Watching Cartoon Network in his hall, Madan Razdan-an 8 year old boy was dreaming again. He called himself the biggest fan of Superman and aspired to be a superhero himself one day. The noise from outside did not distract him from watching his favorite cartoon. After all he was used to his home called KASHMIR- A place where militant group attacks and civil protests were not rare.

Madan was a normal Kashmiri kid. His cheeks as pink as native apples ,he went to school with his mom. His mom held him tightly, fearing he would run away. He said ‘Good Morning’ to everyone he came across. A smile brightened his face and he even blushed whenever he met Sheen, whom he had a crush on. He had a standard answer for the question “What do you want to become when you grow up?”He said proudly, he wanted to be Superman and save Kashmir. He even started practicing. He wore his red and blue costume everyday and tried to fly from the bed attempting to save the world, sometimes ending up injured. He wanted to save Kashmir from the bad people, as Mommy rightly said.

He made plans to kill the terrorists one by one. One night, Madan was just about to sleep, when he heard the violent noises from outside. Civilians were protesting against the newfound laws of the government. He put on his costume, took his dad’s revolver, not knowing there were no bullets in it, and headed silently towards the balcony.

Meanwhile, armed forces were called for and instructed to open fire on the civilians. The police took aim. Looking at the police, Madan pointed his gun towards the civilians and aimed with just one intention in mind-‘To kill the bad people’. The police shot at the crowd and Madan pulled his trigger too. The loud sound of the gunshot made him think that he had aimed correctly and even saw one of the protesters collapse. He felt rebellious. He put the gun in the drawer and ran towards his room.

His mother got awakened by the gunshots and was anxious to know about her son. Madan had managed to quickly sneak into his bed, but with his costume on, leaving his mom confused.

The next day, Madan got up with a Forgotten Superhero dream .He was watching T.V and was amazed by a new movie that was going to be released soon. He went to school with his mommy, who was holding him as tightly as she could as usual. They came across a long lost friend of Madan’s Dad who curiously asked Madan, what he wanted to become in life….??

He now said he wanted to become a Movie Director.

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Hi! my name is Karishma Gangaramani, pursuing C.A.  and I love writing. That’s the best way to describe me!!

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