The knock

It was 3 o' clock in the morning, everything was pitch dark and then I heard someone knock at my door. I was nervous to open the door since no one has ever come at 3am. I was drowsy but somehow I dragged my-self till the door. I opened the door and saw my friend Akshita standing there. I woke up from my sleep and asked her why she was here? She lives 40 Kms far away from my home. She said “I am here for some important thing, we will discuss it in the morning”. I was very curious about what it was about so I said “Can we discuss it now?”. “OK” she sighed. 

But I need a cup of coffee for this long story I am about to tell you - said Akshita finally having some energy! 

I went to the kitchen and took the ingredients to make it and I was still thinking about what Akshita wanted to tell me.

We both went to the bedroom and made ourselves comfortable . Ok so I am about to tell you something shocking but a thrilling story!

It all started in the 1900’s there was a man named Ian and he was fond of finding anything mysterious. He was sitting all alone on Halloween night. He was reading a book named “Nancy Crews” which was a famous book in the 1900's. Ian from a young age was very naughty. On Halloween night Ian was roaming all around the city reading his book. He would never ever let anyone touch his books. Ian only had one friend from childhood who’s name was Cassy. Cassy was always curious about Ian’s stuff. But , Ian used to hide them very carefully so Cassy could never find anything of his. He was walking and walking but he hit a huge trash bin and got his mind back to this planet. He realised that he was in a place where he had never been. He was lost!.

He was in a place named “Lousa '' which was the capital of the country “Isa '' He didn't know where to go , whom to ask?. He just kept on walking until he reached the woods!. He still had his phone on hand but there was no connection. He used his phone for the flash light. That's when he noticed tiny footprints which had shiny sparkles in them. The footprint was moving!. He was now very curious and followed them. It led him to a huge stash of toys!. Ian didn’t know what to do. He kept on touching all the toys. That’s when he noticed there were 3 toys which had the letters “I”, “N” and “A”

He knew he had to scrabble the letters. There was only one thing he could possibly imagine that word to be and that was his name “Ian”. When said his name the toy stash pulled him in and before he could blink he was in a world filled with toys. Not the non living toys but the toys which were talking and moving. It looked like it was in the movie “Toy story”. A small creature looking somewhat like an elf came to him and said “ The head of this world wants to see you”. Now he was shocked but still agreed to go and meet the head. The head was an elf too but the elf was very very tall. The elf’s name was Gimble. He bowed down and asked him a favour. The elf said “ Ian you are very good at solving mysteries but this time you need to help us with something different” sighed the elf.

He was curious and he wanted to know the problem so he agreed!. The elf was very glad and replied “Thank you, the problem is that we elfs give presents to Santa Claus for him to give around the world”. But Santa is fed up with the same gifts we give him every Christmas like- Dolls , Cars and clothes!. We can make other gifts too but we need some materials for those supplies which are only there in the human world , there is a gate in which only humans can go and get the materials we need. We had a friend who was a human but he is very aged and passed away recently. We don't know anyone else here. So we want you to go through the gate and get us the materials.”

Woah that's quite a story Ian replied. 

He said “He will go through the gate to get the supplies”. 

The other elves showed him the way to the gate!. When Ian was going through the gate he couldn't go through it even though he was a human! 

“Why can’t I go through this gate?’ He asked the elf.

“Oh no it can’t be you!” sighed the elf. “What?” He asked. “See Gimble’s great great grandfather was an elf who cursed 1% of the worlds entire people as an elf. And I guess you are that person. You belong to our world, not the human world!”. 

“WHAT ARE YOU SAYING I AM A HUMAN NOT AN ELF” Ian shouted at the poor elf.

“I can’t do anything but there is one solution , it’s written in Gimble’s great great grandfather’s biography which is there in the great elves library. I will go in tonight to get the book”. Said the elf.

He still couldn't believe it but he was again curious to know how to break the curse!.

That night the elf sneaked into the library and searched for the biography book.

He couldn't find it!

That's when Gimbal himself came and said “Oh elf I heard you and Ian speaking and I was shocked too! And I have the book right now. My great great grandfather gave the book to me so I can somehow know something about him and to break that curse he needs to Promise that he will visit the elf world once in a month and if doesn’t he will be turned into an elf.

When Ian heard about this he promised and he wrote a letter too.

WAKE UP! Shouted Ian’s mom!

“Wait, is this all a dream?” Ian asked himself 

That's when he noticed the letter he wrote!

He said to himself - “ I am the only one who knows this tiny secret!.

 

WOW THAT MEANS THE LETTER I HAD GOT FROM IAN 10 YEARS BACK WAS ALL THIS?!

I asked!

Yes Akshitha replied!

WOW