by nightfall → tpn

ii

inure

"That's Corona Borealis. You can tell if you look closely, those stars around it eventually form the 'crown'."

"So the seven stars are like, the jewels?"

"Yes."

Norman's eyes ventured through the vast expanse of the night sky before him, taking in every bits of celestial body present in the heavens. Dewdrops of rain had only made the ambience better after the twilight sun had descended. The heaps of clouds gathering around the sky made it harder for Norman to spot Y/N buried under arched dandelions and swaying daisies.

There he plummeted down the bed of grass nearby Y/N, eyes still fixated up on the sky. Feeling his presence, Y/N sat up with her brows arched. Despite the calming mood, Norman could feel holes boring in his skin.

"That's cool. Why aren't you inside? It's cold out here."

"Momma's looking for you. She's fuming about the napkins."

"Crap- ah- I mean snap! It's okay, go ahead and I'll trail behind." The young boy stood up turning his heel opposite from the girl. Stopping a few steps further, he blurted.

"You're not coming inside, aren't you?"

If you listen closely, you could hear Y/N hissing under her breath, her hand snaking around her nape. Norman smiled to himself.

"What makes you say that?"

"I've been noticing it lately. Is anything bothering you?"

"Hm . . . let's just say Ray's being a pain in the neck."

"I rarely see you together though?"

"Seems like there's a lot more we don't know about each other."

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On top of the cold concrete stood Y/N baffled at the view right in front of her. A chasm-like border stretched far and wide on each of her side displayed and right across her was land extended in the same length as the deep pit. Gawking at the sight and looking back to strayed shooting star she was once chasing, she staggered down on her bottom.

It fell.

It fell in that forest.

With wide eyes, she looked back up at the dark sky with thundering clouds piling up together, the sight of the mentioned Orion constellation seen no more. A drizzle of rain started as soon as Y/N's uneven breaths followed with a pool of tears trickling in her lids. Getting up, Y/N averted her gaze from the forest and back to the pathway bounded with shrubs and trees, she instantly headed for a nearby branch climbing down the tree as soon as possible.

Running past clinging twigs and bushes, Y/N followed her way back to the house out of the cold rain hitting against her shivering skin and plush white clothes. Tears then dribbled down her chin one after another as she desperately navigated through the forest. Her heart raced as it thumped in the same pace as her feet worked their way out stomping on wet grass and dirt.

At last, the running had come to an end the minute a tall figure came into her line of vision, just ahead of her. Her pace slowed down, approaching the person and soon realizing it was Isabella holding a dark umbrella close to her, she lunged in for a hug out of fear.