Chapter 4 (There he was)

Holmer had his uncle left in this world and he had put him in the restaurant. At first Homer didn’t even knew how to break an egg shell but as we know skill requires time so the time went by and holmer learned cooking, His specialty was his Deserts that made the whole town his big fan. He soon was hired at the finest place in town. It was named Raspberry, the restaurant .he was sufficed with his earning there and he always tried new things. But as we know there are no roses without thorns. The Rivalry restaurant named Fellitachi’s new that they have seen a crisis just because of this guy, just because of this guy named holmer. The folks were always after him, trying to threaten him, trying to make him stop working, some tried to bribe him to join Fellitachi’s. Holmer was a loyal personality. He never intended to leave the place which  gave him shelter and a  generous earning and a respectable place in town and the hearts of people.

Well The folks didn’t stop but holmer also carried out his work. The business of Raspberry was enhancing as fast as light. They received orders from other towns too. Soon did he became the manager and then he managed to own the restaurant, He had a slight happiness but he wanted his parent should’ve seen that too. Holmer sure had a busy life but he had his personal life too. He also had a home. Well wait, I wont say home. He had a house in which he lived alone. Since his parents died ,he never had any dreams of ,he just wanted to spend the rest of his life and being good at what profession he adopted. He didn’t ever try to make friends. Just adjacent to his house there was a guest house.

As his town was a hill station so people came there lived for a while and left too. He never had time nor chance to get along one.In winters 1979 there was huge snow fall in town and the roads closed and light also got cut so he got free time from restaurant for some weeks.He was afraid about that time because he had nothing to do.Sometimes he thought of the girl he saw at the college dinner,so beautiful she was. Holmer was one fine young man and he dressed well too and this frosty morning he was dressed fine too and walking on the empty road  like a gentleman with snow frosting on his head, what a splendid scene it was .

Chapter 3 (There he was)

Holmer was back .His parents wondered where he was coming from and he just remained silent. Went to his room, All night kept thinking about his parents But then he decided what can he do nothing but the nature itself! Snow all over the hills but a fine sunny morning it was. Children playing with snow, fists full of snowballs and snowmen everywhere.

Life is hard it won’t stop and drag you with itself Ahh Holmer .He joined college. This was his first year and his parents were quite excited for him but He was never the same! Never.

Brilliant at school time but now his concentration never met his academics, There he was lonely, Mysterious Gentleman. His academics records never remained the same. He was never good at his subjects again. He went home earlier everyday spent time with his dad watching soccer matches on TV and resting at his mother’s lap for hours and sense of dismay all over. Winters were about to get hard.

It was the middle of his 2nd year, He was more afraid now ,more conscious and more strange. A Ball dinner was organized by the college administration every student and parents were invited as this was about the end of their college time. Hah there he was one fine gentleman again ! black tux he was gifted by his father ,bow over the white shirt , this time more elegant ,His hair ,added the cavalier to his personality .with his parents leavign for the dinner.DAD:"Holmer ,somone is hitting on you tonight for sure " haH and a gag , a laughter after so much time ,Holmer was so happy to see the smile on his mother’s face after so much time.

They left in their  Dodge Challenger ,I must say what a beauty it was in 70's. A fine selection, Like son ,Like father. Dinner was organized fairly well. Ball dance after the dinner and Holmer so happy watching his parents dance and looking so delighted and happy and a glance. Yes A glance Of Charm!

He never had seen such girl before in his life. She was beautiful. Her lips had color of a red rose. and when she smiled or laughed, it lightened up the room.  And had she wept, the whole world would want to comfort her.

That's all I can think of...He never ended up seeing her again, College ended and he was more worried and heartless and he knew tomorrow is his birthday. Snow fell all night So did the tears. Holmer went out in the jungle he knew he couldn’t help even if he tried it would come the other way around and can be worse. Sat under the pine tree, snowed heavily and there he was in the middle of nowhere .Went back late and got the call from 911.i remember a quote that is Holmer right now “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”

Ahh Holmer .He wanted now to sit in the lap of his mother and sleep forever,he wanted to watch a soccer match with his father but he couldn’t, What a melancholy! They were dead and he was given a violin with a note “Happy Birthday Homer" .Cried ,Yelled ,Heart pounded like hell. didn’t want to live ,"What’s happening"(Moans With Grief).he couldn’t help it .He had lost all he had .he loved his mother so much ,She didn’t slept at nights just that He cried all night when he was kid and now she is no more .She went away ."WHY o GOD, WHY".

Freezing cold it was. Silence like death and yes it was and all he thought about was his parents and the only sound he heard was of the violin tune the old man played outside the shop. “Why is this so hard?” He Whispered!

Chapter #1 (There he was)

It is Holmer’s Birthday. He turned 14 this year. His parents were very proud of their son's achievements in academics. Holmer’s parents invited every single class fellow of his on his day and there they were enjoying the bash, But Holmer didn’t seem much of a party kid. Sitting all alone, Seemed like he was thinking much about things .Every time a person wished Holmer birthday his face turned Blank and then angry. Something was troubling him.

Joe (Class fellow) came again to wish “happy birthday Holmer, come boy lets have fun outside” and there he was ready to Fire “I don’t want to enjoy with you, why don't you understand”. Everyone their just started leaving, His parents were so much worried, they didn't understand what to do.

Holmer was much into soccer so he joined the School soccer team. This summer he had a match and he was playing right out. Match started, Holmer tried much to get into the game and tackle but today wasn’t his day and everyone came out loud at him after the match and there he was yelling “I don’t want to live anymore, I don’t! I knew we are going to lose this match still I played”
“ My parents are not going to be with me forever, I’m going to be not what I thought” ( tears off his eyes, face turned numb, cold and legs started trembling) . Everyone there was so shocked to see this and they didn’t understand a word he said.

Hah! Holmer poor guy, but it was not just that easy it was much worse. Holmer used to write diary and that day he wrote he wrote all night, yes he wrote why he felt such worse things. Why he felt alone? Why he always said that I wish I could change things! And there he was writing the Million dollar Secret.

“Why God Why , Why can I travel. Why so and see the future and can’t change it, if you can make me control to travel, why cant I change it, why the hell can’t I change it” (sobs, cries hard and ink all over the page).

Yes people ,believe you me ,he said that In his diary. He cried whole night .He didn’t know what good he can do to undo what’s going to happen soon to his life ,why can’t He save it? Why is it so? .He often thought that he should leave it to the nature ,he has just a natural gift he shouldn’t let it make his life ruin ,what has to happen will happen anyway and he just decided not to travel again but that Thing that is going to happen didn’t leave him though, it was always in his mind !poor Holmer .AHH

There he was (Preface)

My dear friend Hadi Butt is writing a novel about a chef boy whose dream is to become an astronaut..
Here is a little preface or writing from his novel....
I hope you will appreciate this

There he was, lying in the cradle, crying like hell. He was special, his eyes had those sparkle that no one could resist the charm. One thing his father was amazed about was the color of his eyes. They were green, and neither of the parent had green eyes. It went well, he decided not to worry and bring him up well. He surely was a fast learner, different from other children, analyzing things and moments. His name was Holmer.

As He was a quick learner and he topped his middle school .Today he was very happy he got the result and made his parents proud. He was promote
d to High school. He went to see soccer match that day. He was a big fan of Georgia united FC. Georgia united gave a tough time but they lost. Holmer sure was sad, he didn’t even eat something in the night, whenever he got sad he used to go a sit on the rooftop, a dangerous place to lie down.  He lied down watching the stars, there shoot off a satellite, travelling at miles per hour that surely was a splendid scene to him. That day was a special day. On that day he decided that he would become an astronaut. His life would be a waste if he didn’t go to space.

Well if you ask me it surely was a hard or I would say blur thing to think about, being an astronaut is not an easy job, they are the Chosen ones and by chosen ones I mean special ones. Moreover, the astronaut applications those days were only accepted from States and Soviet Union. He lived on a hill station far away from city. The hill station he lived in was named Treckwood.

But there was an astonishing turn in his life ,His dream went off as early as it came ,His parents died ,He had no way to live through .he also had no skill to get use of so his relatives decided to make him learn cooking .His uncle decided this. His profession was turning out to be a cook at an ordinary restaurant and live an ordinary life .Holmer always carried a notebook of his father with him, his father had a famous saying on it that summarizes as always give attention to things even if they are small, they must have a meaningful for you. Holmer was quite worried and hopeless.

He got one day off from the cooking school and went to the park where he sat on a bench feeding the pigeons. He saw something was written on the bench, it was a quote a quote by Einstein ”whatever you are be good at it” and then nothing came up in his mind but his father’s saying that try to find a meaning in it and he did and meaning was very small indeed one word . “LIVE”. He decided to live and try and not lose hope and there he was trying to find his way in this another totally Alien profession to him. Holmer life took a new turn from here .His story filled with a new meaning from here , filled with spices, sausages, vegetables, fruits and every dream he had of.