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I am surprised to hear her finally talk to me. Its the first and it feels like an achievement, a trophy, a medal I have been long waiting for.
Her voice makes me happy.
She doesn't explain anything else and only questions me back, "And you? Whom were you looking at?"
I smile at her only to realize that she can't see me in the dark. "You see the star there? The biggest and the brightest. That's him, Maxon."
I can sense that she wants to know more and the urge to talk overcomes my insecurity, "My brother."
She nods.
Maxon's star twinkles and I laugh, "He is winking at you, Eira. He is saying Hi."
She is mildly surprised but without a moment of thought, she replies, "Nice to meet you, Maxon.
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Short StoryHer solace was the tears she shed in the middle of the night, when she knew there was no one to listen to her sobs or notice her wet pillow.. He found salvation in the blood that often oozed out of his hand. When their paths meet, will the blood be...
