The Legend of The Cinder Toy Soldier - A Short Story

THERE was once a toy factory owned by the most feared but inevitably pretty famous along the city of Barren, Ideal Creations Corporation was owned by Grimside Greencreek. Or so-called "Mister G."

Every boy and girl in the city of Barren owns one of each of Mister G's classical but truly unique toys. Pretty common but were once popular in each of the every side of Barren.

A wooden toy car, a pretty fairy doll, a mechanical robot powered by a turning key, or everything else you could imagine are all in Mister G's toy collection.

But even though this toys are very durable and has high quality, everyone in business knows that all things manufactured durably would demand a fair share of price. Long story short, his toys are pretty much costing.

A situation like these had happen in a once poor and thriving family around the small villages in Barren.

Striving to have a piece of coin for a next meal.

Doing hardwork and giving up the sweat to have the next drop of water in their tongues.

Fulfilling each of their dreams in every small step that they have to offer.

The Gertrude family. Living in a hard life. Making every work just to fill their stomachs longing for food to eat.

Sonny, the man in the family is working in IC Corporation as a mechanic.

He would always be willing to do anything for his one and only beloved son, Grey.

Just fixing some stuff is what may other people see what Sonny is doing. But for him is giving all he got just to make his family last the hunger.

"Son, dad's home!"

"Daddy! I missed you. It felt like you've been out there for a long time!"

Grey doesn't understand yet how hard his father is going through just to feed him. But someday he'll do. And he'll make a change.

Everytime Sonny arrives home, he would always tell great stories to his son.

Tonight, a young adventurer seeking for treasure, next night a warrior seeking a princess and duels with a dragon.

Creative but ideally imaginative for a child's young mind.

These simple things make Sonny forget all his tiredness and worries for a minute just by seeing his son smiling everytime a story shines up in his eyes.

Never knowing that these moments wouldn't last forever.

"Gee dad. Then what happened to the giant? Did he die?"

"Well I don't know yet lil' fella. But its time for you to sleep."

Grey smiles and kisses his dad on the cheeks and bids goodnight. Laid on his torn and patched pillow cozily like a baby bird seeking warmth from his parent.

The next day, Sonny got out of the house early for work. Usual things.

As he entered the gates of the factory with his co-workers gettin' ready for another hard day's work.

He stationed on his usual spot. Meters away from the machines that processed the toys hand by hand. From a treadmill here to another machine there.

Lots of sound of creaking machinery coming from all the spaces of the factory

"MECHANIC ON AISLE SIX, NEEDED IMMEDIATELY." A robotic voice from the box which made orders directpy from Mister G.

As instructed, Sonny went quickly to the designated aisle. There he found a malfunctioning robotic hand machine, made to screw and paint the faces on a Toy Soldier.