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A Story That Wouldn't Let Me Fall Asleep

Nel sat staring out her window at a starless night sky. That is all she ever did, all that she could do. After many years that is all her story ever was; a single sentence.
She was so very excited when it first got written, finally her very own words to explore and to play on. Nel's excitement soon turned to confusion when no more words ever came and finally she became completely dispondant when she accepted that her author had completely forgot about her.
Nel was a quiet story, not the kind that demanded your attention or made waves. But tonight Nel couldn't stand the confines of her sentence any longer, tonight was the night that she crawled out from between the covers of her empty book and demanded to know why her author forgot about her.
And this is exactly what she did. As Nel flipped open her cover and crawled out of her book, she looked upon a scene she hadn't expected. There were characters standing all around a grey-haired old woman. They all had smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. One-by-one the characters kissed the old woman's cheek and said, "thank you for your words." Finally it was Nel's turn. The dying author look at her a bit confused before recognition flashed across her face.
"Oh Nel," said the old woman," I'm so sorry, I forgot about you. But you were so quiet and never said a word. Next time someone finds you be more demanding."
Understanding her mistake, Nel bent her head, kissed the old woman's cheek and said, "Thank you for your words."
Nel then returned to her book, laid on her bed that lay roughly across the word 'out' and began to cry. She cried until her tears washed away all the words. Then she slept, she slept for a very long time.

Nel woke up one day with light shining down on her. Above her was the face of a young man. Nel, being very excited about the prospect of having a new author jumped up and ran to the margins of her blank page.
"Hi! My name is Nel! You must be my new author. Can I tell you a story?"
"Sure?' said the boy a bit nervously. After all, its not everyday a fully formed character comes jumping out of blank pages at you.