The Chair Nobody Sits In
by Namu Marupudi
In the corner of the living room sat the most beautiful chair in the whole house.
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In the corner of the living room sits the most beautiful chair in the whole house: soft green velvet cushions, curved wooden arms, shiny little legs. Everyone calls it the Good Chair — and nobody ever sits in it, because Mama's rule is clear: 'That chair is for guests only.' So the Good Chair waits by the window, watching the kitchen stools wobble under giggling children and the old brown armchair sag happily under bedtime stories and Grandma's feet, and wondering: 'If nobody ever needs me, what am I here for?' Then one rainy Tuesday, Theo runs inside muddy and crying, climbs straight into the Good Chair without asking permission — and the chair feels something it has never felt before: warmth, usefulness, being needed. One hard day at a time, the Good Chair discovers what it's really for: being there when someone needs somewhere safe to land.
- Cushion — a soft pad you sit or lean on
- Company — guests and visitors
- Permission — being allowed to do something
- Sag — to sink down soft and comfy, like the old armchair
- Purpose — the reason something exists; its job
- Warmth — the cozy feeling of someone near you
- Useful — helpful and needed
- Tuck — to snuggle something in snugly
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