A Nook and a Storybook

Hello! My name is Bastian. Join me, please. I'm a beleaguered youngster in a book, The NeverEnding Story. Read with me here in my cozy little attic nook. I love it here. It's quiet; I can think about my mom, who died. I miss her so. Here I escape the bullies at the school and my demanding dad, who doesn't know how lost I feel sometimes and pushes me to study more and daydream less. I've found this tale set in Fantasia makes me feel I'm flying trouble-free, no longer bound by earth's restraints--I've suddenly become a character! I help a warrior-boy the Empress sent to free Fantasia of a plague, The Nothing, murderer of joy. Imagination dies, and apathy replaces it. Now there exists no more The Nothing. We two boys with magic bold destroyed it. Now it's time for me to soar back home to face my life. I ride upon the Luck Dragon, Falkor, who's going to be my savior from those bullies. I must close the book. I'll be back soon. There's more to see! ************************ Sometimes I feel like Bastian when I read great mysteries by Christie, Grisham, Clark, . . . * so cozy in my woman cave at home or at a picnic table at the park. *Agatha Christie, John Grisham, and Mary Higgins Clark The Neverending Story--fantasy book and movie popular during the 1980's Date posted: 4-21-16 entered in Jamie Pan's "Interesting" Contest on February 16, 2017 Theme: The Feeling of Getting Lost in Book