RE: STACH Short Story Contest #18: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!
Sofia's Flute
Sofia was a shy girl. She had recently moved to a new city and enrolled in a new school, but because of her careless appearance and large glasses she was teased by her classmates. As a child, music was her passion and her grandfather had given her a flute, which she learned to play. It was her most precious object.
When Sofia played the flute she was transported to a fantastic world where she felt happy and accepted by everyone. One day at her school a recital was going to take place, and she decided to participate, but in the rehearsals some classmates made fun of her and stole her beloved flute. But in that group of children was David, who had also been bullied in the past and seeing Sofia so sad, he remembered what it felt like to be excluded, so he left the flute on the door of her house to Sofia.
The day of the recital Sofia played her flute masterfully and in the first row was David who applauded his new friend, who thanked him with a smile.