Sometimes I Wonder...

  Mission to Mars   Chapter 1 "Rockets have gone missing while going on a mission to Mars", read the news reporter. "Hpmh, sounds like the Bermuda Triangle story", said James a young trainer at NASA. James had always dreamt to be an astronaut and work at NASA. He had no experience of astronomy but was determined to go to space. He loved learning about the planets, the Milky Way galaxy, the moons, the sun and all that space stuff. But he never knew how difficult it was. On the first day as a trainer, he asked the boss in a show-off sort of manner, "So where am I going today?" The boss looked perplexed and said, " What do you mean 'going'? You are just a trainer! You’re not going anywhere unless you finish at least two years of training with our staff, understand?" James just starred and left the room. His training sounded stupid to him. He thought astronauts do not have to train. But as soon he left the room it looked like a whole new wo...

  The footprints in the snow were fresh. They veered off the path and into the woods. I had to make a choice. It was now or never. After all I thought “I just can’t let that tall dark figure get my laptop and run off.” And with a heavy sigh, I ran into the woods. I ran for quite some time when I noticed it jump into a ditch. I looked inside and that is when the ground gave way in. I landed in a sort of dark room with a stream of light coming from somewhere between the rocks. I could not find any way outside except a stair leading somewhere up. I had no choice but to climb it. After what seemed like a thousand years, I finally reached land. I also noticed the dark figure fall apart. It started coming towards me. “I want my mummy!” I screamed. “It’s us honey.” “Mom? Dad? How did you get in here?” “Well we just wanted to show you this”. They took me behind some trees. I saw the most wonderous sight. The Aurora lights.