A Boy And His Friend

A fun little story I thought of while half asleep on my bed.

There once was a boy named Argi. Argi lived alone because he hated anything that was loud. he disliked things that smelled or left marks, things that moved or that crawled, things that flew and things that jumped or things that were to large. He liked things to be warm, small, smooth, bright, motionless, and odorless. Argi rarely talked to anyone besides himself, because when he talked to himself he did not have to even speak. Sometimes he wondered what it would be like to have a friend, but then he realized that friends jump, they smell, and they are loud. He read somewhere once that "The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.". so he kept to himself. He was not happy. So he looked for a friend. One day Argi's life was changed. He made a friend. Walking in the darkness he found it. Reaching up he gently brought this friend from up on high to down with him. This friend was smooth and small. It never smelled or spoke, and never once did it jump or crawl. When he was with this friend he could see things in the world that were not there before. He knew that in his heart he was no longer alone. His friend brought a certain warmth to his life. Argi did not know how something so small could have such a big impact on his life. He decided that he loved his friend. He once read that "If you love something then let it go, and if that something loves you it will come back". Argi did not want to let his friend go, but he knew in his heart that keeping something so warm and bright to himself was not fair. Another thing Argi hated was being unfare. So eventually he let his friend go. All at once his world was dark again, and cold... and he never saw his friend again... then, alone in the dark, he realized four things... One of which was who his friend was... his friend was a light bulb...(end)

Author's Note

"The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself."
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/douglascou411420.html?src=t_time

Reviews

[Raven Wyntermoon]

This is an interesting read. I visualized this story as an animated short which would be quite interesting to watch.
I do like the juxtaposition of Argi's "dark" world as a literal and emotional description to his light emanating friend.
A good friend you were, Mr. Bulb.

[Tyler Gage]

Thanks :). I enjoyed writting this short story. Eventually I might make an animation of this, I kind of like that idea.

[A.R. Murray]

I enjoyed reading this. It was a nice read. While I read this I was wondering if Argi was autistic.

There was some capitalization errors. Also there was a double period.

Great job though.

[Tyler Gage]

Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed it, regardless of my errors. The help is much apreciated.