Literary Vibes - Edition CLXIX (25-Sep-2026) - YOUNG MAGIC
Title : Sunrise (Water 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) Juan Lenju
02) Rohith V Rahul
THRUST HEATWAVE HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 7
03) Shreyansh Subudhi
04) Kavyashree Sahoo
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.
THRUST HEATWAVE HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 7
Rohith V Rahul
What did that even mean?
“What do you mean that I’m not me? Will someone act like me?”
“No, no, no. It’s just that you won’t be known as Hrithik.”
“Alright, buddy. You see that building over there?”
He told me as he pointed to a fairly modern-looking building. It had a sign on it that read “Bob’s Salon.”
“Go inside there and show them the envelope. They will know for sure.”
As I was instructed, I went inside the building.
There was a flight of stairs that I climbed, which led to the salon.
Upon seeing me, a worker came and opened the door for me.
“Sir, do you have an appointment?”
Suddenly, a woman who looked to be roughly in her 30s came over.
I didn’t know why, but I showed the letter to her.
“Hmm, so you must be the person who Dhushman sent. Very well. Follow me.”
She proceeded into the janitor’s area of the salon, which was dark. Then she took a right, and there was a steel door. She entered some numbers on the keypad, and it opened.
As I followed her inside, I realized that this was no ordinary place.
It was a massive sphere with a chair in the middle. On the sides of the sphere, there were a bunch of items, including clothes, makeup, and so on.
“You may sit there.”
First, she started by cutting my hair and using a special substance to make my hair stay in that exact same shape.
“So, is this permanent?”
“After you’re safe, I have another substance. If you pour that on your hair, it will go back to normal.”
Next, she added some super-realistic scars to my face and artificial hair to my arms and legs.
She also applied makeup to make me look like a completely different person.
“As for clothes, you will only have dresses that have been chosen to ensure your protection.”
“You can go and change your clothes into these,” she said as she handed me a generic-looking white T-shirt and grey pants.
“Alright, I think that’s enough. You should go and meet Agent XX. I think he is waiting out front.”
As I walked out of the salon, I felt like a different person—literally.
Every mirror I looked at made me realize that I couldn’t even recognize myself.
As I walked closer to the jeep, I was scared.
Would they recognize me?
But as I got near it, though—
“Oh, hey! Welcome back. I couldn’t recognize you for a second.”
“Anyway, get in,” he said to me. “We’re going to go to a very special place.”
“Place? What place? Where are we going?”
“Well, you will find out for yourself.”
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.
Master Shreyansh Subudhi'
Age 8 yrs
Schooling at The DN Wisdom Tree Global School in grade 3b.
Residential address:Palm Heights Appartment, near SUM Hospital,Bhubaneswar
Languages spoken: Hindi, English, Odia and Telugu.
Hobbies: Pencil sketching and painting, playing football ,tennis and cricket.Loves to skate and swim.
Kavyashree Sahoo
Grade 3 ,Kiit International School,BBSR. Hobbies-drawing, painting and dancing.
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