1. winter on moon...

Scene -1...

Nearly at 6:00 o'clock. Sky is shining peach indicating the beginning of a new day. Rising sun coming out of horizon in red imagery. Cold breeze blowing, notioning the arrival of winter. 'Autumn is ending, winter is coming'.

Disturbing the peace, with alarming sound, a rooster crowning his lungs out...'cuck-a-dodle-doo'.

A small house made of woods at the top of the hill.

Faint voice of someone..."moon wake up darling...it's already morning..."

A small figure clenching blanket tightly with little hands crouching, shrinking more into the blanket trying to sleep. But rooster is crying out his lung .

Coming out of the door, a little girl wrapping blanket around her from which an annoyed small face with messay hairs hanging steps out off the door.

Going near to her mother, who is baking something for her. Her mother not so old around her late 20s, sign her to come near. " Today is your b'day and you're 6 years old now..." - smiling her mother said.

After bathing moon , she put on new clothes on her, put on a woolen hat and wrapped a scarf around her neck. Putting a plate of sweets on a table..."make a wish dear..."

(giggling)..."will it come true mumma!..." - little moon exclaimed.

"Yes...it will...if you'll pray from your heart..." - she smiled at her innocence.

(Chuckling)..."umm...then I want papa and brother to come back and live with us again..." - little moon prayed her hands joined together.

(Sad laugh)..." T-they...will..."

Saying goodbye the her mother, moon left her home towar the edge of the field from where whole village can be seen. She stopped on a cliff staring at the path leading to the village and waiting there in hopes of someone's arrival.

Whole day those hopefull eyes of her waited there patiently, but there was nothing except of that big truck which once in a year comes to the village.

At evening, she returned to her home with a sad face. While walking her eyes fell on a fan. A toy fan with colourful wings. Glimmer of happiness shining through her eyes she came back and gave that to her mother.

Scene -2...

Like everyday rooster cried in the air before dawn.

And like everyday moon is still shrinking herself into blanket. "Ahh...this rooster, will you ever sleep for some more time..." - she cried.

But her lips curved a smiled upon hearing those calm and lovely words that her ears have been longing to hear. "Moon wake up darling..."

Coming out of the door going near to her mother, her mother smiling, put on a woolen hat and a scarf around her neck.

"You know mother...last time a year ago I saw a boy...(busy eating her sweet)...but now I didn't saw him playing anymore in the village..." - she blabbered mouthful of sweets.

Her mother just nodded expression less.

"I think that monster truck again kidnapped that poor boy...just like my brother..." - moon continued while making disgusting face expression.

"No dear..." - her mother said patting her head."it's more likely they provide them knowledge and training in the camp..."

"O-ohh...then when I'm going to be there...and when I'm going to meet papa and brother?..." - moon relentlessly talking in excitement.

"They don't allow girls to come there!..." - her mother replied tears filling her eyes."and moon don't go further away from village okey..."

Moon understood she talked too much... nodding in silence...she uttered"don't you worry mom..."

"Cause I'll find them one day" - moon thought to herself.

Bidding goodbye to her mother, moon walks toward the edge once again. This time, out of curiosity she walked further more near the village and set on a canal. From there road filled with mud and holes can be clearly seen which is nearly 6 feet away.

Crossing the ruptured small wooden bridge she further walks but her feet halts out of fear from entering the village. With rising heartbeat and uneasyness she run back and froze on the road realising somone is staring at her. A man coming near and near, she glued her eyes to the person who is coming near her every passing second... Widening her eyes, his face is swollen and covered with gauze...

Upon reaching near her he smiled looking down at her handing over a old radio to her he passed her from the right without saying anything. Holding the radio she stood their dumbfounded. Maybe it is the insecurity of her lonliness that she never talked nor met anyone except her mother. She turned and looked at his back. His back weighed down with heavy bags. His body is covered in white bands which are almost turning crimson red..."is this how a soldier looks like"...- she murmured to herself in confusion.

Sudden will to talk to him but she don't have enough courage to stop him and ask...she thought to herself.

Watching his fading figure suddenly she saw him falling on the ground. And in a moment crowd encircled him. There were shouting, crying and quarling which she is not able to understand.

Standing there with mountain of thoughts she don't have any idea what situation she has witnessed. Realising it's already evening. Heading back, she hugged her mother laying her head on her lap. "O-ohh moon you brought a radio for me?.. who gave it to you?.."

In silence she murmured "it was a very kind person..."

Scene -3...

Sunrays hitting yard shining through the leaves of an old tree. Morning bird singing...cold breeze blowing...once again it is returning of winter and once again that sweet and familiar voice rang in her ears.

"Moon wake up darling!..."

With bright smile she walked near to her mother. Bending down to her mother. She once again put a scarf and woolen hat on moon.

"Today you're 26 years old...and you became beautiful my dear..." Smiling eyes she patted her head.

"W-will...you leave me moon?...l-like your father left us?..." - her voice come hinched.

"Noo...mom...no... don't say that... They will come back...- moon said encouraging her mother.

But deep inside she knows that it's too late.

Waving her hand, she left her house at the edge seeing that old village is no longer village it is now completely changed into vast open space, almost everyone left this village except few old people.

In evening she crossed a small sweet shop while comings back to home. Looking at that old shopkeeper he looks somewhat familiar to her.

"It's an auspicious day... it's the era of peace after many years...(chuckling)...look I lost the count again..." - he spoke starting conversation. "Don't you wanna buy some sweets..."

Moon looking at his missing limb which he tried to cover with a cloth few moments ago.

Noticing her stares he laughed - "some memories are ment to forget..."

Not thinking too much she buy some sweets from him and head back to her house. Giving sweet to her mother, they both sit on listening a song in the radio. Recording their voices in a CD she laid her head in her mother's lap " was he a soldier..." sighed she drown in a deep slumber.