Chapter 4:The Competition.

Finally, the day of competition came I packed all my things all the stationary and that book '' The Magical Things'' I took that book as a good luck charm and headed towards the art gallery but when I reached the gallery and started to unpack my bag I realized that half of my things were missing; my colour pencils,markers ,erasers etc.When I checked my bag thoroughly I realized there was a huge hole in it and at that time only five minutes were left before the start of the competition my whole body started shaking now what will I do I mumbled to myself my eyes were teary and brain was not working at all this is the worst thing happened to me I lamented.A lot of things were running in my head at that time, I was standing there like an unconscious person until they announced: There are only three minutes remaining all the candidates are requested to stand in their given positions, best of luck to all the candidates.Only three minutes! okay okay just think of something sarah I told to myself and abruptly that book ''The Magical Things'' came to my mind Ah that book I took out that book from my bag (took a sigh of relief thankfully this hole is not big as this book!) and opened that book instantly but there was only written '' A strange boy'' and there was nothing special written that could save me from that situation...

The competition started, I grabbed my pencil and started drawing but I had no idea that what I am gon'na draw as half of my things were gone; my hands were shaking, my lips and throat was dry and I was sweating a lot.At that moment, all I could think of was that page of the book where it was written ''A Strange Boy''. A strange boy, a strange boy , a strange boy only this was running in my head at that time I was totally zoned out! Hey what are you doing?; it was a voice of the girl next to me. Are you not gon'na draw there are only nine minutes left and you drew nothing! .yeah yeah I was just thinking what to draw .Well, now only nine minutes are left best of luck! she said in a sarcastic way. I have to draw what I had prepared sarah you can do this I cheered up myself and started drawing with the leftover things until they announced: All the candidates are requested to wrap up your paintings after five minutes. There were only five minutes remaining and more than half of my painting was remaining I started shivering again and had goosebumps all over my body then a strange boy; his hair was golden, had big beautiful brown eyes and was wearing white and blue jeans approached me and asked this strange question: ''Shall I stop the time for you?''. He was that boy whom I had bumped the other day (the owner of the book).

I was too stunned to speak and not a single word could come out of my mouth then he asked again:''Shall I stop the time for you?'' with a mysterious smile on his face. Again I didn't say anything and the third time he didn't ask either he just did it ; he stopped the time everything was paused ; all the candidates ,the judges and even the drop of water I couldn't believe my eyes that what was happening but the one thing that I knew was he is not a normal human being...