The unplayed melody — a room for one change

Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Small beginnings

On the last page of a borrowed notebook, Ada found a fictional scene described in one sentence: “An imagined song seems too large to begin.” It sounded oddly familiar.

The previous owner had left a reply in a different colour: “Hum one short phrase and write a description of its shape.” Ada wondered whether advice could wait patiently for the right reader.

The borrowed notebook was returned with an extra line. Advice had become correspondence, though the two writers never met.