This is the 2nd chapter of the 6 chapter long novel I wrote throughout the month of November. If you haven't read the 1st chapter yet, I suggest you to do so.
In this chapter, our main character would be starting his long adventure, the first step out of his life loop. Now please enjoy the 2nd chapter of The Traveler and I hope you continue reading my story.
Taking Off
“WHY ISN’T THERE ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET, MY COLLEAUGES ARE ALSO USELESS!” I screamed the fuck out of my throat and brain.
“Judging from his skills, this wouldn’t be the 1st novel he wrote, it’s impossible. A beginner wouldn’t write something this crazy and complex.” I thought to myself while walking to work.
I sat down on my desk and start doing my daily work while still thinking about the novel. Pages upon pages of different story goes by, it was still simple as always.
“I don’t want to read these; I want to read that mesmerizing book!” my inner voice goes.
A decision was made, I stop what I was doing and focus on finding the next chapter of that book, this was to get rid of any distraction I am having from work and life.
The internet and office were fully turned over by me to find the author’s location or contact number. Dug up from the depth of my office’s file was the author’s name along with a line of code. It reads:
“00110110 00110100 00101110 00110001 00110001 00111001 00110100 10110000 00100000 01001110 00101100 00100000 00110001 00111000 00101110 00110100 00110010 00111000 00110000 10110000 00100000 01010111”.
A long indecipherable at first sight binary code. Sprinting at full speed, I went to my desk and keyed in the code to decipher it.
After some time, I was finally done and got a set of coordinates, “64.1194° N, 18.4280° W”.
This pinned point to campsite Langisjór in Iceland. I hesitated for several minutes before heading to Iceland air’s website and booking a direct flight to Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. It was a quick and on the point decision, but I do not regret doing it. I then continued by getting 3 weeks off from my work and went on an adventure to read that book.
Many thoughts ran through my head at the time.
“Is this really a clever idea?”
“There could be thousands among thousands of ways that this could go extremely wrong.”
“Why should I go the heck out of my way to this extent? It is just a story anyway.”
“Is this moment where I say, It’s now or never?”
“Should I be doing this?”
“No stop, think about the joy you would get by reading that book, the thing you always wanted was there, something new!”
“Didn't you bore the fuck out of yourself already?”
“Yes, but at least I’m sure I’ll be safe from the world!”
“It’s now or never.”
The day rapidly passed by it was a new dawn, the journey is beginning. Waking up to the warm fresh light, I did my usual routine, but today was different. I was no longer heading to work; it was to the airport. Everything changed, the scenery, sound, and smell.
I arrived at the airport in time for my flight. People chattering and announcements flooded my ears, it was a new experience I never had before.
“Wow, was the airport always this huge and busy?” I mumbled to myself.
The time has come, I hopped on flight and looked out of the window to see us gradually taking off. Not long after, I was served a steaming portion of slow roasted land. Just the smell alone was hypnotic. I was told it is an Iceland’s signature dish. Overall, a magnificent experience before even reaching the un-travelled land itself.
A considerable period passed, and we were soaring over the mountainy island. The iron bird landed, and so did I. Cars were available for rents and with no hesitation, I rented one and start driving to the camp.
If you are interested in continuing, please click the link down below to go to the next chapter!
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