...Then, It All Went Dark! - Short Story

There will be no heading to this peace of writing. There is no title. Nothing.. We are just going to go with the flow.

Somewhere in this vast universe. There it was. A small town, with pleasant people living in harmony. Their day to day was simple. Some were taking care of plants, others were shepherds. They were living each day, making a living for them and their families, dreaming of one day were the sun shines bright and their changes to the better.

A dark night came. It was windy with a heavy rain outside. They all went back to their homes. Praying for this night to get over.

The night ended with the brightest sky. They went out to celebrate. But, they were surprised that something went wrong at that night. Some of their plants went down and some of their cattle went missing.

It was unfortunate for that small town, that it wasn't the only dark night. They lived to experience similar events at other nights.

Until one day, an old man came to visit the town. They welcomed him, they prepared for him a nice dinner and asked him to stay. He noticed their fear of losing their crops and cattle. He asked them to gather wood and other materials. He wanted to reciprocate their generosity, and he made them a candle house in the middle of their town.

No more dark nights - he said. Those were his last words before leaving them to continue his own venture.

Few months pass by, that candle house held steady against wind, and shone so bright to every house. They had few dark nights. But, they were lucky to have light, to know what's going on outside and they were able to go out to help protect their valuables whenever an adversity comes along.

The towns nearby knew of their success. They tried to create something similar and failed. They were envying their success. Until one day, some of their neighbors came a long to take some of the candles inside. He opened the door and the wind came inside and all candles were turned off. Then it all went dark again!