CHAPTER 1
Time, Time, Time.........
So beautiful, but not everyone gets a chance to live it properly.
It has been said that the " world is beautiful, explore it." But, this phrase is not true for everyone. This is Annie. She lives in the Orphanage. She is blind by birth, thus her parents leave her in this orphanage. She had only dreamed of exploring this beautiful world, but the only color she remembered and saw till her birth was black.
It is the story of London in 1920.
In the garden, the children are playing and Annie is arranging the kid's stuff that they spread all over the ground. She takes out her white cane. She is doing her work and suddenly all the kids come together, and she hears no voice and says "What happened, why all quiet?" She turns back and huge balloons explode before her. All the ping-pong balls come and she is surprised by a balloon. All the kids start singing "Happy birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you........"
Annie laughs and claps to the tune of the song. The owner of the orphanage says "Happy birthday Annie. Have a good day. God bless you." Annie replies "Thanks Jeff, thank you very much." she hugs Jeff. Other workers in Orphanage bring the cake for Annie. All the kids are fascinated by the size of the cake. All shout "Annie, Annie..." Jeff goes away from them and looks at Annie in agony. Harry comes back to him and says "What happened, Sir?". Jeff reacts "Harry, we two have seen her from her childhood. She faces so many problems. I turn all my worth to bring smiles to these orphans, but whenever I see her, it feels like I have failed." Harry replies "Sir, you did all you can, sometimes we have to go with fate. "
Annie cuts the cake and takes out the piece and starts searching for someone. Harry says "What happened, Annie? what are you looking for?", Annie says "First piece of cake has to be given to Father, right." Annie continues "There you are", Annie takes the cake in her hands and goes towards the jeff with help of a white cane. Jeff drops tears by looking at her, Annie comes close to him and says "Jeff, I have never seen anyone, but the only person I can identify without touch is you. Thanks, Jeff for everything, you did for me." Jeff gets emotional and hugs her. Annie says "Jeff you are choking me, it is my birthday " jeff leaves her and says "Sorry, My bad", Annie smiles and gives the cake to him.
Everybody enjoys the birthday. Annie looks too happy.
Annie lives her life without any retreat, but she is not aware of the upcoming disaster, that she will be facing.
One day. Annie goes out to meet her friends in Garden. They all wear beautiful dresses, and Annie wears a pink dress and a white hat, looking too gorgeous. They all sit in the garden and Rosy (Annie's best friend) holds her hand to make her walk comfortably. They take out their picnic stuff and start gossiping. One of her friends says "Guys, I have very good news for you. I am going to engage soon." All ladies Claps for her. She continues "It will be in a month or 3 months later.", Rosy replies "Why, as we see, you are too excited about it." She continues "What to do? he is posted in Delhi, India. He is busy in rebel-like things happening there." Rosy replies "It gonna be difficult for him, Hope he returns soon, takes his princess." and that girl blushes.
Suddenly, One girl notices a man in the garden, A man is constantly looking at them, she says "Hey, Look at that man, what kind of weird clothes, he wears. By look, he seems to be a Beggar." (That man than has big and a big beard and wears the long black coat) Rosy replies "Leave it, He just sitting there, nothing special." They all take their food and rosy look at him and that man still looking at them. Rosy takes the two pieces of bread and goes toward him. Annie says "Where are you going?", rosy replies "Nothing, come in a minute." She goes towards him and says "Are you hungry?" he looks at her and says "No, why?", She says "Why are you looking at us?" and that man stands and rosy scares little, and he walks away, she says "What happened?", and that man replies "Seems, You hate that I was sitting there."
Rosy is surprised by the behavior of that man. Annie asks "Where were you go?" and she says "Nothing, that man mia notices, I think he is a beggar, and I went to give him bread, but he didn't take maybe....." Annie says "Leave it, We are talking to marrying officers, and you are concerned about an ordinary man." Mia replies "But, Annie will never get to marry an officer, as your blind."
Suddenly, by mia's words, some quiet silence spread between them, and mia says "Sorry, I didn't mean that..." and Annie smiles "Don't worry, I know..... but I hope some prince will come to take me." Mia and other makes awkward faces, but rosy says "You will, even if you are blind, you are the most beautiful girl, I ever watched."
After they finish their talking, everyone leaves and Rosy takes Annie with her. They are walking to the Orphanage, and the same man is walking behind them. Rosy notices him, and Annie is telling her about the Birthday party. The road is alone, and rosy feels weird, she thinks "Is he a thief?", she whispered "Annie, don't react, A man is following us from the garden If he comes to us. I will hit him with your stick." That man comes close to them and rosy holds the rod, but he walks forward from them, bypassing them his hand touches Annie's hand. He turns and says "Sorry" and moves away. Annie feels that his hand is too cold and she feels different. Rosy says "What a weird man. Anyway, What are you saying, Annie" Rosy looks at Annie holds her hands, and smiles, she thinks about "The charming Well bodied man."
Rosy says nothing and they walk towards the Orphanage.