father continue to say as he read the newspaper.
"Big day for India today because the Test match against England starts from today."
Raghav was not in a state to reply because infront of him as happening sothing unheard of unseen.
He repeatedly asked himself to confirm as he secretly pinch in his hand himself.
’I am really back to the past? How can this happen maybe he I am dreaming ’ But he knows deep inside him doesn’t want to awoke even if is dream
’ ahh..that hurt..so this real but which year am I ca back ’
He hardly accepting the fact that has done ti travel to the past but first thing he need to confirm the year and date has ti travel before he cleared his doubt.
Raghav’s eyes scan through the newspaper that his father was holding. He looks at the top conner of the newspaper where date is written usually.
The date that was printed on the newspaper in bold black text is April 11, 2005.
He was really back.. back in ti, back before the regrets, before the failed dreams, before a life of diocrity now he has chance to change everything.
It was too much for his legs gave way, and he sat down hard on the floor, tears streaming down his face.
Just as tear appear his mother also ca out of kitchen with a plate full of roties and his mother also noticed his tear in his eyes.
"Son, Is sothing wrong with you? Today you are acting unusual from your usual self?" his mother asked hurriedly and rushing to his side.
The she placed her hand on my forehead to check if have gotten feaver or sick.
He can understand his mother concern but he couldn’t explain that he not young Raghav but the future Raghav who has gotten emotional by seeing his mother healthy and alive but he couldn’t explain it not now or ever...
’How could he tell that I ca from future? he could not and even he tell his mother would think he has gone insane and they would drag him to the temple priest! ’
’And I am hundred percent sure what the temple priest will say, that so kind of Demon/devil shadow upon ’
’That faud will take money from my family in the na of removing ’ kala shaya ’ 1upon and after that they will do perform so nonsense rituals claim that they remove whatever ’kala shaya’ from my head ’
’ So , I better keep this unbelievable event with for rest of my life ’
He just shook his head to avoid her questions but he burying his face in her sari to cover his crying face .
At that mont he was emotional seeing his mother who he lost her in his 30 and now he was overwheld by the impossible, beautiful, terrifying reality of his second chance.
Later that afternoon, as he was lied down on his bed he was thinking what to do with all the knowledge of future events.
Then... suddenly sothing appears..he was scared and about to scream but he stop him self and look at holographic screen.
It was a transplanted screen appears with sothing written...it was like his son video ga .
[System Binding ... ...]
[ Host as bind to World Greatest Cricket System]
Raghav blinked as he again looked at it .
He was in stood there in stunned when he saw a transparent screen appears infront of him out of thin air.
[Your deep regret and dying wish have activated this unique opportunity. The System will guide you in fulfilling your dream of becoming the greatest cricketer in the world.]
[Displaying Host’s Initial Stats:]
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Na: Raghav Roi
Age: 12
Stamina: 15
Strength: 12
Batting Technique: 10
Bowling Skill: 5
Fielding: 8
Cricket IQ: 25 (Based on his future knowledge about cricket and techniques that ca with practice and experience.)
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He analyzed his stats and he ca to conclusion is that he was pathetically weak.
The stats confird what he knew about himself, the reason why he couldn’t progress in cricket in his past life.
He was a boy who loved cricket, but had no real talent for it.
Not yet till in future he will played well in his college day but not as a professional but as a casual player with good skill.
Then
Ding ~
[Newbie Mission Quest : A Single Step]
[The Great Cricket must be start by taking small step at ti to build his foundation.]
[Mission:Practice batting defending you wicket from 10 ball from any opponent.]
[Reward: 1 Batting Technique Point, 5 SP.]
As if system know what going to haven thena voice called from the street outside his window.
"Raghav! Oye, Raghav! Coming out to play?"
It was Abinav Varma, his best friend.
Raghav didn’t answer imdiately but he looked at the blue screen, then at the worn-out tennis ball and the bat that is resting in the corner of his room.
’I don’t care anymore about the past , future because all I have to focus on my present now and I suppose it not a dream that I ca back to past.’
Now for him this wasn’t a dream and can definitely say that this was his reality now with this he can change his lifestyle and people around him and mainly his regrets than had made his life living hell.
Then a genuine smile appeared in his young face, it was a smile that he had lost years ago.
" I am coming, Abhi! Wait for there I will be right back" he yelled back as his young voice cracking with an emotion ,that he couldn’t possibly understand that his ture self is coming out that has been Buried under his job life.
He grabbed his bat, its was the sa bat and he was familiar with the weight as it is comfortable in his small hands the dream that he once vision .
Then he went out of his house and closed the bamboo main gate as he went to play with his friend Abhi.
His cricket career is on the track.
(To be Continue)
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Kala ( Black) Saya ( shadow) : it is refer to that I am possessed by black magic or devil or demon or it ans that so had put curse on him.
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