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Christmas Fantasy Holiday

As we all know that in Western countries Christmas is the biggest event happens every year on the 25th of December. It is believed that Jesus Christ was born on this date. Many preparations are made during the month of December. Gifts are exchanged among family members also everyone visits their families and dear ones. Melisa Steward is an upcoming reporter who wants to become the best journalist. She always risks her life in sting operations which makes her parents really worried sometimes. Each Christmas to her family in New Jersey. And she stays in Zurich in Switzerland. This year also she plans to visit her parents. She was about to go suddenly a flashlight comes to her way and she find herself in a jungle and from there as her eyes were slightly open she notice a strange man coming from a river who wears a dress like an ancient person. But soon her eyes get closed after a few minutes some people find her and take her to the hospital but they also notice the man with odd clothes fainted in the same spot. They also took him too in the hospital. But as soon as the man gets well he is shocked to see himself in a different world. As the doctor arrives he is looking at him strangely. Melisa is also discharged and is about to return home suddenly she remembers the man she saw before she faint but he is not in the hospital and he is roaming in the street with his things that are old and do not exist in modern times. Back in 1856, everyone was searching for Prince Hamlet but could not find him and later an informer says that he is missing for 2 days in the middle of his fight place after defeating his enemies. At Zurich, the man goes shopping and buys a groom dress and wears it and gives very old coins to the shopkeeper without paying attention as the shopkeeper is shouting behind him and he just run from the spot as he is running Melisa notices him and turns her car and pick him up with her in the car and drove towards her house. But the guy finds everything strange. He doesn’t know anything about how to use the modern staff as he is not used to modern things. Slowly the girl helps him and he starts to learn how to use them. Back in his era, it was shown that after he defeat his enemies one of his enemy’s mother is a witch and she cursed him that he cannot live in this era and had to move to a different era which is strange to him. Here in Zurich soon Melisa and the guy becomes close to each other. But suddenly everything change one day. As the guy is returning from his work which he gets by Melisa’s favor he dies in a road accident. Melisa becomes really sad as she thinks that he betrayed her and went away. But after a few years one day, Melisa who is now 32 saw a guy who just looks like the guy Melisa meet a few years ago. She tries to call him but he ignores her. This made Melisa hurt. Actually, the day that guy dies another boy is on a ventilator and is fighting between life and death. But something miracle happens between both bodies. That lady just curse the guy to move in another era but not to die. So . the soul of Hamlet who comes close to Melisa transforms and enters the body of the boy on the ventilator. But he is not aware of anything happening between him and Melisa. Again, a miracle happens when that guy comes to work in the company where Melisa is working. The guy falls in love with Melisa at first sight. But their friendship starts from the beginning because all these feelings are new to this guy. As only his soul is aware of this feeling and the body is now the brain doesn’t know her and everything happens from the beginning. The name of this guy is Stephen. That day, Stephen was celebrating his 18th birthday in a bar. His friends and families were present there. But as he was returning from the party towards his home a car hit his car and both the fellow falls down from the cars. Stephen saw that guy a little as he too become unconscious. But Stephen loses the memory of that accident. One day, when Stephen is returning from his work again he comes to the spot where his accident happens and regains his memory. Soon he asks about the other guy and comes to know that the other guy dies in that accident.  Slowly as time flies he starts to regain the memories of his soul too and also realizes why he has strong feelings for Melisa. Soon Stephen proposes to Melisa for marriage and the next Christmas as Melisa plans she and Stephen goes to New Jersey for the Christmas party. She introduces Stephen to everyone.  But her uncle shocks to see Stephen alive as it was her uncle that day who try to kill Stephen but instead of Stephen, the other guy dies who comes from the other era as per his curse. Melisa had an uncle name, Max. Max is a gambler and one day the guy who was from the other era who was staying with Melisa caught Max and give him into the hands of cops. As soon as Max gets bail he thought that it is Stephen who send him to prison and does try to kill Stephen. Here is a twist in the story. There is no other guy in that road accident. Stephen does not exist in reality. Actually, as Melisa comes to know about the truth about Max she plans this game with one of her friends who happens to be a wife of a cop and with this drama, she makes the guy Stephen and shows it as if he belongs to a modern generation. The cops arrest Max and his whole team who are involved in gambling. Now, it's time for the guy to go back to his era as his curse has been finished. He goes back to the place where the accident between him and Melisa happens and from there he returns to the place where he vanishes. All are really happy after seeing him and soon Hamlet becomes the king. The king is writing about all his experiences in the modern world. 

June 30, 2023 09:02

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