THAT ONE TIME I WAS A KID AND STUMBLED UPON A TOY THAT DOESN'T EXIST IN THIS REALM

    One of the strangest and most unexplained moments of my life occurred at a Toys R Us years before they shut all their stores. I don't recall the exact year, but I must've been somewhere around 8-10 years old. I didn't frequent Toys R Us too often as a kid, so when I last went, I was very excited. My mom also still remembers these events and this bizarre story.

    Once we were inside the building, I wandered away from my mom's side to check out all the different sections. That was when a certain toy caught my eye. A cool pen sat inside a box hung from the shelving. As an artist, I was intrigued- even more so when I read what the pen really was.

    According to the instructions, if you used this pen to draw an image and then pressed it, your drawing would emit the sound of whatever you created. Whether the pen was used on blank, standard paper, or digitally is a blur to me, though I do vividly remember a simple bird doodle drawn on the cover, with music notes surrounding it. I also thought you could just touch your drawing with your finger and it would still work. I had never heard of something like that before, and I knew I NEEDED it.

    I was so thrilled that I ran to go fetch my mom and show her the cool toy I found. Once I grabbed her, I headed back to where the pen was- or where I thought it used to be. But, no matter how much I searched every aisle, I was not able to find the pen again. I felt disappointed, and I swore I knew what I saw. It was almost like it completely vanished from existence.

    Maybe it's been so long that all the details are hazy. Or I missed a certain note back then. The most likely case is that the pen was paired with a device similar to a LeapFrog, and drawing recognizable animals, like a frog, led to a croaking sound effect, for example. However, no matter how much I've scoured the internet, the mystery remains unsolved... maybe if I send little me a telepathic message, the answer will travel in time through memories? WILL UPDATE

    Also, if anyone has a remote clue to what I could be thinking of, PLEASE LEMME KNOW BECAUSE THE CURIOUSITY HAS NEVER DULLED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THANK YOU.