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Magic Stone

As John walked down the street, he felt tired of being alone. He thought that if people noticed him, they could see he was miserable. He walked slowly with his almost empty pockets. He had no one by his side and no money to spend. He had just what he needed to survive, but he started to get the feeling that it would not be enough anymore. John started to think, that maybe if he had money, loneliness would not be any trouble because he would spend his time traveling around the world, which was his biggest dream. 

John liked to spend his time in the park waiting for anything to happen. As he arrived to his usual spot, a bench besides a big tree, he noticed a little paper on the ground. With nothing else to do, he picked it up and read it. It had an address on it and described a store that sold magic stones and other stuff. He was never a belieber in this kind of things but he instantly felt curious. He said to himself, “Well, I can try it, I have nothing left.” John had no idea what those magic stones can do, but stood up and walked his way to the store. 

He arrived to the store and realized it was like a small house but it said MAGIC STONES in luminous letters on top of the door. He was not sure to knock or just enter the place. He looked through the window and got scared when a woman yelled him to come in. As he did, he started to look around the store and saw hundreds of stones of all shapes, sizes and colors. The lady asked, “Is there any specific stone you are looking for?”. He thought she looked funny. She was dressed in colorful clothes and was wearing too many accessories. “I really don’t know if I am taking anything.” John replied. The woman suddenly looked confused and told John to tell her his biggest problem and biggest dream. “Why is that important?” he said. The woman took a sit on a tall chair besides one of the trays full of stones and got out a notebook. “My name is Emily and I will try to help you achieve your dreams and liberate you from your problems. You just need to tell me and I will give you the indicated stone for you.” A part of John did not believe in anything the woman was saying but he still told her what she needed to hear in order to help him, “I would love to travel the world and don’t feel alone anymore but I don’t have any money to do that.” Emily took note of John’s words and then stood up. Without saying anything she started to search the place until she found a shinny silver-like stone. She gave it to him and said that with this stone he would not worry anymore and everything would be better. He wanted to put all of his few faith left on the stone but got worried he would waste his money on that. The woman convinced him and told him, “You would no longer struggle with that trust me.” 

The next day, he went to the park as his usual routine. This time, instead of a paper, he found a wad of money on the ground next to the same big tree. He looked around surprised, and saw no one around so he picked it up. He could not believe the amount of money he was holding. He felt the stone in his pocket and smiled, he knew his life was about to change. The first thing he thought of, was buying a ticket to anywhere so he could just get out of that sad town. He felt like he was staring a new life and he did. 

Months passed, and he felt that same emptiness inside of him. He had everything he had dreamed of; a fancy car, houses everywhere, he could go anywhere he desired. Despite all of that, he was still alone. He remembered Emily had told him she was going to help him, but he felt the same as before so he decided to claim her. When he arrived to the magic stone’s store he entered angry looking for Emily. When she saw John all dressed up, the first thing she said was, “Well I guess the stone has done its job.” “Your stone is fake, it does not work, I am still sad and lonely.” he said. “Well, the stone gave you money, but you should be smart enough to know that money can’t buy happiness.” 

(Approximately 750 words)