A Visitor comes alive in Melbourne

I could feel my feet pressing against the sand. The sand feels warm and I could feel the warmth spreading to the whole of my body and also to my soul.

I brushed away the hair that was hiding my eyes and looked up into the sky. The sun was shining brightly and the clouds all around it gave a picturesque view. I stored the memory in my brain and I wanted to sketch it later.

The wind was blowing gently, giving away cool air amidst the hot atmosphere. I rolled up my beige pants up to my knees and I spread both my arms and smelled the breeze and entered the water. When the waves touched my feet, it felt as though it was dragging me towards it.

Everything felt different! Of course, it would!

Everything around was so new! Of course it would!

Now, let me introduce myself.
I am Tasha. Tasha Beckeay. I am coming from a different planet, Nadod. That is the name of my planet.

My planet is a beautiful one, where you wish for anything and you get it. There is no land. It is a water planet. That was the first time I saw a land. It felt nice to use the legs for walking too. I thought the best thing I could was swim. Now, I can walk too!

All thanks to Hura, sarcastically. He is the person I am searching for. You may want to know him, but you don't have to. He is the best person in our planet and he is my boy friend. We had a fight and he escaped into the timeline. I saw that he had entered this world here and I have come here to look for him.
From the future.

Don't ask me where is my planet, because you will not be able to relate to it. May be I will tell you later, if you ask me.
Now, I am here. Read on to know my story.

The beach looked wonderful to look at. All I wanted to do then, was to lie down in a corner and watch the waves hitting the shores all day and night. There was something mystical to it.

I had come here to Melbourne.
Everything felt alien to me, yet you will call me the alien. We aliens are not like you people imagine us to be. We look and act the same way as you all.

I came here before two days and got a job at a local cafe. There were innumerable number of cafe outlets there and i had been finding it difficult to go to my work place.

It was my day-off that day. The owner, Mr.Kevin was a sixty year old man and he was kind enough to give me a job inspire of my weird answers.  He had asked me to visit that particular site as I was new. His suggestion seemef good.

I returned to my apartment. I bought that place from my hard earned money from my planet. Before getting into the timeline, I converted all my money to your earth's money.

The next day dawned and I woke up energized. I had to start looking for my Hura. He must be there and I felt it.
That day was my day off too and I wanted to explore a little before going to work the next day.

I had always been an art fan and as per my boss Mr.Kevin's suggestion, I was going to Ian Potter Center at Federation Square. Mr.Kevin had splendid taste.

I thoroughly enjoyed the hours I spent there. But no Hura.

The  I was traveling in a tram. It felt good to sit in the tram and roam the city. But no Hura.

The evening was approaching. Where should I go? That was my thought then.

As I was thinking, my eyes fell on something in the street. I got down from the tram and looked at the various street art happening right in front of my eyes.

It was hugely different from the art I saw earlier. But I liked that one too. It gave everyone a freedom of expression, didn't  it? I stood there for some time, before I realized that I should be looking for Hura!
I went to one of the riverside bars and from my view, I was able to enjoy the serene Yarra river.

The sun was about to set and the river looked wonderful. I scanned the faces for Hura, but no sight of him.

The day had gone off in a jiffy and I didn't even realize it.

The next day morning,  I was huffing and puffing as I was been walking at a lightening speed. I was late for work and it was just my third day.

I entered the cafe and I was afraid that Mr.Kevin would scold me. But he beckoned me to sit on a stool and gave me my morning breakfast. How wonderful he was!

I finished it soon and started my duties for the day. The breakfast rush had disappeared and I sat over a chair and placed my head on the table. I felt so tired. After an entire day touring the city, I should be.

Kevin sat opposite to me and started reading his daily paper. I scanned the paper ( yes, I can read your language too) and spotted a familiar name there. The news read,  Melbourne is the most livable city in the world.

On seeing my gaze, Mr.Kevin said it had been for some years now. And he said he was proud to be one of its citizens.
The most livable city! And I was sure I would find Hura there and take him back.

After work that day, I went to the Melbourne Museum. It was interesting to know about the city and its people. I was living there and I should know about it,right?
I went for some shopping too and I bought things for Hura.
Hura would be pleased. He must be!

The rest of the week went in work and scanning crowds for Hura. Till then, no sight of him. Where was he?

Do you know? No. It is not possible. You have not even seen him once! But you will try, won't you?

The weekend arrived with the festive mood for me. Those two days I was going to spend some time away from the city.

I went to the Yarra valley.
I went to a Vineyard now. The wine tasting was excellent, though I think I am not an expert. I just followed the instructions said to me and it was tasty.

When I go back I am getting some bottles of these.

And then I went to a wildlife sanctuary, where I saw the playful koala and kangaroos. It was my first time seeing different species of animals and Koala didn't let me down.

I spent the night lying down on the mud at a beach and spent my time starring at the stars.

I had forgotten about Hura the whole day. I was so immersed in the world around that I forgot about my world.

The next day, I went to the Philip Island Nature Park where I saw the animal with the black coat, the Penguin. Their gait was funny and the way they played with each other was so adorable.

I also went to a chocolate factory, where I tasted lots and lots of sweets. I prayed that it shouldn't add up to my calories.

I slept peacefully that day and I had not thought about Hura the whole day!

It was very early in the morning when I woke up. I realized that i had plenty of time before when I should go for duty.
I was lying awake in my bed.
I liked this city very much. I couldn't fond my Hura anywhere. So, I decided that I will stay there as long as possible and only when if he comes in search of me, I will go with him.

Seeing my worried face for some days, Mr.Kevin presented me with two tickets for a cricket match.
I went to the MCG to witness the final match between India and Australia. I had seen some matches before and I really love this game.
I was sitting in a seat and I was getting into the match mood along with the thousands sitting and standing there.
The nearby seat was empty. I was watching the match intently. I was following the ball's movement towards my left side, when a kid caught it and went red in the face. That is when I noticed that it was occupied.
And I saw him.
Hura was sitting there, looking at me with his mouth half open.
We hugged and the crowd cheered for the winning team.
When I was roaming around the city, I found this Tourism Victoria Website useful. you can visit it at http://www.visitmelbourne.com/India.aspx

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