"Steemit Challenge s28wk1 : Zany and the tiny colored dragon
A very big city where it is raining non-stop. The city seems to be immersed in wet darkness. Everything is silent and quiet around and Zanywas walking with his head down and his hoodie pulled up to his eyes. His mind is also as dark and full of suffering as this city. Suddenly, he could feel something colorful moving in the dim light. Zany then stopped and looked at it in surprise.
It was like a small colorful dragon dancing next to the water. As if it was showing Zany the way even in the dark with its colorful light. Zany was quite surprised and he started thinking that he had heard for so long that small dragons only appear when someone's heart becomes very lonely and he is in a lot of trouble. And he had only heard this, but he had never thought that such a thing would happen in his life. Today he was facing such a situation.
Zany walked slowly and the dragon seemed to be spreading colors on Zany's wet clothes. In the dark silence around, she could feel a warm feeling. Her hands and feet started shaking a little out of fear. It was normal for everyone to feel like this when something like this happened suddenly. Still, Zany did not lose courage, and she courageously extended her hand.
The dragon came very softly and gently to her fingers. At that moment, all the pain and sorrow accumulated in Zany's chest seemed to lighten. After many years, she smiled a little relieved. And she asked herself if this was actually the joy that I had lost, because of which my heart had been heavy and I was alone. Some such questions arose in Zany's mind.
Then they started walking together. The colorful light of the dragon was paving the way for them. They were walking forward as scattered lights. Zany no longer feels so alone. Zany slowly asked the dragon, "Are you my feeling?" The dragon moved his eyes, as if to say yes. Zany asked again, "Are you the joy that I lost a long time ago?" This time the dragon sent a message to Zany's mind and said that you have not lost joy, you have just forgotten how to be happy with great difficulty.
Realizing this, Zany's throat went dry and she started crying, tears started flowing in her eyes. She felt different after many years around this dragon. After a while, the rain stopped and the dim light of the lamps could be seen in the water. Zany started thinking to herself that I was not completely broken, maybe I had forgotten to smile. And I was just lonely. She started thinking like that and happiness started working in her mind. But just then everything changed. The dragon in the mine was suddenly spreading very bright colors and Zany was a little scared, but she did not back down.
Then the dragon came closer to Zany and said in a soft voice that you will find light within your fear. And this is my last gift for you. Then the dragon merged into Zany's chest like a flash of light. For a second, Zany was shocked. But then he realized that his insides had become much lighter and warmer. He no longer enjoyed the pain as before.
He began to realize that someone was hugging him from inside and saying that you are not alone, I am with you. Zany then stood alone on the street and started laughing. And he started telling himself that this is not the end, this is my new beginning. Because now a small colorful dragon lives inside him. And that dragon will never let him be alone. And this is how the story ended.
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