Once, there was a pen and a paper who lived together in a small desk drawer. They were the best of friends and spent their days creating beautiful stories, poems, and letters together.
The pen, whose name was Pete, loved to write and bring ideas to life. He would glide effortlessly across the paper, leaving behind a trail of ink that would form words, sentences, and paragraphs.
The paper, whose name was Paige, loved to receive Pete’s ink and feel the words come alive on her surface. She would absorb the ink and hold onto the words, keeping them safe and secure.
Together, Pete and Paige created many beautiful things. They wrote love letters, stories of adventure, and poems of joy. They were inseparable, and their friendship grew stronger with each passing day.
But one day, disaster struck. Pete’s ink began to run out, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t write anymore. Paige was devastated. She felt lost and alone without Pete’s words to fill her pages.
As the days went by, Paige began to yellow and fade. She felt useless without Pete’s ink to bring her to life. Pete, too, felt lost and alone. He missed the feel of gliding across Paige’s surface, leaving behind a trail of words.
Despite their efforts, Pete and Paige couldn’t find a way to be together again. Pete’s ink was gone, and Paige’s pages were empty. They were forced to say goodbye, and Paige was left to gather dust in the desk drawer.
Years went by, and Paige was forgotten. But she never forgot Pete and the beautiful words they had created together. She held onto the memories of their time together, and the words they had written.
One day, a young writer found Paige in the desk drawer. She blew off the dust and began to write on Paige’s pages. But Paige’s heart wasn’t in it. She missed Pete and the words they had created together.
As the writer finished her story and closed the desk drawer, Paige couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness. She knew she would never be with Pete again, and that their beautiful words were lost forever. The desk drawer closed, and Paige was left to her memories, a lonely and forgotten paper, longing for the pen that had once brought her to life.
Sanju Agarwal
