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Science Fiction

A dreamy tour to moon 

Moon revolves around the Earth.It was possible for a human being to reach moon, but modern technologies made it happen. Every year one man is send to moon, this time it was my turn. Although I was scared of going, I was pushed into rocket and my flight started when a terrifying sound passed my ears. I was a quite nervous. As I was In the rocket I thought I should not miss the chance if I am given, most people wish to travel towards moon but they have no chances. I decided to avail this chance.I looked at the machines inside the rocked as a child did. This was insane but I wanted to know about it.Here the rocket was landed. I with my full (moon suit) dress was afraid to go outside the rocket. Somehow I put efforts and came out. The moon was empty. There was nothing, no lives, no houses, no shops, no schools and no hospitals. I get frightened. I was happy that I have no body to disturb me here, but I found nothing entertaining. May be moon is a better place for scientists for research but for people like me who had nothing to do with research moon is a useless place. Then I decided why not I do some research? I started looking everywhere. I saw a flag which means somebody have conquered it already. I also saw some footprints on surface which increase my curiosity. I followed them. I reached a place where it was written one who reach here is the luckiest one and have special blessing on him from God. I felt I am the lucky, although I was not ready to come here but my destiny came me here. It boosted my confidence. I want to explore the whole moon. I thought I was wrong that moon is only for scientists. I started feeling its beauty. Moon is just beautiful, its natural and pure. I feel so much calm here that I feel that I am living here from past few years but in reality it was only a few minutes ago when I landed on moon. I wondered to see why people don’t come here? I wanted to come here again if I were given a chance again. Half an hour was passed looking here and there. I thought I should write it that how is my trip and how much. I missed my earth, my people, my all things and my routine that I have on earth. I was feeling sad for those with whom I behaved bad. I was feeling so sorry. I want to meet them again to apologize but I notice that my oxygen cylinder was about to end, which means my life was about to end. At the end time I felt sorry for all my bad deeds on earth and I was grateful that I spend my life on earth happily . I wrote it all in my dairy and put it on a safe place in rocket.. Suddenly I fell down my knees and I loose control over my self. I was died, I was no more. Then a sudden wave of cooled air came and my put my body into rocked. The rocked was ready to take off at the planned time. The rocket was automatic. Rocked landed on earth. My dead body was delivered to my family. Nobody knows about the dairy I wrote. Some engineer found my diary and read it, later he decide to publish it. Once it was published my writings were on trending. But I was no more to see my success. I was feeling sad for being dead that I fell down the bed and my eyes opened . Then I realized it was just a dream and nothing more . I started laughing that what a scientific dream it is?. After few days I was

 Selected for the tour to moon. I get scared, as I know the end in my dreams. I know that if I agreed to go only my dead body will came back. I tried ti hide myself, I don’t wanted to die, but they found me and I was ordered to sit in rocket as it was the last minute before taking off. I put more oxygen cylinder with me being scared of dying with lack of oxygen. The same things happened as these were in my dream. Everything was exactly the same as I saw in my dream. Rocket landed and I did the same things. Time was passing and everything was just replica of my dream. Here comes the time when my oxygen supply was low. I was ready that I am going to die. I apologized from God for my bad deeds and I was grateful for everything I have. Then I thought I have more oxygen cylinders. I ran towards my rocket and change my oxygen cylinder. I was safe. I was not died. I was alive. Then I wrote it on my note book that how I saved my life irrespective of my dream. I also my research about moon and its surface, its nature and some other properties.. If I follow my dream and don’t put oxygen cylinders I would be died till now. This was a life saving tour to moon. I really enjoyed it although I was scared of dying. After landing on earth I get my book “A TOUR TO MOON” published and it was trending, and now I was alive to see my achievement. I wanted again to go to moon and this time I wanted to have some research on why its hard to survive on moon. I also wanted to go without more oxygen supply and wanted to check either I survive or not, and to check whether my dream was true if I don’t bring more oxygen cylinders with me. I was lucky that I was given a chance once again to have a trip to moon. This time I was fully confident to go . I don’t have enough oxygen cylinders but only one. I was sure that my dream is not going to true. I landed on moon. I researched about the surface of moon and get it noted on my notebook and send it to earth via signals and made it published. Again I was the most famous person who visited moon. But this time my death was final. The same happened which was in my dream. I was about to died that I thought I should not be such insane that I know that nobody had survived without oxygen. By the way it was destiny and I cannot deny it. I was thankful that did it. I explore earth as well as moon. My soul then rested in peace.


July 29, 2020 13:18

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06:44 Jan 24, 2021

This story is breath-taking. Why don't you write more? I feel like you would grow a lot if you write more. Also, can you please read my story and leave some feedback, even I am trying to grow as a writer.

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Esa Manley
09:42 Aug 06, 2020

This was one of my "critique circle" suggestions. Here goes. I hope this is helpful and please don't take offence. The story starts with little mistakes: "Moon revolves around the Earth." this should be "The moon" "It was possible for a human being to reach moon, but modern technologies made it happen." This doesn't make sense unless "possible" is supposed to be "impossible" Usually opening with mistakes like that would have me immediately move on to reading something else. "Every year one man is send to moon, this time it was my...

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Samar Fatima
16:30 Aug 06, 2020

I am happy that you are trying to help me. It was first attempt , i never wrote a story before this one.

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Esa Manley
16:48 Aug 06, 2020

Keep practicing, you will get better the more you write. Also draw on your own life for ideas, I always find that useful. Read a lot. Read more thar will give you a better your understanding of how a story is constructed. I also need to read more.

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