New World

• Anish Kalidindi, Grade 9
• Short Story
• 2020

As I take a sip for the Cold, mildewy coffee; I notice that the NASA-ISRO Radar was coruscating. I spit out all the coffee out of my mouth in Bewilderment. I yell in celebration as I sprint off towards the Captains Quarters. I knock in agony as I steadily quiver on my feet. After what felt like an hour’s wait, they finally open the door and I release my excitement.
“Sir, I found it! I actually found it, sir!”
“Excellent! But you do know what this means right”
My excitement declines at a rapid pace.
“No…?”
“Harry… I need you to go… Explore”

I freeze as if I was stuck in an iceberg, I walk wistfully, I wish I had not found what had been a new celestial body. As the sun began to descend past the horizon, I lay in bed, I let out a distressed sigh and reflected on what happened today. My eyes slowly start to close, my dreams started to fade in.