The night air was crisp and the stars were shining brightly. From the hill they could see the milky way almost down to the horizon.
“Isn’t it amazing, John?”, Stella sighed. She was in pure awe of the night sky. Every time she watched the dance of the myriads of stars, she wanted to dance among them. To be a part of it. “I mean, all those stars up there are suns to other planets. I would so love to see this. To see all the wonders of the universe. The orion nebula or maybe the veil nebula. Maybe I need to save for a ticket.”
John muttered something under his breath and she bumped into him. “Spit it out,” she laughed. He grumbled. “It is a nice dream, but you also want to travel the world.”
She sighed. Traveling the world was definitely on her want-to list and John knew that perfectly well. But ever since the first people had been sent into deep space, she felt that longing in her to be one of them. To see the planets, other suns, supernova remnants, the depth of space.
“I mean, now that you lost your job you could also use that break to travel.” John mused. She didn’t like to talk about that topic. The company she had worked for just went into administration. So she was unemployed and there was no company close by she could work for. She was also bound by the house she owned. Still, John had a point. She was still young and could find a job later.
Snuggling deep into her jacket, she sighed again. “Maybe,” she mumbled. “But first I need to go home and get some sleep. It's getting cold.”
John laughed and helped her up. It was past midnight and definitely getting cold now. “Then go, get your beauty sleep, your highness.” She giggled and hugged him goodbye.
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So here is the first part of my short story. I hope you liked it 😊 Painting on this flimsy paper really was not a lot of fun. The gouache I used came off very easily so I couldn'tget an even cover. Its a wonder it didn’t bleed through 🙈