Unity Story
1 min
2023 Unity Short Story Finalist
Sophia P. (7th grade)
A Foe Amongst Friends
First, you find the spark
The light in the darkness
Like the sun peeking out of the clouds after a dark and dreary storm
The person who sees you,
The person who accepts you
A friend amongst foes
Then you find the flame
The flicker of hope
Like a dark library being flooded with a warm glow
You let it grow, develop, change
Into something new, something beautiful, into something...
Something...
Something...
Permanent...?
A friend amongst foes
Then that flame becomes a torch
A connection,
A friendship
Affection blinds you
A friend amongst foes
The thrum of adrenaline
Of finding a true companion
Not a foe in sight
...Or so you think
A friend amongst foes
The first friend
The first spark
Finds another spark...
This spark?
Stronger than you
Braver than you
Wiser
Smarter
Prettier
Better...
The first spark
Turns
They no longer need you
You're useless to them
The first spark
Turns
It turns into something...
Something...
Something...
...temporary...
The torch starts to shrink!
The first spark convinces the others that you loathsome fool
A friend amongst foes
The flame starts to dim!
"A pathetic little rat!"
They say
"Go away!"
They say
"You're not wanted here!"
They say
A friend amongst foes
You consider
Fighting for their attention
Maybe begging for mercy
Pleading for things to go back the way they were
Yet...
"I don't deserve someone who ditches me in the blink of an eye...
I don't deserve someone who was never loyal
I don't deserve someone who faked our entire friendship.
I deserve better,"
You would mutter bitterly
The first spark...
Starts to darken...
All the joy and happiness starts to fade until it is gone,
gone,
gone.
Alone.
A foe amongst friend
2023 Unity Short Story Finalists/Grand Prize Winner
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