Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:39:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jibal Thalukdar <royalbengalprince@yahoo.com>
Subject: Andromeda-Chapter One: A Dream-Sci-fi
Andromeda
This is a story of ETs, romance, and drama of everyday life. Please enjoy
the story and give me feedback. This is my first story and I do not have an
editor and do not really care for one as long as you enjoy the story.
Please do not copy this story with out my permission. This is a fictional
story. Now sit back and enjoy. I will post one chapter a week.
Chapter One: A Dream
It is the Saturday morning and I am glad that I am almost done with
school. I was having a great dream about a beautiful being who was just
smiling at me and telling me that he loves me and that he was glad he found
me. I feel like I have met him before and know him very well but I cant
put a finger on it and say from where. As I was thinking about this great
being while facing down on my queen bed I realized that it is late in the
morning and need to get up to start my weekend. And I really needed to pee.
"Alex! Are you up" called my mom. You see our family of 5 always
wake up late on Saturday and we have late breakfast. My parents are very
cool about it and I guess they get to have their sleep as well.
"Yes mom! I am coming down in 10 minutes!" I peed and took my
morning dump then flushed. Once I was done brushing my teeth and combed my
thick reddish brown hair I was ready to go down have late breakfast.
" What took you so long today sunshine?" asked my dad. My dad is
quite young, about 40 years old. He and my mom got married in their early
twenties but had my brother when they were in high school. But some how
they were able to get their college degree and get a good paying job. I
admire them a lot and they are great parents.
"Good morning to you too dad" I said with sarcasm. "I had a weird but
a nice dream and was just thinking about it when I woke up".
" Weird dream huh, was it a wet dream?" said my dad with a smirk.
"Dad! I am sharing something normal and what do you do but turn it
into corny Joke". I turned around saw Jasmine walk in and then she sat
down with us and said,
"What did I Miss? And what's with wet dreams?' Jasmine is my little
sister who goes to same high school as me and 3 years younger. I love my
little sister and protect her from high school hormone crazed jocks. You
see she is a beautiful girl with same hair as me, blue green eyes,
beautiful face, about 5'5, slim, milky white skin and very likable.
"Your dad is just being silly this morning," said mom. "You can say
that again mother". Dad laughed and said, "What's life without some humor?
Right?" asked dad while he was looking around the table. "So honey tell us
what did you dream about?" asked mom. You see I share pretty much
everything with my family except for one thing, which I am still
questioning.
"Well, it was about somebody that I have never met and said they
found me" I half lied. "By somebody do you mean a boy or a girl?" asked my
little clever sister. I blushed a little and said, " It was a boy for sure
but I don't know him or ever met him before". I was looking at my breakfast
that mom made. She made scramble eggs, hash browns, sliced strawberries and
toasted whole wheat bread with almond butter spread. While I was chewing on
my toast I kept thinking about that dreamy smile and excitement that I felt
when I saw him.
" Well, its probably someone you are going to meet son" said dad with
a warm smile. I looked up and said "yeah probably". The conversation moved
on to everyone's plans for the day. Dad wanted to take us out for dinner
later tonight but wanted to do some fishing with me while mom and Jasmine
going to do girly stuff like shopping and doing nails and stuff. I think
dad misses my older brother Luke. Luke is in college and finishing his
degree in ancient mythology and minor in the Hindus civilization. He is
into that kind of stuff. Always intrigued by the ancient cultures around
the world but the Hindus from South Asia or India is his favorite. He is
fascinated by the stories of their Gods and Goddesses and such. He is
planning to go to Northern India and then visit Tibet and Bhutan.
After breakfast Dad and I went fishing in local lake. We did not
catch anything big but few fresh water fish that we can grill for lunch
tomorrow. He talked about his work as engineer while I listened. I am not
going to lie but I was daydreaming and not focusing on his words or
anything.
"What's the matter with you today Alex? You have been very quite, are
you not enjoying our father and son time?" said dad with concern. " No dad
I am, I just have a lot in my mind, you know I am graduating this year and
going to college and all". Dad took a deep breath and said, "look son, I
know you very well, I know something is bothering you. You know you can
speak to me about anything right? Don't you trust me?" " I do trust you dad
but honestly I am just thinking about college". I don't think that was
convincing but he looked at me with concern and smiled and said " Ok son,
don't worry you will be fine in the states and we will visit you as much as
we can ok? And you can always let me know when you want to come and see us
and I will book a ticket for you, ok?" I looked at my dad with a smile "
thanks dad you are the best, I will miss you for sure".
After we came back from fishing we took a shower and got dressed for
family dinner. It was a very nice Thai restaurant. I think it was called
Sawasdee. My family is not afraid to try different types of food from
around the world. We pretty much tried all kinds of food. We talked about
Luke not being there and me moving to California for college but it wasn't
a somber dinner, we really enjoyed the family time outside of our dinning
table.
We came back home and enjoyed some TV time together. We were pretty
tired by midnight so all of us said goodnight and went our separate
rooms. Once I entered my room I started to think about the dream I had. I
couldn't sleep well that night but I eventually did fall asleep. Sunday
was a nice sunny day so I went out and hanged out with my best friends.
Mike and Chris have been my friends since grade school. Mike is a tall,
chiseled, handsome, chocolate skinned, and overall reliable friend. He is
also the basketball star of our school. Chris is a tall, blond, blue eyed,
funny, and rugged friend of mine. Chris always makes us laugh. He is also a
big softy who plays in our school's football team as tight end while I am
the quarterback and the captain is the, pretty boy, runner Marcus. I know,
a runner is our captain that is because he is good at strategy and fulling
the team together to wins.
Going back to school on Monday was as usual not good. I hate Mondays
and waking up early to drive to school. I fulled out of our driveway and
started to head toward my school. My neighborhood is a quite nice one; we
have a mountain near our house with a lot of trees and vegetation and
always covered with mist. When it is not sunny, which most of the time,
then its rainy and the mountain covered my mist and low hanging clouds. Dad
and I like going there for hike. While I was passing by houses in our
neighborhood, those have their back toward the mountain; I noticed that a
new family moving in the newly vacant house. I wonder who moved into that
house. I hope they are nice neighbors.
Once I arrived to school I went straight to my class and I have both
Mike and Chris there to keep me company. It is our English class so it can
get boring. When I moved toward my seat on back of second row I noticed
that someone else was occupying the seat on third row and one seat over
mine since mike takes one on right side of me on first row and Chris on
left; third row. This guy took my breath away. I just stood there and kept
looking at him. I don't know how long I was standing there but mike snapped
me out of it.
"Hey daydreamer you ok? Sit down, Ms. Gushy is here". I looked at
Mike and then at this new comer, who is just smiling that dreamy smile at
me with those pearl white teeth. I know that face, the face from my dream.