Chapter 3: Prologue [3]
His hand were small and slim and his body skin is flawless by his age, if it was his old body should been fat and wrinkle in his skin.
He rush to the mirror hanging on the wardrobe.
In the mirror show the reflection of a young boy , around 12-year-old by looking at his height we can assume. His eye look confused or utterly lost which were stared back at him.
"Raghu! When will you be awake? Get up already..don't be late for school!"
The voice of scolding shout come from outsidof his room.
He was taken aback by the voice and he want to see the person.
'The voice… It was his mother , Nirmala Das. But her voice is lot younger then last time I hear and she has a vibrant that shows full of the life which had been lost in work after my father death. '
He stumbled out of the room and saw her in the kitchen. She looked exactly as he remembered her from his childhood, her smile lines not yet etched deep into her face.
Then he saw someone, who had left him early. His father died when he was 26 years old in an accident but now he will definitely stop it.
Then he looks toward the Dinning Table that was beside the kitchen. The he saw a scene that he had missed to the very day.
His father Umesh Roi, sat at the small dining table as he is reading a newspaper as his hobby.
His had noticed him but didn't look to direction as he continued reading newspapers
"Morning, beta... finally you'r wake up," his father said, not looking up.
(AN: Beta refer to Son in Hindi in India)
His father continue to say as he read the newspaper.
"Big day for India today because the Test match against England starts from today."
Raghav was not in a state to reply because infront of him as happening something unheard of unseen.
He repeatedly asked himself to confirm as he secretly pinch in his hand himself.
'I am really back to the past? How can this happen maybe he I am dreaming ' But he knows deep inside him doesn't want to awoke even if is dream
' ahh..that hurt..so this real but which year am I came back '
He hardly accepting the fact that has done time travel to the past but first thing he need to confirm the year and date has time travel before he cleared his doubt.
Raghav's eyes scan through the newspaper that his father was holding. He looks at the top conner of the newspaper where date is written usually.
The date that was printed on the newspaper in bold black text is April 11, 2005.
He was really back.. back in time, back before the regrets, before the failed dreams, before a life of mediocrity now he has chance to change everything.
It was too much for his legs gave way, and he sat down hard on the floor, tears streaming down his face.
Just as tear appear his mother also came out of kitchen with a plate full of roties and his mother also noticed his tear in his eyes.
"Son, Is something wrong with you? Today you are acting unusual from your usual self?" his mother asked hurriedly and rushing to his side.
The she placed her hand on my forehead to check if have gotten feaver or sick.
He can understand his mother concern but he couldn't explain that he not young Raghav but the future Raghav who has gotten emotional by seeing his mother healthy and alive but he couldn't explain it not now or ever...
'How could he tell that I came from future? he could not and even he tell his mother would think he has gone insane and they would drag him to the temple priest! '
'And I am hundred percent sure what the temple priest will say, that some kind of Demon/devil shadow upon me'
'That faud will take money from my family in the name of removing ' kala shaya ' [1]upon me and after that they will do perform some nonsense rituals claim that they remove whatever 'kala shaya' from my head '
' So , I better keep this unbelievable event with me for rest of my life '
He just shook his head to avoid her questions but he burying his face in her sari to cover his crying face .
At that moment he was emotional seeing his mother who he lost her in his 30 and now he was overwhelmed by the impossible, beautiful, terrifying reality of his second chance.
Later that afternoon, as he was lied down on his bed he was thinking what to do with all the knowledge of future events.
Then... suddenly something appears..he was scared and about to scream but he stop him self and look at holographic screen.
It was a transplanted screen appears with something written...it was like his son video game .
[System Binding … ...]
[ Host as bind to World Greatest Cricket System]
Raghav blinked as he again looked at it .
He was in stood there in stunned when he saw a transparent screen appears infront of him out of thin air.
[Your deep regret and dying wish have activated this unique opportunity. The System will guide you in fulfilling your dream of becoming the greatest cricketer in the world.]
[Displaying Host's Initial Stats:]
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Name: Raghav Roi
Age: 12
Stamina: 15
Strength: 12
Batting Technique: 10
Bowling Skill: 5
Fielding: 8
Cricket IQ: 25 (Based on his future knowledge about cricket and techniques that came with practice and experience.)
_________________
He analyzed his stats and he came to conclusion is that he was pathetically weak.
The stats confirmed what he knew about himself, the reason why he couldn't progress in cricket in his past life.
He was a boy who loved cricket, but had no real talent for it.
Not yet till in future he will played well in his college day but not as a professional but as a casual player with good skill.
Then
Ding ~
[Newbie Mission Quest : A Single Step]
[The Great Cricket must be start by taking small step at time to build his foundation.]
[Mission:Practice batting defending you wicket from 10 ball from any opponent.]
[Reward: +1 Batting Technique Point, 5 SP.]
As if system know what going to haven thena voice called from the street outside his window.
"Raghav! Oye, Raghav! Coming out to play?"
It was Abinav Varma, his best friend.
Raghav didn't answer immediately but he looked at the blue screen, then at the worn-out tennis ball and the bat that is resting in the corner of his room.
'I don't care anymore about the past , future because all I have to focus on my present now and I suppose it not a dream that I came back to past.'
Now for him this wasn't a dream and can definitely say that this was his reality now with this he can change his lifestyle and people around him and mainly his regrets than had made his life living hell.
Then a genuine smile appeared in his young face, it was a smile that he had lost years ago.
" I am coming, Abhi! Wait for me there I will be right back" he yelled back as his young voice cracking with an emotion ,that he couldn't possibly understand that his ture self is coming out that has been Buried under his job life.
He grabbed his bat, its was the same bat and he was familiar with the weight as it is comfortable in his small hands the dream that he once vision .
Then he went out of his house and closed the bamboo main gate as he went to play with his friend Abhi.
His cricket career is on the track.
(To be Continue)
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[1] Kala ( Black) Saya ( shadow) : it is refer to that I am possessed by black magic or devil or demon or it means that some had put curse on him.