English literature - Black Hole CH-48 The crystal

"What? You are Dr. Steven Halls?..." Jacob asked in surprise.
The old man who was standing around them since so long was nobody other than a well known researcher, who had created these black holes. It was difficult for Jacob to believe.
"I never expect you will talk in such a negative way.... You are a researcher I admire you very much. I am sorry to say but…it doesn’t suit you." Jacob said sarcastically as he was still not able to believe.
Jacob’s attention went towards Suzan, Daniel, Brat, and other police staff, those who were assembled around something.
“There must be some way out... to continue the research... It’s a researcher instinct... it will not allow me to keep quit... “Jacob said looking at the assembled crowd, not particularity to anyone.
“Do you think I have not tried to continue...?” Dr. Steven asked.
Jacob glanced at Dr. Steven and walked past him. He moved towards the crowd. The crowd was gazing at something lying in the center curiously. Jacob walked triumphantly towards them. His face showed an enlightened shine. Stella kept gazing him confused. She was trying to get what was going on his mind.
When Jacob reached Suzan, Dr. Steven warned him, “No man ... don’t do that... it’s very risky... “
Probably Dr. Steven understood what was going on Jacob’s mind.
Jacob did not respond and he just smirked.
Stella was totally clueless and was looking in astonishment at Jacob and Dr. Steven alternatively.
Jacob went closer to Suzan and started entering into Suzan’s body.
“Don’t do that... her life will be at risk. “ Dr. Steven warned him again, this time loudly and intensely.
Jacob did not listen. Without wasting time he entered Suzan’s body.

Suzan, Daniel, Brat, and other people assembled around a crystal, which was fallen on the ground. Stella reached the crystal by piercing the crowd. She tried to pick up that crystal, but in vain. Suzan went forward. She seemed to be possessed. She picked up that crystal, stared at it holding it closer.

... contd..

English literature - Black Hole CH-47 Who are you ?

Jacob was totally frustrated to know that nobody could hear or see them. Jacob stood in front of Stella and started to talk her intensely,
" I was arrived at the point where Dr. Steven Halls reached and could not continue his research."
Stella looked into his eyes; she felt proud of him.
"Only creating artificial worlds is not enough. There are many more things to do." Jacob continued.
"Like...?" Stella asked.
"You see, since he has created the artificial worlds. There must be worlds, which are real."
"Yes you told me before." Stella said.
"Therefore, we must find those worlds and the means to enter and return from those worlds...
Without it, the research done by Dr. Steven Halls had no meaning. Without it, his research is incomplete" Jacob said.
Now the old man joined them, " My dear...Nothing is incomplete in this world. Every thing has got its own end."
Jacob stared at Stella ignoring the old man.
"But how can we continue the research now. " Jacob asked Stella.
" That's right...We can’t even hold the things." Stella expressed her concern.
"My friend ... Now wherever you are ... the rules of the game are different here... it’s a different world altogether." the old man said.
"Whatever it may be, one thing is clear...to continue the research… we must go back to our world." Jacob said decisively.
"When somebody someday goes to search the unknown...
Even if he finds the unknown...
How he will tell the secret to known.
If he himself becomes the unknown..."
The old man said in philosophical tone.
"Going back? … .. My dear... unfortunately it doesn’t seems to be possible... " the old man continued.
Now Jacob faced the old man, eye to eye.
"Why?... Why not possible?" He asked Angrily.
"Because such things neither have had happened in past nor going to happen in future... " The old man answered.
Jacob carefully and curiously gazed at the old man, " By the way, who are you? … Why don’t you leave us alone?"
"I am Dr. Steven Halls" the old man said mysteriously.

.. contd..

English books - Black Hole CH-46 The other world

Suzan, Daniel, Brat, and other police members, all slowly came out of the castle and gathered near the exploded well. It was an astonishment due to which there all movements were slowed down.
How did it happen?...
Why did it happen?...
Everything was beyond their comprehension.

Stella and Jacob, both looked at Suzan. They were happy to find her there. They started walking towards her. Suzan looked around. It seemed she was not aware of their presence.
"Suzan... " Jacob called her as he was in hurry to tell her that her brother was still alive and it was he who was her brother.
But will she believe?...
"Suzan... " He called her again.
Suzan did not respond. Stella and Jacob shared a confused look.
"Suzan." Stella called, little louder.
Still Suzan did not respond. They went still closer to her. Jacob placed his hand on Suzan’s shoulder. Surprise! His hand fell down. His hand passed through her body as if the hand was hollow or her body was hollow. Stella and Suzan shared a stunned look. Stella also gave her try by holding Suzan’s arm, but it turned vain. Her hand was unable to grab anything.
Again, both of them looked at each other, their expressions intensified. Stella turned to Suzan, "Suzan... " Stella called out litter louder this time, " Are you hearing me?"
Suzan did not respond.

Suzan, Daniel, Brat, and other police staff all were looking around surprisingly. As if everyone was unaware of Stella's and Jacob's presence. Jacob approached Daniel and stood face to face, blocking his way, “Daniel...Are you hearing me?"
But Daniel walked forward overstepping Jacob. To his surprise, Daniel passed through Jacob’s body. But Jacob was not ready to give up. He went in front of Brat,
" Officer... Look at me? "
He tried to catch his attention. But there was no use.

Suddenly Jacob realized that an old man was staring at him. When their eyes met, the old man smiled at him.
" Man.. No body will be able to hear you." the old man said.
Stella curiously looked at the old man and asked, " Why? "
"For, you are in the other world." the old man said.
"Then, how did you hear us? " Stella asked.
The Old Man laughed loudly and said, " Because you are in my world. You, he, and me, all are dead. ...We are souls now. We are, so called, ghosts...We can see these people but they can’t."
Jacob and Stella, both glanced over the people around, who were not able to see them.

...contd..

English books - Black Hole CH-45 Implosion

In front of the castle everywhere the pieces of rocks and dust were scattered and beside the well small- small piles of rocks were formed. Everywhere around it was pin drop silence and the dark in the well was disappeared and the water started shining in place at the bottom. In the debris, there was a little movement. From the debris, somebody slowly got up. She was Stella. As soon as she got up she looked around anxiously to search Jacob. She felt relieved when she spotted him lying at one place. She immediately went to him. She rolled him to make his face visible.
“Jacob... “ Her voice revealed the happiness she experienced to find him.
He was lying motionless. She shook him, gently. Her happiness started diminishing.
“Jacob ... Come on getup.” A deep concern and worry could be sensed in her voice.
Still he didn’t rouse. She checked his breath and started shaking him wildly.
Stella saw Jacob’s hand stirring slowly. Happiness again crept over her face. Jacob slowly opened his eyes. He found Stella in front of him. Both of them hugged each other fervently. The glee from them was tangible.
“Thank GOD... at last we came out safely.” Jacob said happily.

They came out of embrace and got up, supporting each other. While walking, they faced difficulty since they were injured and drained.
“Why did it explode? Was there any problem?” Stella asked, the puzzle she had since long but didn’t have time to ask.
“You know...These black holes are created out of implosion... and explosions had to destroy them one day or the other ... “ Jacob answered.
“Implosion?” Stella asked with surprise.
“ Yes implosion... It’s exactly opposite phenomenon of explosion.... I think since they were created artificially... they get destroyed early.” Jacob explained further.
“That means this world is also going to explode one day...” Stella asked understanding the hidden meaning of his statement.
“Exactly. However, that time is huge as compared to a human life.” Jacob said.

... contd..

English Books - Black Holes CH-44 Outside the castle

As soon as Jacob and Stella fell on the ground in the rocky den at 'A' level, Jacob got up quickly and started running with Stella, because they knew that they didn't had much time. As they passed well ‘A1’, (Level 1 black hole 1) it exploded hugely. Everywhere spread the shower of rocks; few pieces hit them. They were injured but they kept running because they didn't have time to see where they were hit. Even they did not look back, as they knew this was the last level, which they had to pass, and they would be totally free after that. As they passed by well ‘A3’ (Level 1 black hole 3), it also exploded. Jacob and Stella were thrown up with the force of the explosion. This time they were badly injured. Everything was out of their control; they were being thrown in the direction in which the force of the explosion was taking them. They were almost sure that when they would fall down they would be fatally injured, as everything was rocky around, and probably they would not survive also.

They started falling down with the pieces of rocks. When they were falling down, since they were exactly over ‘Exit’ well, they realized that they were falling into the ‘Exit’ well with the pieces of rocks. In such a dreadful situation also a glimpse of hope and happiness could be seen on their faces. They were in fact thrilled to know that once they pass this 'Exit' well they were going to be free. They were slowly falling in the well, with the other pieces of rocks. They were also being hit with the rocks, but the feeling of happiness was dominant over the feeling of pain.

Now they were exactly over the 'Exit' well. Suddenly the crystal from Jacob’s wrist escaped and fell down. The crystal started falling into the well. Behind the crystal, Jacob and Stella were declining in the well. When they were around in middle of the way, the ‘exit’ well in which they were falling, suddenly exploded. The sound of rock pieces hitting the ground could be heard. Slowly it diminished and then silence and dark spread everywhere - The silence after the huge blasting sound and the dark after the bright sparking light.

Brat, Daniel, Suzan, and other police officers all were searching Stella and Jacob in the Castle. Not only they were not getting them but also they were not getting their traces also. Brat was sufficiently irritated and was making his team to run around to search them. His team members were also tired, and were trying to avoid going in front of him. Suddenly they heard the big explosion sound outside the castle. For few moments they didn't understand anything. They started running fearfully wherever they can. Lastly they realized that the blast sound was not from inside the castle but was somewhere from outside the castle. But the sound of the blast was so huge that the whole castle was shaken dreadfully. All stunned, they started running out of the castle. They came at the castle entrance, stopped taken aback. They found the pieces of rocks scattered everywhere.

.. cond..

English books - Black Hole CH-43 An Explosion

Stella and Jacob were horrified and were looking at the broken pieces of the rock fallen right in front of them. Some how they managed to recover from the shock when a big explosion occurred in the well at the extreme end of the den. They went white; every cell of their body stilled with fear. They immediately ran to hide behind a huge rock. The pieces of rocks spread everywhere and few pieces fell in front of them. The well in which the explosion occurred, remained no more well, it became just a pile of rocks.
"What is happening?” Stella asked, horrified, gasping.
"Come on ... something is wrong. We need to get out as quickly as possible ..." Jacob said; he was also gasping.
Holding each other’s hand firmly, they started running towards the ‘exit’ well. Then, they jump immediately into the ‘exit’ well, when they reached it.

Jacob and Stella fell on the ground in the rocky den at 'C' level. Jacob got up quickly.
"Come on ... Getup..." Jacob said, holding her hand and pulling her up helping her to get up. As she got up, both of them darted towards the ‘Exit’ well at level 3. While running, Jacob was almost pulling her holing her hand firmly and Stella was trying to match with his pace. When they were about to reach the ‘Exit’ well, another well ‘C2’ (Level 3 black hole 2) exploded violently.
"Careful ... the pieces of rocks may come towards us..." Stella said, still running with him.
Running fast as they can, they managed to jump in the ‘Exit’ well before some other well explodes.
They might have reached halfway in the 'exit' well, when another well ‘C1’ (Level 3 black hole 1) also exploded.

Jacob and Stella both fell on the ground in the rocky den at 'B' level. The pieces of rocks followed them. Jacob promptly covered Stella to protect her.

After some time, both of them got up by supporting each other. There were some minor injuries on their bodies. As they got up they raked their torch flashes around to search for an 'Exit' well. At one place they seized their focus, where they found ‘B2’ (Level 2 black hole 2) already exploded and the pieces of rocks scattered everywhere.
They started to find the way to the ‘Exit’ well through the rocks on their way. They could see the 'Exit' well but there were obstructions of piles of rocks in between.
They climbed over one of the piles of rocks, which was on the way towards the way to ‘Exit’ well. There was no problem while climbing but when they reached the peak and tried to get down, they almost tumbled on the other side of the pile. When they reached the bottom of the pile, suddenly Stella screamed loudly.
" What's wrong?" Jacob slid his attention holding her and joined her stare. He found the wild dog dead, may be due to hitting of rocks, blood stained rocks and blood spread everywhere. Getting up they again started running as fast as they can. Running and shrieking, when they reached the 'Exit' well they jumped in.
When their shrieking voice faded, suddenly ‘Exit’ well, the same well in which they jumped exploded.

... contd..

English Literature - Black Hole CH-42 Soul

When Jacob fell on the ground in the rocky den, at 'D' level, his eyes were closed. There were no movements in his body, but at the minuscule level there was something going on. It was his soul, which was trying hardly to escape his body, because the body was different and the soul belonged to Gibson. Gibson’s soul stretched like a rubber from the body and at last succeeded to escape, but the roots of the soul were still resided in the body.

The soul escaped from Jacob's body traveled fast through the sky and entered directly to Stella's bedroom. Stella was in sound sleep. As the soul reached her and appeared in its full form near her, she woke up frightened, as if woke up from some dreadful dream. At the same time the roots of the soul residing in the motionless body, lying in the den, started to attract the soul with full force. The soul disappeared from Stella's bedroom and traveled towards its origin, which was Jacob's body.

Gibson’s soul got absorbed completely in Jacob’s body and disappeared in it, because though the body was of different form, every bit of it belonged to the soul. The soul had a claim over each and every bit of the body. Suddenly, Jacob's body stirred and his closed eyes wide opened....

... Stella and Jacob were standing near the well ‘D4’ (Level 4 black hole 4) and he was telling his story. Stella was staring at him with amazement. Jacob touched the prism carved on the rock and said,
"As you know... in black hole ‘A3’ (Level 1 black hole 3) 15 min here is equal to 1 hour there."
Jacob rotated his hand in clockwise direction rapidly.
“Because the time runs forward in there as compared to our time."
He then focused the torch on the rock which revealed ‘D5 (Level 4 black hole 5)
" And in this black hole..., " Jacob rotated his hand in anticlockwise direction rapidly, " ... the time runs in reverse direction."
Jacob rested his hand on the rock, which reveled ‘D4’ (Level 4 black hole 45). Again, he touched the prism.
"However, in this black hole the dimension of time is such that...," Jacob rotated his hand once in clockwise and then in anticlockwise direction, " ...The time swings back and forth "
"Swings? .... What do you mean by swings? " Stella asked in confusion.
Jacob made an action of pendulum swinging back and forth,
"It goes forward and backward like a pendulum.”
Stella stared at Jacob in surprise.
Slowly their stare turned into an affectionate stare and they hugged again firmly and passionately.
" But why did you hide this all these days? " Stella asked, still in his arms.
"A Husband … in altogether different body... I was not sure you will believe the thing or not... " Jacob said, coming out of her arms.
He held her hand and slowly started stroking it,
"So I decide to tell you slowly after showing all this … rather after knowing the complete theory of space, time and the new world altogether. "
They started walking side by side, their hands entangled.
"Only I know how these days I passed without you…. and still with you." Stella said holding his arm and resting her head on it, while walking with him.
"I can understand your feelings... However, somewhere I had a feeling that you would find me out..." Jacob said, looking into her eyes.
They shared a loving look.
Thud! Suddenly a big rock fell in front of them. The rock broke into pieces and scattered around. Startled, they stepped back.

... contd..

English literature - Black Hole CH-41 Black Hole 'D4'

Few minutes passed, they were holding each other in embrace tightly and were caressing each other tenderly. At last she had found her husband and realized that in fact Jacob is her husband Gibson, though in different form.
She came out of embrace holding his face with her hands. She observed his face carefully. There was not a slightest similarity between his and Gibson's face.
"How did it happen, Honey? " She asked, still staring at his face.

Suzan, Daniel, Brat, and the police team searched Stella in each and every corner of the Castle, but they could not find her. Brat anticipated that today at last he could find Gibson. But nothing was happening according to his anticipation therefore he was irritated.
Okay he was not able to find Gibson, but he should at least be able to find Stella...
Where the hell she has gone? ...
Does she lost in the limitless sky or the earth has engrossed her?...
His frustration and anger could be sensed in the way he was dealing with his team.

Stella and Jacob stood near the well. The rock standing near the well, revealed ‘D4’ (Level 4 black hole 4), Danger mark and a prism carved on it. Jacob touched and felt the prism carved on it.
"This is the black hole, which is responsible for all this… " Jacob said.
Stella stared at him and waited for his next words.
Jacob started to tell his story....

... When Gibson came to 'D' level, he looked around and walked to the edge of the black hole ‘D4’ (Level 4 black hole 4), taking the reference of the documents held in his hand. He leaned forward and looked in. He kept aside the documents, moved few steps back, steadied himself and jumped in.

Gibson fell on the ground in other rocky den. Looking around, focusing the torch, he got up. He approached a rock wall ahead and wrote on the wall with a white chalk. It read -
‘World is a mathematical expression which is a function of space and time.’
After he wrote the whole sentence, he stared at the words. He realized that the letters on the wall slowly started disappearing in the sequence in which they were written. He looked around. His moving torch focus rested on ‘Exit’ well and he headed towards the ‘Exit’ well.

As he walked, Gibson’s cloths disappeared slowly.

Then his torch disappeared.

Suddenly the speed of changes increased.

Slowly, Gibson turned younger and younger.

He became 7-8 years child.

The boy turned into a kid of age 4-5 months.

Lastly, he disappeared.

The whole den started disappearing slowly.

There was nothing left where he stood.

Then the walls, roof of the den started disappearing.

The moment came when the complete den was disappeared.

...

....

Again out of nothing the den started appearing.

The complete den reappeared.

From nothing, a kid appeared.

He turned into a boy.

The boy grew slowly.

He became a man. However, he was not Gibson. He was altogether a different man - Jacob.

Suddenly the speed of changes decreased.

Slowly, his cloths and torch came back.

There was ‘exit’ well right behind him. He looked at the rock wall.
The worlds reappeared -
‘World is a mathematical expression which is a function of space and time.’
As the letters reappeared, Jacob turned towards the ‘exit’ well, ran, and jumped in it immediately.

.. contd..

English literature - Black Hole CH-40 Who are you?

A car stopped in front of the Castle beside other two vehicles, one Stella's Car and other police jeep. Brat got down quickly, slamming back the door. The police member waiting for him came forward.
"Where is our team?" Brat asked.
"They went in, sir" the police member said politely.
"Come..." Brat said looking at the castle, without looking at the police member.
They hurriedly walked into the castle.

Stella jumped again in the other black hole. As she jumped, the wild dog ambled out from behind the rock, holding a bone in his jaw. He went to the edge of the well, from which Stella just jumped and stared in, probably was looking for Stella.

Stella fell on the ground in the rocky den. She got up immediately. Suddenly, Thud! A horrifying sound came. Stella shrieked in horror and stepped back few steps. It was a partially eaten bone fallen right in front of her.

In front of the Castle, now Suzan’s car also came, and halted in a row of other three vehicles. Looking in astonishment at the castle, Suzan and Daniel got out of the car.
"What the hell she is doing here?" Daniel said looking around at the strange place.
"Come on be fast ... Till now Brat may have found her." Suzan said, hurrying to go in the castle.
Suzan followed by Daniel, both of them darted in.

Stella was in one of the Den at level 'D'. She rummaged through the whole den moving around the torch focus. Lastly her torchlight focus seized on a rock standing beside a black hole. The rock read ‘D1’ (Level 4 black hole 1). Stella again raked around moving the torch focus. Suddenly she hold her torchlight focus steady as she found Jacob standing right in front of her. In fact she was taken aback, finding him so close and right in front of her. He was holding a huge knife in one hand and a rock in other. As the light fell on him, he started to move towards Stella. Stella also started moving towards him firmly, without fear.
"What are you doing here?" Jacob asked her.
With a deep meaningful stance, Stella looked at him. Her eyes started to well up.
"Who are you? " She asked.
Jacob stopped.
"Tell me who are you? ... I have recognized you." Stella asked again.
Jacobs's hold on the knife became firm. He came closer, and looked straight into her eyes.
"I knew one day or the other you are going to find the truth." Jacob said.
He came still closer, face to face with her. His hold eased on the rock and the knife. The rock and the knife fell down. He stared at her with a same deep meaningful stance.
"Honey ... You have rightly recognized me.... Yes I am ... Gibson...your Gibson" He said keeping both of his hands on her shoulder. He went very close to her, almost feeling her breath. They stared at each other as if their eyes locked.
Suddenly, with a surge of emotions, they embraced holding each other firmly and passionately.
... contd...

English books - Black Hole CH-39 Thud

A car stopped in front of the Castle. Car door opened and Stella got down the car. Almost running, she went to the well and immediately jumped into the well.

After some time a Police car arrived and stopped beside Stella’s car. A team of police got down. They rushed and circled Stella's car. They looked for Stella in her car. Knowing she is not in, they searched around.

One of the police member informed Brat on wireless, "Sir she has just stopped here in front of the Castle .. on the same road on the left side"
From other side Brat may have given some instruction because the police staff kept on saying in between -
"Yes sir..."
"Sir"
"Sir"
"Right sir..."
"Yes sir? .... "
Realizing the wireless is been hanged from other side, he switched it off and pocketed it.
" She is not here anywhere" One of the team members said.
" She must have gone in the castle" Other said, looking at the huge, old walls of the castle with astonishment.
"Come on ... let’s go in...." The senior member said.
" You be ready.. we don't know who else is inside" the senior member said.
The senior member guided the team towards the castle. After walking few steps, he stopped abruptly, turned back.
"You wait for Mr. Brat..." He instructed to one of the members.
" Yes Sir" the police member said politely and stayed back, while the rest of them followed the senior member.

As soon as Stella fell on the ground in the rocky den, she quickly got up. She switched on the torch and moved around the focus. As she saw a rock standing near a well on which 'A1' was carved, she focused her torch flash on it and rushed towards it. She must have traveled the half distance to the well, when Thud! Suddenly something fell from the roof right in front of her. She stepped back with alarm. It was a huge piece of rock. Fearfully she looked above. There was nothing but a notch was seen from where probably the piece was fallen.
How it must have happened?...
It never happened before..
She was thinking while looking at the roof.
...contd..