2007年8月4日 星期六

The Way Home

The Way Home
>>character: the little cell phone
>>character number: 1

A little cell phone accidentally fell into the toilet and was flushed away. He didn't mean to fall into the toilet, but his owner dropped him out from the pocket anyway. It was totally accidental. Though it never was his dream, that was the way he kissed goodbye with his home.

So gone with the toilet water was the scared little cell phone, screaming and sobbing helplessly as the darkness enveloped him. He could feel himself rushing forward along with the cold water. The world is chilling now...Where am I? thought the little cell phone as his head struck on the pipe hard.

"Ouch!" blew the little cell phone, though his voice sounded weak and strange in the dark, among the gurgle of the water. "Someone give me a light!"

But no one answered. Of course, since there was no one there but the little, lonely cell phone.

He floated and floated, feeling more and more desperate each day.

Then, one day...or maybe one "night", the little cell phone crushed himself hard against the pipe again. Feeling dizzy, he blinked.

Once, and twice.

Was his eyesight damaged by the overwhelming dark? The little cell phone was not sure. However, there was one thing he was sure about: There was light.

Puzzled, the little cell phone frowned. How come there was light down here in the wet, stinky pipe? Maybe there was someone else. Or maybe, there was a MIRACLE.

Laughter burst out from the little cell phone's lips. He was in the rough, true world, not a dreamy fantasy.

Wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes, the little cell phone looked down. And the sight made him speechless.

The light—the cool, blue light—was not from somewhere else. It emerged from his screen, flowing soothingly in the dark. He himself was the light producer.

Suddenly, new-born hope and strength rose within him, and he felt strong again. The darkness around him seemed not to matter so much anymore. He was the light producer, and that was the only thing that really mattered. The little cell phone stood, finding the water was actually not that deep. Why did he spend so long the discover that?

Carefully, the little cell phone started to walk, his hand kept touching the pipe in order to keep his balance. It was not difficult at all. The little cell phone smiled in the cool light, his eyes shining.

He was going home.

---FIN---

2 則留言:

Unknown 提到...

That's great. Cell phones! Toilets! The horror, oh the drama! You are gone from 6-6 at school? Jeez, I'm homeschooled and even when I went to school I only had to be there from 7:15-2:15. That's nuts.
Thanks for looking at my blog.

GlassBottle 提到...

Happy that you like it, haha! And homeschool!? How I envy you! I dreamt about it every day but it never came true...

And you thank me for looking at your blog? Don't thank! Reading your entries is actually a pleasure.

 
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