Chapter 1 : Introduction

...It was the morning of 23rd June, 2034. I was attending the first voyage of the magnificent Callisto, a multi million dollar cruise ship. It was evident that the engineers tried to mimic the archetypcal RMS ship. Only few people were lucky enough to get hold of the tickets, and luckily I was one of them. I won the ticket from the lucky draw in a supermarket. The Voyage was of a fortnight on the great Pacific Ocean. No specific location were to be covered as it was just a test drive. The ship was indeed extravagant and luxurious inside, consisting of shopping areas, playground, spas and swimming pools. It infact resembled a mini city. The deck was made of pure wood and the walls were newly painted, you can smell the paint. One could tell that the cutlery was all new as it was very shiny. I was 27 and was traveling solo. But Lily's appearance suddenly had seemed more than just provedenral. She was one of my old and close friends. But in time we became distant for our works. I was a Graphics designer in France while she was a game developer in Germany but our childhood was spent in India. Soon, we began chatting like the good old days. One thing leads to another and that's how I find out that she is still a bachelor. Dating is just not our piece of cake! We are still same even after so many years...

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^^^''excuse me but can I talk to you for a moment?"...*asked a fimiliar voice. ^^^

I turned my head to be infront of a 6 feet tall masculine man, whom I cannot recognise.

"are you by chance Emily?"...he asked with his husky voice.

"yes....sorry but do we know eachother?" I replied with my confused voice.

"it's me! Mike! don't you remember me? we used to be in the same class in college."

"Ohhh, Mike so nice to see you" I said with joy but I don't remember him actually.

Lily has been standing next to me for a moment now and was not even interested in our conversation so I bid farewell to Mike and left with Lily.

It is now time to start the journey.

after passing some important security check, I and Lily officially boarded "Callisto". Many people bid goodbyes to there loved ones. People on the port waved their handkerchiefs in the air. It was like we were onboard the Titanic. I hope this one doesn't sinks.

we all headed to our own rooms. there were five huge buildings for the passengers. My room was on the 3rd Building and on the 7th floor. our luggages were already shifted to our rooms yesterday. I entered my room in wonder. I never in my life lived in such a luxurious room. it was like I was somekind of VIP. I jumped on my king sized bed in joy. I don't even remember when I felt asleep*.

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