"One Picture And One Story": A Hidden Treasure
She had chosen books as an escape from her life, where things weren't going as she wanted. She was looking for a miracle in her life when her life will be at ease.
She used to dream about a life with lots of money, where she will buy anything without worrying about money.
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She wasn't doing anything practical to earn money, was just waiting for a miracle to happen.
She had a dream to build a library of her own, where she will have literatures of all kind(when she will become rich).
She used to go to a library(of the town) to read and get the books issued. One day, she was roaming in the library, in the classic section a book hooked her attention. The title of the book was "A hidden treasure", she picked up the book with curosity. She opened it and found it written 200 years ago.
She was fond of classics and immediately got it issued and took it home with her.
When the shades of evening prevailed, she opened the book sitting on the floor in the corner of her room.
She opened the first chapter and started reading it. It was about an African
girl chasing a hidden treasure in a valley.
She was an extraordinary girl, who had the power of opening portals to get into another cosmos.
At night, she was sleeping when she saw herself chasing a treasure. She was digging the grass under a shade in a broad daylight. Omens were saying that a treasure is waiting for her.
Upon waking from her dream, she sat motionless on her bed. She was having the same dream for the last 7 nights.
She was conviced now that there is a treasure calling her.
She saw a valley in her dream, though she was a resident of a desert. But that didn't stop her hunger for the treasure.
She had made up her mind and left for the search of a treasure. She turned on her stop watch in her room and left.
She walked for hours and hours but didn't find a spot as she had seen in her dream. She stopped to rest and sat on the ground.
Suddenly, a wind started to blow which had the smell of summer dust in it. A dust storm began, she could hardly see anything, except the glittery light coming from a frame of door.
It was her portal to go through, her heart started racing, she got up and entered through this portal.
She saw back and found that portal disappeared. Dust storm had stopped, only thing she witnessed was a green valley.
The scene brought a wide smile on her face and adrenaline rush in her blood. She started to look for her dream spot which she found efforlessly.
She ran towards an old tree, with thick trunk and its roots covering the earth. It was a giant tree, she had seen herself digging the roots of this tree. Grass was everywhere.
Surely the treasure was beneath it. Without wasting her time she started digging with a shovel which she had brought with her.
The moment she started digging, a monster with wings appeared on her head. It growled and got the attention of the girl. The girl panicked and stopped digging. The monster didn't do anything which made the girl at ease.
She picked up the shovel again and started digging. The monster started to fly in a circle high above the tree.
She digged and digged until she found a tiny rotten iron box. She picked it up happily and cleared it from the dust.
The sight of the box was saying that it has been there for centuries. The girl got excited thinking about the treasure: which would be gold, silver, or diamond
The box had no lock still it was not opening easily. She tried very hard but the rust was surely making it difficult to open it.
She picked up a stone from nearby and hit the mouth of the box with her full force. It worked and the box opened with a click.
She opened it with excitement, anticipating jewellery and gold coins. But the sight inside the box had frozen her with a frown on her forehead.
There was a rotten key inside the box smirking back on her. She picked up the key thinking it could be of gold or silver.
However it was a plain iron key, above all rotten extremely.
She thought what wrong she did while contemplating her dream. Her dream showed the same valley and tree, then how could be a rotten key her treasure.
She got frustrated thinking about her treasure and her future plans related to it,
Which were not near getting fulfilled.
She threw the key away and started crying. She was cursing the treasure, saying it had wasted her time. Unaware that the monster was still flying above the tree, this time with anguish.
Suddenly, she saw him coming towards the ground with a fire breath. She got up and ran for her life, it was right behind her, blowing fire on her right and left.
As if intentionally missing her figure to teach her a lesson
However, she felt burning sensations around her body. She kept running horrified, monster still chasing her.
Suddenly, wind started to blow. She saw a glittery light apearing and becoming a door, her portal
Seeing a door in a valley was peculiar but she ran towards it. On reaching it, she found it locked. Monster was coming towards her with blood shot eyes.
She tried to open the door with panic but in no vain.
The blowing wind made her see towards her right, where her rotten key was laying on the ground. She picked it up in a matter of seconds like her only treasure.
She put the rotten key inside the keyhole of the door. It opened on barely the touch of it. She withdrew her hand holding the key.
She went through the door and saw her home infront of her. The door had vanished just like the key which was turning into dust in her hand.
She found in last few minutes that her life is the her only treasure, which she had taken for granted for years doing nothing to pursue her dreams.
Instead, was waiting for a miracle and treasure to change her life.
She entered in her room and found her stop watch. She stopped it and realised these 12 hours have taught her lesson for life.
Reading this book Ayzal had also learnt the most important lesson of her life. That wasting your time waiting for a miracle is wrong in all ways.
Almighty has given her life, talent, and mind which is no less than a treasure to chase purpose and dreams in life.
She closed the book with enthusiasm to do whatever it takes to create her dream life, and not waste her life for any imaginary treasure anymore.
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You wrote a nice story, written in a beautiful manner, with a good lesson. I was actually hoping she would get the treasure but the way you added plot twist was cool. Good luck for the contest.
Thank you for the remarks nafeela:
Initially, she was to get the treasure but supposed to lose it by the end of the day.
Adding a key as a treasure: i would say it has written itself, never thought i could be her treasure👧
Thanks for your participation. Best of luck for the contest.
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