Aarav balanced the chai cup on his scooter handle while riding through the narrow streets of Rajkot. The evening wind felt nice after a boring college day.
"Bas timepass kar raha hu yaar," he muttered, thinking about the half-written chapter in his Webnovel draft.
Suddenly, a bright flash lit up the sky. Something crashed into the empty plot behind the tea stall.
Aarav ran towards the dust. In the middle sat a girl with glowing silver hair and two small twitching antennae. She wore a strange white suit.
She looked up at him with big curious eyes and said softly,
"Earth human… are you my assigned guide?"
Aarav blinked. "Guide? Behen, tu alien hai kya?"
Lira smiled brightly, antennae perking up.
"Yes! I am Lira from planet Zephyr. My mission is observation… but I fell. Can you help me, Earth boy?"
She pointed at his chai. "That warm liquid smells nice."
Aarav sighed, a small smile forming.
"First rule of Earth, Lira. Never refuse chai in Gujarat."
He handed her the cup.
That was the moment his peaceful timepass life changed forever.