write an original short story on 'the photograph'
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So you are trying to say that I can actually..?” I asked.
“Yes, of course. You see Lina, I already told you how this works.” Dr. Matthews seemed convinced upon his theory.
“But, how will I be able to look into the past?”
“All you need to do is to concentrate. That’s the key.”
“What?”
“You see, thoughts are a very powerful tool. Every thought has a weight. But that weight depends on how strong your thought is. So if you think hard, hard enough for anyone to think you are in frenzy, then maybe you can go back in time.”
“But there has to be something else too?”
“Yes, there is. There has to be absolute silence around you, nothing to disturb your concentration at all. Other than that, I think it is pretty simple.” The doctor was smiling.
I wondered what was there to smile about. I had my doubts, this was sheer madness!! It was just not possible, breaking all the rules of physics, how can you look into the past?
“Doctor, I still think this is not right. I know you want to help me out. But this is a mistake. “
“I already explained it to you.”
“Tell me again.”
“Listen, a photograph ingenuously does something that not even most complex mechanisms fail to do. It captures time. Something that flows, something that cannot be brought back, but a photograph, it captivates time. Thus it acts as a gateway to go back to that time, and revive our memories.”
I was getting confused with every word being said. How is it possible to literally enter a photograph and go back in time?
The doctor continued, “The time that has been captured in the picture is fixed. But that time in our present frame of reference is an event in the past. You may say that this gives rise two parallel time dimensions, one that is going on right now, that is, the present. The other is the stationary one in the picture. And our thoughts, they give you the power to translate between these two dimensions.”
I didn’t know what to say. This seemed like an inconceivable thing to happen. But Dr. Matthews seems so confident. I got up to leave. After hearing all these intricate assertions, all I wanted was some rest.
“And one more thing” Dr. Matthews stopped me.
“Yes doctor?”
“Since you are the subject that has to travel, you must be in the photograph. And the time of the photograph must also resemble the time of the actual incident. Then only will you be able to know who murdered your father.