Once upon a time in a dark place there was a light. It was a tiny light, no more than a glimmer, but it was there. One day the dark decided to try and get rid of the light so it came up with a plan. The dark believed that if it could convince the light that it was alone then maybe the light would go away and the dark could finally be on it's own. So one day the dark went up to the light and asked the light why it was all alone.
“I’m not alone” said the light.
This confused the dark. This light was the only light, so it must have been alone.
“I’m not alone because you’re here as well” said the light.
The dark’s plan had failed so the dark thought of a better way to convince the light that it was alone. “You’re the only light there is” Said the dark. “That’s why you’re all alone”.
“That’s true” said the light. “I am the only light, just like you are the only dark. Being the only one doesn’t mean you’re alone, it just means that you’re special.”
“Special?” asked the dark. “What do you mean?”.
“Being the only light means i shine brighter than anything else.” Said the light.
That made the dark sad. “i can’t shine” said the dark, “i am not like you, i’m not special”.
“That’s not true” said the light. “There is no light without dark. If you weren’t here i wouldn’t be.”
“What about the really dark places, where there is no light? Like a cave or a hole? How can you be there?” said the dark
“There’s always a light, you just have to believe it’s there and it will be.” said the light.
“So what if i don’t believe there’s a light?” asked the dark
“I’ll still be there but you just won’t see me.” said the light.
With that the light began to fade. The light that was only a glimmer became a speck, then a sparkle, and then it disappeared.
“Where did you go?” asked the dark.
“Who are you talking to?” said a voice.
“I’m talking to you, i don’t see you anymore”. said the dark.
“And who am i?” said the voice
“I don’t remember but i know you’re there. Why don’t you come out so i can see you?” asked the dark.
“How do you know i’m here?” asked the voice.
“Because i’m talking to you now. So you must be there.” replied the dark.
“So if i stop talking will you still know i’m here?” asked the voice.
“You must be somewhere because i know you just spoke.” said the dark. “Where are you?”
There was no answer. The dark could not remember who it was talking to a moment before. The dark called out but got no answer. Then the dark began to look for something but found nothing but itself. The dark kept searching until it was certain that it was all alone and for a moment it felt happy. For it was finally free to do whatever it wanted. Then it began to sob. No tears or wails came from it but it sobbed all the same. A sob full of sadness for It was now completely alone.
“Be quiet or i’ll give you something to cry about” said the light.
The end.
iamnotamermaid · Tue Dec 23, 2014 @ 06:30am · 0 Comments |