Chapter 1:

M.A.D

M.A.D


MOVE!! THIS MOVE WILL DECIDE MY FUTURE AND MY RESPECT IN THIS SOCETY…..ITS MY BATTLE AGAINST TIME….WHAT THE MOVE…..

VOICE IN THE BACKGROUND.. SWEAT FALLING ON GROUND…AND SWEATDROP FALLS ON GROUND …SCENE CHANGE TO OUR MAIN CHARACTER WATCHING T.V.

“move….our shoes move faster than light eclipse shoes..shoes for real men”

Ad from tv

Mom:- Its morning and YOUR WATCHING TV!!! GO GET THE NEWSPAPER FROM OUTSIDE!!

Emerson halidiya(Main character):-ahhhhh….'kay…

*Opens the door and stand with his arms on waist*

That’s chad…..also know as chakri….the guy who is delivering news papers since a week…its said his mom’s condition is not that good he is just 9 years old….exactly of half of my age….(Emerson thinking to himself)

Neighbor1:-sooo sad to see a poor kid this  hard working,instead of enjoying his childhood….take this chocolate…

Neighbor2:- this much hard work for 1000 rupees….

Chakri:- I will work hard and cure my mom’s illness!!!! *Sparkles in eyes*

Emerson:- Thanks for the paper bro…

What!!!! VISHWANATAN ANAND…..FIRST INDIAN GRANDMASTER…. The 5 TIME WORLD CHAMPION…WITH A FIDE RATING OF 2743 HIGHEST IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE AND TOP 20 IN THE WHOLE WORLD WAS DEFEATED BY MAGNUS CARLSEN….

Let me remember this….it might come in test….

Hello….im Emerson Halidiya also known as M.A.D because of my grades and I’m really dumb….i like playing chess….Yeah this story is about chess….a boring ancient game which is still a mystery since 400 years….that fact took me towards it…I want to earn and live from chess….BUT THERE IS A CATCH TO IT!!! HELL YA IM BAD AT IT….HAHAHAHA THAT’S IT….. THAT’S THE ONLY CATCH!!!

Im participating in this school tournament after my mid exams….and Its my first over the board tournament…sooo to play that tournament I need to study well and get good marks *sparkle from eyes*

So lets play chess before  I start studying….ohh its already 11pm…..ok let me study tomorrow…I mean there is still months time….

ohh its already 11pm…..ok let me study tomorrow…I mean there is still weeks time….

ohh its already 11pm…..ok let me study tomorrow…I mean there is still days time….

ohh its already 11pm…..i need to study now there is only one day time….

Stats on screen:- [matches played :30,435]

[won:58% draw:12% lost:40]

And thats how my exams are done….i don’t know if I will get good marks or not but I will try to pass….Hope I pass god….My parents hopes are on me…and im doing my exams like this…huhhhhhhhhh!!! Okay lets forget that and concentrate on chess…like I shouldn’t lose hope…after all I was born to defeat Magnus carlsen…HUH HUHHUH!! I gonna be the king of chess

Ohhh its already 2am….i don’t think today is my day

stats on phone screen:-[played:11 won:0 lost :11]

*yawns with his hands stretching* books falling on his face while taking the book out of his face

Cut to his taking a paper flier out of his face in school

[GOLDEN JUBLIE FOR THE SCHOOLS’S GREATEST EVENT

“ We proudly welcome you all to the world's biggest unofficial chess tournament. This is a 3 days event in the Galsis stadium with a tremendous sitting arrangement of 100,000 people and 4 big screens with player rings. One of the biggest funded tournament where the biggest officials and celebrities of the country come to see. We have our world’s most liked commentator NM Boss(National master)and FM Ghoss(Fide master).Free for our school parents and students. Outsiders to pay 3000 rupees only (Food and all taxes inc.)

To participate contact Mr.ghoss. (handwritten) ]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

I need to participate in this for sure…Mrghosssssssssss

Ghoss:- Yes! Please come in

Emerson:- Sir I saw this flier and I want to participate in this competition how much should I pay to participate in this competition sir

Ghoss:- You don’t need any money to participate in this competition…..

Emerson:- Wowwwwww…..

Ghoss :- Let me finish…But you need to write a test to participate if you pass you can participate. After all is a prestigious competition

Emerson:-…..ohhhhhhh…..

Ghoss :- Here you go sit there

Emerson : sir right now!?

Ghoss :- Yes..you get one shot and you need to pass in one shot and you the first person to come

Emerson:- …..

Ghoss:- start you have 1hr

Emerson:-ohhh they are 5 puzzles and 5 theeeeeeeeeeeeoryyyyyyyy questions!!! What I don’t know theory…its fine once my friend told just write Garry Kasporov to every chess question

Ghoss:- Congrats kid you passed you got 8/10…The funny thing about this paper is the 9th question…”Who won against Garry Kasporov to take his throw” you wrote Garry Kasporov…

Emerson:-ohhh…I should have read questions before answering...Bakaaa

Thanks sir! I will be going…Thanks sir

Ahhhhh its over..it was tensed…But I did it..MY FIRST OVER THE BOARD COMPETETION!!

Scene change to Emerson playing with a kid…Clock ticking 15.33-34.23 time on the clock with a creepy smile on his face…with a bandage rolled on his left hand where blood’s dropping from his hand

                                                                                                                To be continued…

M.A.D