Amongst the Stars
Amongst the Stars A Moonlit Pearl short story By Trixie Lavender I look up at the night sky. Something about seeing the stars is so relaxing. It makes me forget about everything. When I look at the stars, all of my problems seem to vanish. I don’t think about school, about the farm, my father… or even that I’m a boy. I don’t know any of the names or constellations, or anything about them, really. No one here cares except me. Even so, I’ve made my own. To my right, I see a cat, with a little kitten beneath it. I call them Felis Major and Felis Minor. To my left is my favorite: a mage, her arm up casting a spell, and her ears back. I can see this one in such detail, I don’t want to look away. BOOM! An explosion wakes me from my trance and I hear yelling in the distance. As I get closer, I can see a tower. It’s hard to see in the dark, but I know it wasn’t there earlier. I’m close enough to hear some of the yelling. “Leave! We don’t want you here!” “There’s no room f