Short Story 15 : The World Of Books

The World Of Books

                                 - T ABRAHAM

    The season of spring was never coming to an end. The time was moving like a gentle breeze bringing in comfort. There was a pleasant sunshine to keep anyone awake. But not everyone likes to be outdoors and one such person is Pinky. Pinky is a bookworm who likes to read anything given to her and especially if it would be useful for her in terms of her academic pursuit. Since the summer vacation seems to be like years for her and she had a lots of leisure time she had started to read a novel.

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    ‘I have only been reading short stories and poems all these years. Now I am starting off with my first novel’, said Pinky to herself and began reading the novel. Initially she felt hard to keep up with the pages which she has left for reading and felt some discontinuity. But during the course of time she was able to catch up with the method to maintain breaks in her reading to make it into an effective one.
    It was about a week and Pinky has completed reading her first novel. ‘I am going to read one novel every week’, she said to herself and continued with her journey of reading. Now Pinky has read around four novels and already June has come. During the holidays Pinky was able to reduce her screen time. Her eyesight was gradually recovering and she also felt energetic as the days went by with a lowered usage of the mobile phone. Pinky went to sleep early and was also able to rise up early in the morning.
    Gradually her lifestyle was getting upgraded which brought in a progression to her life. ‘I feel energetic till the end of a day and I can do all tasks assigned to me with interest and also I am able to work using my full potential’, said Pinky to herself. The frequency of her falling ill to any kind of sickness has also gone down. Pinky had also started to read her religious texts and tried to inculcate a habit of reading it every day. All these new habits started to make her more healthy in terms of all the three spheres, that is, physically, mentally and also spiritually.
    Then the holidays came to an end. ‘Tomorrow I will be going to college. The cycle of routine begins’, thought Pinky. Mr. Cephal came home that evening to meet Pinky before leaving for Lycra Hills to attend one of their family functions which has been planned for that week. Even though Pinky, Mrs. Cephal and Mr. Cephal were under the same roof he did not notice the transformation seen in his daughter. ‘Goodbye Pinky and best of luck for the new academic year’, said Mr. Cephal to Pinky and went on his way. Pinky bid goodbye to him and went to bed early to have a fresh start on the very first day of her college.
    The very next day at her college Pinky’s transformation was noticed. She told her change in lifestyle and habits to Liddy and she was really amazed to know this. Liddy asked Pinky, ‘Then you will also be able to analyse the character or nature of anyone I guess. Since, you have got exposed to a variety of characters in the novels, you would also have been able to find out a new way of life. You have also become a fast reader and also your oral and written communication has also become of higher standards’.
    Hearing Liddy’s words shocked Pinky as she had only thought her hobby was just used to spend time productively and for her own self-recreation but did not know that it would also be useful in her professional life as well.