Markz

"The forest is not made for kids", said that boy.

"Oh! so you are an adult....right?", asked Iris sarcastically.

"No but I am older than you", said that boy.

"Whatever, you too is a kid", said Iris.

"So what should I do?", asked that boy.

"Take me with yourself and what's you name?", inquired Iris.

"I am Markz", said that boy.

"Will you take me with yourself Markz?" asked Iris.

Markz took Iris with him. They were in the dense forest and then Markz started cutting wood. Iris asked him "Don't you have your parents to do this?", Markz saw at her and said "I am an orphan", Iris felt sorry for asking that question. Iris was looking at him and he was cutting the woods. Iris asked him "Where do yo live?", he replied "In the village", "Do you know the reason why everyone has banned coming of kids in this forest", asked Iris.

Markz asked Iris to sit next to him. He told her "This forest has some mysteries hidden in it". Iris asked him "What Mysteries?", Markz answered that he was unaware about that. Iris became curious to know too about that mystery.

"You should go now", said Markz.

While Iris was going back to her house she turned backward and asked Markz "So...are we friends!?". Markz smiled and accepted her friendship request. Iris came back to her house, Becky was waiting for her angrily. Her mother looked at her red-eyed, in a tyrant way. Iris immediately apologized for her mistake. Soon Becky's heart melted. They went inside the house. Iris was playing with her grandparents.

"Come for the dinner everyone", said Becky.

They all had their dinner and went to sleep.

"Come this way, follow me", said stranger.

"Where are we going?", asked Iris.

"To the door of Nirvana", said stranger.

They reached near a big beautiful tree and saw a gate in it, they opened it. They reached a basement there they saw a big beautiful door was shining, white fog was coming from inside of it. Iris ran to open it. That stranger told her that they need a key to open it. He took her to a place where they were going to make the keys.

"Wake up...darling", said Becky.

Iris woke up and her dream of going inside that paradise was spoiled. She got furious on her mother.

"Why are you behaving strange?", asked Becky.

Iris didn't said anything because she thought her mother would laugh. She kept on thinking about that dream and realized that stranger was giving a feeling of presence of Markz. She decided to discuss this with her new friend Markz.

Iris was sitting outside of her house so that she could stop Markz. Like all day Markz came, he looked at Iris and smiled. Iris stopped him and told him about her peculiar dream and she also told him that stranger's face was not visible but his body was much alike Markz. He laughed and told her "I know I told you yesterday that this forest has mysteries but it doesn't mean that your dreams are true.", Iris said him that she always gets a feeling that something is inviting her in this forest. Markz told her "you would definitely get that dream again so this time complete it.", Iris agreed and Markz went inside that forest.

Stars filled the sky like pale corn into freshly turned ground. Iris was in her deep sleep. Was she dreaming about that key?

The light of dawn seeped into Iris room. The sunlight rays fell onto Iris face and she woke up with a smile, with a new hope. Becky was astonished because this was the first time Iris woke up by herself.

Iris happiness was so intense that it was clearly visible on her face. Contentment filled Becky's heart as she thought bringing Iris to her grandparents house was an amusing decision. Iris sat outside her house and started waiting for Markz. There was a frosty chill in the air and Markz was coming closer and closed. Iris stopped him and said "Markz, I completed the dream and I know how to make the key!", Markz smiled and replied "Well...that's nice but Iris but this is not the right place to make the keys, I will take you somewhere tomorrow where we can make the keys.", Iris with bated breath said "I can't go anywhere specially in this forest.", Marks told her "If you want to discover the mystery they you have to come with me.", Iris agreed and Markz told her making keys would take time so she will be living apart from her mother. Iris curiosity made her agree all conditions.

The sky was ablaze with the fire of setting sun. Iris and Becky were sitting near the window. Iris looked at Becky and hugged her tightly. Becky got a strange feeling but it was ignored by the love of her daughter. Then Iris ran to her grandparents and kissed them. she called Becky too. Iris took a family pic and showed them her dance. That night the house was filled with enjoyment and happiness. But everyday isn't the same, early in the morning the artistic golden sun got up like a baby, the fresh windy cool and crispy air started whistling like an invisible ghost. Becky woke up and rubbed her bleary eyes and looked next to her. She was shocked because Iris was not there. She thought she must be somewhere in the house but didn't found her, she walked to the window and she saw her daughter getting vanished in the dense forest. Anger poured through her and she started waiting for her.

Will she come back??