🌙 The Lantern in the Lake
On the edge of Hauz Khas Lake, a boy named Aarav found an old lantern floating gently on the water. It wasn’t rusted, nor broken — instead, it glowed faintly, as if it carried its own moonlight.
Curious, Aarav lifted it out, and the lantern whispered his name. Each night after, he returned to the lake, and the lantern showed him visions: a hidden garden beneath the city, a staircase spiraling into the sky, and a door that opened only when he believed in impossible things.
One evening, Aarav followed the lantern’s light into the mist. He was never seen again, but locals say the lake sometimes glimmers with a soft glow — as if Aarav is still wandering, lantern in hand, exploring worlds just beyond ours.