The stars sure did look bright that night. I don’t think I ever really came to the roof and just started stargazing until that night. I saw Vanessa put the bottle down in between us and lay her head on her purple pillow.
“What a view.” She muttered with a smile on her face. I moved my head to try and get real cozy.
“What if we see a shooting star?” I asked her with a grin.
“How cool would that be? I’d wish for money.” My primadonna best friend proclaims proudly. I chuckle and hesitate before sharing what I would wish for.
“Well, what about you?” Vanessa turns to me with one of her eyebrows raised
“Well.” I mockingly repeated. After I saw her gaze fixated on me I knew that she really wanted to know.
“Er, If I tell you it may not come true!” I crossed my arms and pretend like I’m really not going to tell her, knowing me, it was bound to come out.
“Oh come on, it will come true! don’t be like that.” Her puppy eyes came out as I rolled my eyes.
“I’d wish for love.” I say quietly, Vanessa does a double-take and this time she was the one rolling her eyes.
“You’re so cheesy Lei, That was real corny.” Vanessa took out the Doritos and begins munching.
“While that is true, it doesn’t matter anyway because as you can see” I pointed to the sky “No shooting stars.”
As if a higher power was listening, seconds later the same location in the sky that I pointed to and we were both looking at was engulfed in shooting stars. Not just one but dozens of them. We turn to each other with our eyes widened, both in disbelief.
“Woah, Are we tripping?” Vanessa exclaims shock heard all over her voice.
“Not this time.” I manage to say as fast as the shooting stars came they went
“Did you even wish for anything?” I turn to her and see her eyes still glued to the night sky.
“Girl, we already made our wishes! That was crazy though.” She finally turns to look at me with a Goofy grin “I’m going to be rich!” She gets up and starts dancing. I can’t help but laugh.
“You really think so?” I ask her unconvinced “I mean I know shooting stars symbolize wishing and having your wishes come true but, you really think it will?” Vanessa stops dancing and looks me dead in my eye.
“Lei, you have to believe.”
That night was one of the most special nights of my life. It changed the trajectory of my life and of Vanessa’s life. There was magic in the air and we were blessed enough to gain from it. After we saw the shooting stars I poured my glass and her glass of wine and we toasted to the stars and the wishes. Not really knowing what would come next. We both had 10 AM classes the next morning at different universities so we called it a night early. The next day is when the magic would really come to life.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Nocturnal Reflection 