Starla is now 16,000 years old, and she is so excited to finish high school and start the roommate project her parents had started. But, she suspects that her crush Altan is being abused. She uses the advice of her aunts and uncles to help out, but...
"Starla?" a faint whisper. A familiar whisper. I opened my eyes to see my mom at my side, along with my dad. He was holding my everything. What I needed to live in life. Burger Royalty. I shot up and went to reach, one of my arms still not quite back yet. I luckily had one free so I gladly began to eat like my life depended on it. I was starving. Dad laughed as he rubbed my head.
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"Do you need a minute?" Mom asked. I shook my head as I stalled at least two handfuls of fries at once.
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"No! Please stay," I said. Dad went up to me and rubbed my cheek with his thumb.
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"Who did this, baby?" he asked. This made my smile fade. Still had mascara in on my cheek surprisingly. I looked up at my dad. He looked genuine and worried, but also calm and patient. Mom looked the same. They both let me take my time. I knew that my biological mom would yell at me most likely. I couldn't help it.
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I wrapped my arms around him and started to sob. It happened before, it's happening now. It was all my emotions bottled into tears. Happiness, sadness, fear, everything. My dad hugged me tightly as mom did the same. It was warm and comforting when they held me. I guess I didn't expect it, but mom started to cry with me. It didn't bother me, though. We just both cried in my dad's arms.
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Dad laughed softly as he gave each of us a kiss.
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"No matter if our blood isn't the same, you definitely are our child," he said while wiping mom and I's tears away. My mom took a breath while holding dad's hand.
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"Most definitely. Emotional as I am and assertive like your father," she replied. Dad nodded as they both kissed my head.
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"Also, we made a sort of compromise. Your little friend, Altan, is going to live with us because every family he has in is jail. Unless... you don't want that," Dad teased. I shot up and wrapped my arms around him tightly.
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"Oh, thank you dad! Thank you so much!" I said gleefully. He kissed my cheek as, speak of the devil, he came in.
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Altan was so handsome when walking in. He had a soft smile and something behind his back. He looked surprised when he saw us.
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"We'll give you two a minute," mom said as she dragged dad outside. Now it was Altan and I. Before I could speak, he gave me a big hug. I smiled as I sunk into his arms. It was over. Family is likely in the hospital. Altan is safe. No one is here to hurt me. Altan is hugging me and is making me warm. Everything is great. He let go, much to my dismay. He got a wipe and began to wipe my face.
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"Sorry. It's been there for a while. I miss your beautiful face unstained," he murmured as he wiped my face. He thinks my face is beautiful. Oh my stars. He wiped so gently, it made my face hot. When he finished my right cheek, he gave it a soft kiss. He then did the other and also gave it a kiss. I squeaked as he rubbed my cheek and held my hand.
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"Can we retry the kiss again? In less dire situations?" Altan asked. What? I'm so confused. Does he like someone else or not? Starla isn't intimidated, so..
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"Do you like me, Altan?" I asked. He slightly pinned me to the backboard, my hands intertwined with his.
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"No. I love you, Starla," he explained as he pressed his lips on mine. This time, I could truly sink into his gentle lips. It felt starved. One kiss. A gentle breath for our hungry lips. Another kiss. Another breath. A hungry kiss. I really hoped dad wouldn't walk in, because he was on top of me and we were deeply kissing. I AM almost in college. I bet Dawn would be proud!
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He licked my lip for permission, openly kissing me when I licked him back. Before I knew it, our tongues were together and making me squeak. Holy stars I'm making out with Altan! He was so open to me now!
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"Mmhm~! Altan-mfh~!" I moaned, trying to calm his kisses down. At this point, we have swapped spit plenty. He let go of me, blushing as we both sat up. We had kissed for so long that my lipstick had smeared on his mouth. It was cute. I took the previous wipe and wiped his face as I took my Burger Royalty. Poor baby was feeling unwanted there. I began to eat as he looked at me like a poor puppy.
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"Can we kiss again?" Altan asked with big, gentle eyes. He was so cute! I kissed his head as I continued to eat. I handed him a fry.
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"When we get home, you can kiss me all night long," I said as I took a big bite of my burger. He ate his fry and sat with me. I kissed his cheek, having to wipe it again. Remind me not to kiss anyone else! He rested his head on my shoulder as, very suddenly, someone slammed into the room. It was Dawn!
