Literary Vibes - Edition CLXVII (31-July-2026) - YOUNG MAGIC
Title : My Birdie (Pencil drawing and digital colour by Julian Lenju)
Julian Lenju, son of Capt. Lenju Paul and Dr Jennifer Sakhya is a student of Dawn International School in Ernakulam, Kerala. He is in the sixth grade now. He likes painting and indulges in it when he visits his grandmother.
His early paintings where imitations. Being untutored, he tries to imitate what he sees. He made his first painting on a hard board when he was three years old. It is proudly displayed in his grandmother's house. He and his younger brother communicate in a language that is close to Hindi, a register the siblings created, which only they understand. Apart from painting, he is also keen on his studies and loves playing football.
A silent observer, he is fond of animals especially cats.
Table of Contents :: Young Magic
01) Rohith V Rahul
02) Juan Lenju
03) Shreyansh Subudhi
04) Kavyashree Sahoo
THRUST 1-CHAPTER 5
Rohith V Rahul
I took my time to process what the letter contained.
This was a choice that wasn’t easy. On one hand, I could see my family, or on the other, I could never see them again.
I also decided to take leave from my job for 3 days, thinking it was for the better.
I had seen the letter many times before but never realized to do one thing—check behind it.
Wait, I had checked behind it. Of course, there was nothing there, as usual.
But this time, it was different.
There were words. No... an address?
973567 East COMO, Sonwariya Lane, City Block A, Alhadgar
Underneath it was a different stamp, almost like an appointment date.
27th 7:00
Token Number: 1088
It was near me, only a couple of minutes' worth of driving to get there.
That date was tonight and the time was only 30 minutes until 7.
I had to rush, and rush I did.
I got dressed and headed out to my garage, got in my TerrainMachine VJ, and pulled out.
Driving as fast as I could, using my knowledge of my city, I finally reached my destination.
Getting out of my car, many things were clear.
The building was an old warehouse of some sort. It was rusty as heck.
As I got into the building, one thing became apparent to me. It had no guards... hmm, how strange.
That floor was empty. The only thing it had was an elevator that looked surprisingly like it had been well maintained.
As I got near it, there was a sign that said "1st Floor," and underneath that, there was a button.
Naturally, doing what every human being does, I pressed the button.
I expected the elevator doors to open and allow me inside, not a screen to come out of nowhere—and that’s exactly what happened.
On it, a question was there:
"Pick two colours."
Underneath the question, there was a table showing almost every colour in the world.
I thought and thought, and I inputted almost every colour I could think of—grey and black, white and brown, and so on.
Until I thought of the thing that had caused me to come here—the letter.
It was black with gold patterns on it. This was my last chance.
With that, I inputted the colour black and, a moment later, the colour gold.
On the screen, the word "SUCCESS" illuminated brightly with a green background.
With that, the screen went away, and the elevator door opened, letting me in.
The elevator was very simple. It had a screen and some buttons for the floors.
There were buttons from UP1 to UN1 to UN8.
As I was about to press a button, a ding rang through the elevator.
Now the floor UN2 was lit up with an orange glow.
A couple of seconds later, a loud DING came into the small, cramped space of the elevator as the elevator door suddenly opened.
It opened smoothly, something that caught me off guard a bit.
But that elevator wasn’t the main highlight. Rather, it was the room it opened up to.
Looking like something straight out of science fiction, it was dark—very dark—but that was expected since there were no lights.
But what was strange was that there were windows, and from those windows, sunlight was shining inside. And I don’t mean some artificial stuff. No, I mean real, pure sunlight that you would experience on a nice evening walk.
But even though there was sunlight shining through the windows, the room was still dark.
It truly was a very special place in the world, or at least I think it is.
But to me, what was the most fascinating was that I was underground—or at least I think I was, because this floor was called "UN2," and the UN stood for "Underground."
While I was busy observing, I didn’t notice a lady had come right up to me.
She was in her 20s, that was clear, and also wore a black jacket along with a uniform. I couldn’t see which colour it was due to the blinding darkness.
"Hello, sir. You must be Hrithik. Agent ____ called you here, am I right?"
"Yes, he did call me here."
"So, have you finalized the decision?"
"The decision which can either make you a dead man or allow you to live happily ever after?"
The truth was, I had. I had thought about it from day and night, from dark to bright, from lunch to dinner.
I had thought about the effects and implications of them, not only their effect right now but also in the future.
But for me, the answer was very simple
Rohith V Rahul. Is a student of 6th grade in Thiruvanathapuram. He is the only child of his parents. He says it is for this reason that he loves to read books and they turn to be his brothers and sisters. He also enjoys sci-fi movies, long journeys, adventurous games, explorations, melodies…... His dream is to be someone who can make others' days better.
I am Juan Lenju, brother of Julian Lenju. I am in the fourth grade at Dawn International School. I am nine years old, kind and friendly, and looking out for adventures. I like making new friends, swimming, playing football and drawing. I sketch very fast and most of my drawings end up like cartoons. That is what my grandma says. I am happy helping others and animals and even insects. I like learning new things and even languages. I communicate in Hindi with my sibling, which only we understand. Sometimes, I create on-the-spot short stories and recite them to the amazement of my granny, who says it is spoken word poetry. My aim, now is to become a footballer. I also like to make people around me laugh and smile. I like being called Dany, which is my pet name.
Rathayatra is a major Hindu festival celebrating the annual chariot procession of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra to the Gundicha temple .Rathayatra is celebrated for breaking down caste, class and religious barriers.The festival embodies the principle that the divine is accessible to everyone.During the procession the King of Puri sweeps the chariot with a golden broom .This divine gesture signifies that everyone is equal in the eyes of the divine regardless of the social status.
Master Shreyansh Subudhi is a young genius of 8 years. He lives in Bhubaneswar and knows four languages - Odia, Hindi, English and Telugu. His hobbies are pencil sketching and painting, playing football, tennis and cricket, skating and swimming.
Kavyashree Sahoo
Grade 3 ,Kiit International School,BBSR. Hobbies-drawing, painting and dancing.
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