Pappu silently stepped out of the room and entered into an unknown place from other side of the laptop. I couldn’t believe my son was visible at two distinct places simultaneously! Minute after minute there was something unusual and every bone in my body was jostling for an inch of comfort. Pappu turned from east to north and finally headed for a dense jungle where nothing was visible, except ghostly trees in the milky white light of the moon. Hanu’s voice echoed, “You will have to nullify this code. Remember, the code will mature when someone approaches it and there is a possibility that you may feel very hot or cold in its immediate vicinity. If at any time you sense mist around your face, take it that you have reached your destination.” Pappu was now seen walking briskly along a seashore and asked Hanu, “How does the code look like and how do I touch it?” Hanu’s voice sounded very different now. “You cannot see it; you can only feel its presence or even hear someone wailing when you are near it.” These were probably the last words that I heard and everything after this was pin drop silence. I don’t know what happened next but when I gathered my senses, I could experience a different life. The biggest question that bothers me now is: How did Pappu nullify the code? This is still a mystery as he narrates a different story every time we ask him and confirms the last one to be true? I can remember the last story he shared with me. Papa, when I was crossing the railway track near to Shashi uncle’s house, I stumbled over something and sank to the earth’s lowest depth where there was a dense gathering of hot clouds around a chilling atmosphere. It was very strange and I felt as if it was December and I was celebrating my birthday, but could equally experience the warmth of May! I could see an ‘Archangel’ when I opened my palms and pressed them hard. While I kept slipping deep into the earth, a red flame appeared on the surface of water and turned orange-yellow and danced and vanished. This was followed by a strong blow of air and then a silver coin appeared with electric violet light. A huge drop of water exploded and I was thrown back on the railway track by an unseen force. I don’t know whether I was successful in destroying the code, but when I looked up into the heavens, I saw Hanu happy and he blessed me. This story has made its way to my heart and is totally different than what Pappu narrated last month. I think I am the luckiest father to have a child who gave me this rare chance to see god—when alive!
But now, I have mind-boggling questions and no answers. Why did Hanu say that the one person with whom you share this story would have something more special in his life? Will something again happen in the heavens? I am anxiously waiting for my turn but cannot envisage the chal