44. Din

 44. Din

Loki was ecstatic to finally visit his Granny’s ancestral home. Granny looked more radiant while greeting him than when she visited the city.

“These ten days are going to be awesome” he said.

“I’ll make sure of it’ Granny said with a warm yet mystic smile.

Loki had a great time visiting the fields and playing with the kids nearby, and was exhausted when he crashed in to his bed that night.

As Granny came in with a glass of milk, she asked, “If you can have any super power for a day, what will it be?”

“Why Granny? Might be I’d like to make Rasagullas like you” Loki said.

“Din” she said, tapping on Loki’s head.

“You meant Done?” Loki asked.

Granny just smiled.

As he woke up the next day, Granny gave him a jar of milk, and sent him into the kitchen.

The Rasagullas became an instant hit, and he was made the opening batter in his new team just for that.

“Your recipe was great” He said Granny that night.

“No, it’s all you” she said with a twinkle in her eye. “If you can have any super power for a day, what will it be?” she asked him again.

“I’d like to get an Ice cream whenever I think like having one”

“Din”

Loki got ice creams handed over wherever he went next day. He was least bothered about how bad his team lost that day or how the kids mocked his awkward swimming skills, because he had total 31 Ice creams, without having to spend a single penny.

“If you can have any super power for a day, what will it be?” Granny asked that night too.

“I need to win our bet match tomorrow” He said.

“Din”

They won next day in the last over. Loki was never nervous, and had just a smile after the win. He was sure they’d win.

“I want to get better at swimming” he told Granny that night.

“Din”

Loki had no qualms diving into the well next day. He was much better at it.

By end of the holidays Loki had learnt to drive, practiced mountain climbing, and was good at both painting & crafting. His vocal skills had marked improvement.

As he boarded the return train, he asked Granny through the train window “How does this really work”

“What” she asked with an inscrutable smile.

“Is Magic real?” he asked

“If you can have any super power for a day, what will it be?”

“Answer me Granny, Is Magic real?”

“Magic or No magic, it’s what you do with your potential that counts” she said.

“Then that’s what I need. I just need to know I can do anything if I put in effort”

“Din”

Loki never found if Magic is real, but he realised that he can achieve anything if he just believed in his efforts.