Lost erasers

Ever wondered where your lost erasers went? How are they? Do they have a family now?

Well, one day, a recently bought eraser was sitting in the pencil case of the student who owned it, was staring at the ceiling when all of a sudden he felt a nudge, fell and then……pitch black.

That’s all it saw until a flash met his eyes making him squint and look away in pain.

“Who are you?” asked an unknown voice which came from the direction of the light. After a while with the eraser stuttering and such, the voice spoke again “Stop.” it was a soft, yet raspy and dominating voice, like an elder’s.

The light suddenly went out and while trying to readjust to the darkness again, he felt a hand suddenly reach for him and he closed his eyelids so hard, you’d think they were glued. The hand retrieved itself and the ropes with which Eraser was tied with fell without making a sound.

While looking up, Eraser got up and asked who was there. The old man responded “It’s Refi. I lead all the lost erasers which do not wish to return to their doom”

“Doom?” asked confused Eraser which was now looking around for an exit. Without looking at him, the old man said “There is no exit, the doom is the work they have to do, I can see you haven’t started working yet, but what they do is use us to wipe out their mistakes.”

While still dumbfounded, he squatted and trued making some sense. Just then the old eraser, Refi, hit the ground with his paperclip cane no more than twice and a few small lights appeared and hundreds of erasers showed up. As they stepped closer in the now lighted up room, Refi showed the new rubber what would await for him if he returns to his master.

With horror, he stared at everyone and slowly mumbled that he’ll stay, that he doesn’t want to get hurt. Refi, as he saw the state he was in, he asked the others to make him feel at home, safe and sound.

The next day, a little before sunrise, Refi walked in the room where all the erasers were sleeping and hit a coin which was placed near the door with his cane. The sound traveled like a wave, waking everyone, except Eraser, one by one. Refi had to personally nudge the newcomer with his cane indicating that it’s time to wake up.

That morning, Refi held a speech Eraser and showed him around explaining to him that they were expanded under two cabinets and the wall which was separating them as they were in different classrooms.

“Today” said Refi “a new eraser was saved from the torture of those cruel creatures which believe we are only objects and do not deserve the right to live in peace. Wiping their mistakes using us, like we are some sort of joke, throwing us around, cutting us….” he took a small break to breathe and then continued “This place shall shelter every rubber, small or not, they are family and they are welcomed.”

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