chapter ii. FiRE
star (n.) a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
"so the sun
is a star"
"yes"
"and
I
am a star"
"no,
stella"
"everyone
told me,
I was"
"why"
"because,
apparently,
I was
worth
something;
like
a star"
"hm?"
"a star
shines
because,
it is strong"
"a star is
a ball
of gas"
"yet I
am a star?
like
the sun"
"no.
the sun,
stella,
is a ball of
flames"
I didn't reply.
I don't
like
it here,
locked,
deep
in the halls.
the old man;
weary,
he
called it a
"loony bin"
"you're
meant to be
a star"
they
all said.
"how
do I
become
a star?"
I asked.
I will be
like
the sun.
but
they
got mad--
again--
asked me
"why?"
they wondered,
why,
I had burned
my hands,
and arms
I had
held them
over
the flames.
"because,
I wanted
to be like
the sun;
a star"
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FADE ; l.t.
Fanfictionconsencere; (v.) to grow old and gray together; to stay too long in an occupation; or to decay, to lose respect, to fade. © 2015, @evergloww All Rights Reserved. Cover by @evergloww ! trigger warning to anyone struggling with self harm ! COMPLETED
