Fable

There once was a girl who could talk to the stars. They would whisper kind words to her and she would tell them stories about life on her planet. One day, when the stars whispered to her, she didn’t whisper back. They called out for her, asking why she was ignoring them. Overwhelmed with sadness, she started to sob, she told them the bad news she had received today; that she was dying. The stars light fell upon her, she looked up at them, her face wet from weeping. This saddened the stars tremendously, seeing their close friend that they watched grow, in such pain and agony.

One star spoke out, They knew of a way to fix her problem but it would be a difficult and exhausting journey. The lady sniffed and wiped her tears away, she smiled at the stars who shone bright just for her that night and said thank you. The rest of the night they discussed the plan and she fell asleep as the morning light began to light up the sky.

The next evening, the lady packed the supplies that she would need. She grabbed a bag, put a jacket, some food and a few water bottles in it. She then decided to grab her favorite jar that she had received from her adopted mother for good luck. She walked out of her house and locked it, not knowing when she’d return. The lady had to follow the stars instructions to go a point high enough to where the star could come down to earth and carry her off.

The lady had went to the bus stop to wait for the last bus to take her to the top of a hill about 30 miles out. It’s there where the star told her meet them; the place where she first talked to them. The bus arrived a few minutes later than usual, which irritated a little since she was quite anxious. She was so terrified of dying and not knowing what would happen and where she would go. She couldn’t help but tear up as the thought popped up in her head that she may never see her parents again. Sadly, she had left her phone as she thought she wouldn’t need it. She looked outside the window as the bus began to move. Tears began to drip from her eyes as she mouthed goodbye out the window.

It took an hour for the bus to reach the hill. She thanked the bus driver even though he had an emergency and couldn't take her all the way up like planned. She started on her trek up the hill. By the time she reached the top the sun had set and the moon was high in the sky. She sighed, flung her bag onto the ground and flopped down beside it.

A bright light suddenly appeared in the sky above her and slowly made its way down to earth and in front of her. She quickly stood up, nearly blinded by the surge of light. She had never seen such a pretty sight so close up before. The stars were so beautiful from far away but now the sight she had loved for so long didn’t even compare to the one in front of her. The star spoke, louder than she was used to which made her jump back. They asked her one serious question which was “Are you sure that you want to do this? It’ll be a treacherous journey.” The lady gulped and nodded, she knew she had to try no matter what the consequences were. That was all the confirmation the star needed and they lowered themselves to the ground. She climbed onto the star that was three times her size.

The lady’s fur started to sparkle and change. Her body shined brightly and she could feel herself changing form. She looked down at her paws, now full of color, shocked that they were such a vibrant color. She noticed blue stars on her fur illuminating sky blue. It wasn’t just her fur though, she could now see double the vision that could be before. She felt a tingling in her ears and then suddenly she had two ears. In the matter of seconds, her once short hair rapidly grew, extending out past her shoulders and past her tail.

She gasped. She was astonished by the changes to her body, “ I-I’m colorful!” The star apologized immediately, exclaiming that must’ve been a side effect to the stardust that allowed them to fly. (Its a huge work in progress. It's not done yet and probably won't be for awhile.)