"Shine so bright that it burns their eyes."
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Luna Hopper, a 17 year old sophomore at Hawkins High, wants nothing more than to finish high school and move away from the small town she's forced to call home. Her cold demeanor and standoffish nature h...
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┌────── ☾ ⋅☆⋅ ☽ ──────┐ MIGHT BE A MOTHER └────── ☾ ⋅☆⋅ ☽ ──────┘
LUNA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Steve, Dustin, and I sit in silence after Dustin finishes explaining everything that's been going on with him. Apparently, he found a lizard on Halloween night that grew to the size of a large dog in a matter of days, and killed his cat before he hit it into his cellar with a hockey stick, all while keeping this a secret from his friends and his mother.
I roll my lips together and crease my eyebrows deep in thought, listening to the sound of the quiet radio that takes up the otherwise awkward silence in Steve's car.
"Wait a sec. How big?" Steve speaks up for the first time since Dustin's long-winded explanation.
I look into the rear view mirror to watch as Dustin holds his fingers a few inches apart. "First he was like that," Dustin moves his hands a few feet apart. "Now he's like this."
Steve sighs and shakes his head. "I swear to god, man, it's just some little lizard, okay?"
"It's not a lizard," Dustin insists.
"How do you know?"
"How do I know if it's not just a lizard?"
"Yeah, how do you know if it's not just a lizard?!"
"Because his face opened up and he ate my cat," Dustin reveals, sending the car back into silence.
I look down, blinking as I try to wrap my brain around what is happening. But, then I remember a very important detail.
"I have a question," I turn and lean my hand on the shoulder of my seat, laughing awkwardly. "And, I'm just thinking out loud here but, uh... Did this creature happen to have a yellow spot on its butt?"
Dustin leans forward and squints his eyes. "How did you know that?"
My eyes widen and I face forward in my seat, my body deflating as I come to the realization. "I think I might be a mother."
