“Break” By Grace Williams
Stargazer A Short Story By: Aidan Wright, Freshman
Rays of light from the tightly locked windows shined harshly on the back yard, slicing through the night like a cold and serrated knife. The girl sat out of their reach, doing everything she could to focus on the stars above. “I can’t see a thing.” the girl grumbled. She couldn’t even make out the big dipper out of the few twinkling lights in the sky. A friend had told her that people once believed that the stars were windows into heaven; she would do anything to be able to climb through one. She glanced back down at her house. Its back porch was surrounded by a stockade of thorny roses. Beyond the roses sat the imposing three story tall house; its malevolent eyes glared at the girl. The inside was pristine and prim, courtesy of the maids that worked there. It looked warm and cozy but the girl knew all too well that the inhabitants were anything but. She could see the silhouettes of her mother and father; they were arguing, throwing their hands into the air, making gestures, shouting so loud that the entire neighborhood could hear them. The girl stood up and dusted off her dress. She wasn’t going to stay here.
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