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to give another example. So dumb student like me, will also understand. He asks all of us to get up from our places, he brings some empty flasks which I’ve only seen in my chemistry classes when I was in eighth grade. When we used to be successful in turning the colour from blue to pink in a big flask for a moment we felt we were scientists ourselves. He placed three empty glass flasks on the table and asked us to get away. Pushes the table towards his left facing the mirror.

Acharya and his fantasy of mirrors. I thought.

Asking us to take a look at the mirror now. As we turned towards the mirror, he drops two flasks to the ground which broke into pieces instantly. No doubt, people call him mad scientist. ‘If you see, when I drop two flasks, the same happened in the mirror as well.’ he said.

‘That’s obvious.’ Meghana replied.

‘Exactly, this is a parallel reality. Reflects exactly the same that happened in this universe. Contemplate the scenario, what if, when I dropped two flasks here, and the mirror shows the reflection of three flasks dropped and broken into pieces. Consider that as change in the mirror universe, which is different from our reality.’

‘Yeah. Ok.’ Ashok said anxiously. Waiting for Acharya to finish.

Acharya drops the third flask to the ground as we see him do it ‘Now, universes are balanced and became parallel to each other.’

I couldn’t stop myself ‘But you dropped that yourself.’

‘Precisely, I’m an external or magical force that changed the reality to make the universes in parallel to each other. Similarly, there is some magical force out in the universe, which maintains the balance in all parallel universes, by making things just happen and maintain continuity’

Meghana intrudes ‘The theory of Parallelism?’

‘Yes.’ Acharya smiles with pride.

‘What is that force, though?’ I asked curiously.

Acharya gets back to his chair, leaving the shards of glass pieces on the floor. Like he doesn’t even care. ‘If I have to explain, what is the magical force behind everything, purely basing on my current working theory, the force is karma. The reason behind the things that happen for no reason. For instance, “Accidents and tragedies” you can also consider the recent bombing, many people lost their lives without a reason. Why did they die? When they should be at their home with their families that night? Who can enlighten us with a scientific theory, explaining the reason behind their unfortunate death? We simply convince ourselves that it is Karma and godly happening.’

That explains all my questions. If some dies or gets killed in the parallel universe with a reason, they can die in our universe without a reason, that could be a tragic death. because they are destined to be non-existential in either of the universes. That explains, when a bus with bunch of people meets with an accident. It may be the terrorist or mass killing all of them in the parallel universe.

‘Nothing happens in the universe without a reason. There is a story behind everything.’ he ends his statement.

‘It also means, my universe is in danger, if Rahim is in my place?’ Rahim questioned.

‘No, Rahim cannot do anything there, cause his cruel version has never existed in your universe.’ Meghana clarified before Acharya could say anything.

‘But he still exists.’ Rahim murmured to himself.

Meghana and Rahim are highly intellectual, they think of theories I never even thought of.

Ashok was more terrified than me after listening to everything. His mouth was wide open as if he was watching a science fiction movie. I’m happy that I’m not the only one who is surprised. Lengthy physics laws and feasible theories, we finally had lunch in his untidy dining hall with improper arrangement of food lings which he prepped. He is a great scientist, but a very bad cook. I even heard Acharya asking Meghana to keep Rahim here for his experimental purposes also stated the fact that anyways Rahim cannot return to his universe ever again. That’s a natural phenomenon and cannot be done or undone again.

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It’s already eight, skies cleared after heavy rain, stars are filling up the sky. Meghana and Ashok, were continuously debating because Ashok had many questions. Lot more than me probably. But Meghana is patiently answering all his questions. On the other side, Acharya is behind Rahim, for more and more tests.

We are running out of time; we still didn’t find any clue about the location and tomorrow is Independence Day. I pray, that tomorrow isn’t the day of bombing. Meghana after a long argument with Ashok, decided to stay back at his flat tonight. Even I agreed to it, because I have an exhibition and a competition tomorrow at the museum. I cannot handle the organizing members on phone anymore. Rahim, extending helping hand buy offering to assist in tomorrow’s event. I couldn’t say no. After all this, he behaves and I don’t feel any harm around him. My belief in Rahim grew solid. I don’t know, if that’s a good thing or bad one. To be honest, I’m liking it, when he is with me. I don’t know what to name it. He reminds me of Rahim whom I loved.

Chapter IX

Ashok’s Flat

14Th August, 11 PM.

Ashok’s Flat was on the thirteenth floor. He lives in one of the biggest gated communities in Mumbai. He is a well renowned doctor and has the lowest ego compared to each one of us here. He lives alone. His parents are doctors too, they stay in New Jersey. He came back to India and loves to work here. I and Rahim, were awestruck gazing at the interiors of the house.

I loved the section with 3 frames of different paintings collaged into single art; to the left it was “The Dark Knight” Batman and onto the right it was “Joker”; with a giant black bat symbol in the middle with bolder and darker colours placed contrasting to the white brick wall behind