THE TRIP TO HEAVEN

Adrija Bhattacharyya

 

A long time ago, there lived a lovely family. In the family, there were three members - mom, dad, and  Varsha, 7 years old, who was in 3rd grade. She loved her grandmother a lot. After 3 years, Varsha turned 10 and she suddenly lost her grandmother due to her old age. Whenever she tucked herself into bed, she used to miss her grandmother, who used to keep her close to herself and share lots of interesting stories. To ease her pain, she decided to write her thoughts in a diary. One day while she was writing, she felt as if she was entering a black-hole and she was extremely scared to dive in but gravity pulled her inside it. When she reached inside the black-hole there was no sign of any pain inside her. It felt like she was surrounded by clouds as fluffy and misty as cotton candy. She heard a familiar voice coming closer as it grew louder and louder. Her heart wanted to follow the path told by the voice because she could now discern that this voice was no one else but her grandmother. Awestruck, she gasped, "Grandma, grandma, where am I?". Grandmother replied, "You are in heaven, my child". The girl was confused. Are you dead or am I back on planet Earth? Grandmother replied, "Darling, you are not dead, you are in heaven, you are in your dreams and I wanted to connect with you! You were in pain, as I could see. Please, don't be upset as I am always there with you in your thoughts and I will always watch over you. Even though I am not physically there with you. "

At last, I felt like I was falling out of the black-hole but guess what? I fell down from my bed. She was late for lunch and while she was rushing she slipped and reached for the treasure that her grandmother left for her. She found so many letters, she couldn't believe her eyes. After this day, she was no longer unhappy rather she spread joy everywhere. She enjoyed sharing stories about her beloved grandmother with everyone around her. Eventually, this girl published her grandmother's stories as well.