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DIURNAL ESCAPE

Slipping out of her room at the crack of dawn ,
Her hands rest on the cold metal railing of the balcony .
Breathing in a huge gulp of fresh air ,

She sits in a small crocheted chair .
She drags her feet upto her knees huddles up with a book,
The musty smell of the rusty yellow pages fill her heart with
boundless joy .

Slowly flicking through the pages, as if
absorbing each and every word .
She feels as if she is not alone ,
Devanshi Panda A strange presence looms in the background.
Student Editor-in-Chief Suddenly , she hears earth shattering stomping
Class XII A single bead of sweat drips down her forehead .

She whips around , terrified to look

A huge giant stares back at her .
The humongous creature is covered in some deep , almost vile purple colour
He looks at her , with his big black eyes .

She lays frozen on the ground ,
She feels bile rise up in her throat and begins to quiver .
Only to realise , that the giant is looking at her with
...kindness,

He's covered in not purple slime but beautiful deep violet flowers .
She steadies herself and wobbles upright, under the gaze of the gentle giant ,
The beautiful creature extends his hand , rather his branch out .

She reaches out and her fingers brush against the violet flowers
She takes another step forward
When ,
The strong smell of coffee hits her.

She is awakened from her dreamy bookland,
She blinks, twice , as if trying to process which world she is in .
Taking in the small apartment balcony ,

She slowly gets up , looks at the sun in its morning glory .
And with her tattered book under her arm , quietly
slips back into reality .