" You people are the chosen one to enter the land of Nod. Forget the name you had before. You are no longer the person you were. Use only the name that were given to you. You are going to travel to another world. I know it is tough for you to accept that you won't be able to come here again but this is the only way......."

*sigh

A month back I came to know that there are many worlds that co-exsist in earth. For instance I myself have created my own world unconsciously. Not only me but everyone have. Those worlds are in earth but they are not earth. Everything that happen to us are the happenings in our world. We are the god of our world and our world dies as we die. These types of worlds are called personal worlds. There are a broad variety of worlds and Land of Nod is one such world. It also used be a world that co-exsisted in earth but now it has grown up to be a reflection of earth. It means it is no longer an imaginary world. There are people who live in that world just like how we live in the earth. The position of the earth and the land of Nod is same but there is no contact between them. The very existence of the Land of Nod is beneficial to earth because as we all know the water resources in earth are all depleting and due to a pact made between earth and the land of Nod, we get water from them. That's right. I just said there is no contact between them but a year back, an aeroplane spotted a door in the middle of the sky. That door connected the two worlds. Living beings were able to go from earth to the land of nod through the door but they were not able to come from the land of nod to the earth. Only non-living things were able to go through the door from the land of nod to the earth. The people who travelled in the plane are the teachers of my school. So only the people of my school and certain officials know of it's existence. Now the area around the door is restricted for others to use. The person who went to the land of Nod through the door is my math teacher, Mr. Chauncey Thurman. First they told us that he died in an accident. There are not many people who are aware of the existence of the other world even in the land of nod. Only certain people know them. Recently it seems the Land of Nod is suffering some problem and requires the help from the people of earth because it is said that the people who go from earth to the land of Nod receive a supernatural power. As the saying goes there's nothing called free lunch, the people will also have a short life span. So they wanted talented people who can help them out, but in order to keep the existence of the land of Nod as a secret they chose some of the students of our school to go through the door. I am one among the people who were chosen. I am named Delphi Valonia.

I am named Delphi Valonia.

"Sa.... um...... Delphi".

"yes?"

"Was it right?? ha! it takes a lot of time to get used to the new names."

"yeah..... Was it Margalo?....... your name?"

"yeah. It's such a weird name...... That's right! Mr. Leader told me to inform that we are having a meeting at the meeting room after lunch."

"is that so? and who is Mr. Leader?"

"The person who talked a while ago......'I know it is tough for you to accept that you won't be able to come here again but this is the only way '....... that person"

"haha....you even memorized his lines.....is it his real name? Mr. Leader?"

"of course not! he doesn't want to reveal his name"

"oh"

This person is Margalo. She is quite the sociable type unlike me. Her humor sense is good and she is popular among the girls. I have always admired her smooth hair. It has all the features that I wish I had. It is well maintained, wavy, dense , thick and the colour of her hair...... the dark black colour contrasting her white skin, ah...it is really amazing😍😍😍. It's a pity that her hair is short. I have never really talked with her or any other chosen people except for my brother who is now named Edsel Cluny.

"want to have lunch with me Delphi?"

"sure!"

*smiles

Her smile is beautiful 😮😮😮. Where is she looking at?

*turns

"Hey Stacy!!!!!"

ugh!! That hurts Margalo. See my ears are bleeding!😣😣😣

" It's Eustacia Uta, Margalo"

"yeah yeah. Eus...ta....cia U..ta. Your name is quite hard to pronounce. Stacy is a nice name."

"But that's not my name"

"whatever 😩. After lunch come to the meeting room. We have a meeting with Mr. Leader."

"noted"

"Why don't you smile more Stacy? you will look really pretty"

"My name is not Stacy and I don't really care if I am pretty or not."

"Oh girl 😨! You are going to scare my sweet darling Delphi"

"That's not true.... Eustacia is pretty just the way she is"

"Oh darling Delphi, you don't have to lie for her"

💦 💦 💦

" That's enough Margalo. I gotta go now. Um..... Thanks Delphi"

"Oh no. I was just stating the truth"

*smiles " You are a nice girl, Delphi. I have always wanted to talk with you. I will use this as an opportunity to get close to you"

Really???? Tell me this is not a dream. Amazing ....... Eustacia has always wanted to talk to me >.< . Eustacia is a prodigy. She is calm and composed. Her every movement is elegant that even the teachers treat her with respect. She is tall and fit. She doesn't have much friends because people mistake her silence for coldness. She and Margalo are childhood friends. We three are the only girls among the chosen ones.

"bye Delphi"

"bye!"

*walks away

"Hey! you didn't say bye to me..."

".....😒"

"Did she just ignore me???😲😲😲"

"💦 💦 💦 It must have been something urgent..."

"That's.......haa.... whatever! Let's eat Delphi"

"Yes!!"

Hmmmmmmm 😊. I am really happy. I made new friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

woooah 😍😍. Today the wind is blowing by my side💕💕💕. Nana na na Nana na na♪ヽ(･ˇ∀ˇ･ゞ)

"Delphi"

*startled "y-yeah"

"we have a meeting now."

"Yes! I will head there right now!"

"hmm"

ah! encountering a person while having cringey thoughts is quite embarrassing. It's a relief that he didn't see the expression I had on my face before he called out to me. By the way......that person is Asmodel right? He is a very silent person. The only person he speaks well with is his best friend, Hardian. These two guys are very close that there are many rumors saying they are couples. You can often find Asmodel lying on Hardian's lap. Even though there are such rumours about them, they are still popular among girls. Mainly, Asmodel gets at least 10 love letters a month. They are the hot topic for gossips. Hardian used to be short so he wasn't that much of popular but after the summer vacation of last year, he became tall and manly. Eventually he became popular. So we six are the chosen ones. I can pretty much understand why the others were chosen but I don't understand why I was also chosen. Asmodel, even though he is very silent he is good in sports. Hardian is lively and intelligent. My brother, Edsel is brave, intelligent and never leaves a goal unreached (though he acts snobbish in front of me). Eustacia is a scholar. Margalo is very sociable that she can find out a lot of gossips and details about a person within a short time. Whereas I don't have any special talent or as such. I heard Mr. Chancey Thurman is the one responsible for selecting people. Why did he choose me? Is it because ---

"ahem"

Mr. Leader has come

"So this meeting is to inform you of the new name decided for your team. That would be 'Team SLON ' . Don't get too proud that you got this cool name for your team. Work hard to maintain the cool of your team's name. Now, is there anything that you would like to tell me?"

"....."

" If there is nothing I will take my leave. "

*tap tap tap clack (Mr. Leader has left)

"pffft...hahaha" (Margalo)

"What's with that name? It sounds synonymous with sloth. Urg!"

"Hardian don't talk too loudly. What if he hears it."

"Asmodel, I hate this. I don't care if he hears it."

"Then may I know the reason why you didn't open your mouth in front of him?"

"That's my Stacy. Wow Stacy you rock *whistle"

"I am (not Stacy).... For a minute I forgot that animals won't understand human language."

"Who are you calling animal? ~Staaaaacyyyy~ "

"SLON..... what does it mean?" (Edsel)

"I don't know but I heard Mr. Leader personally decided this name." (Asmodel)

"hahaha..... *hiccup hahaha........ is that why he said this name is a cool name??"

"You better stop it there Margalo. We must pack our bags for our departure today."

"Yes ma'am. Come with us Delphi, we'll go together."

"Yes. Thank you"