Winter Sky (2014)
“She took a breath. A little house.
The shed!
She scrambled out of bed, threw on her clothes, and went to her bedroom window. She was going to watch the neighborhood, every minute, every second. If someone was setting fires, she’d find him. Or her.
Take care of Pop, Siria.
She went into the kitchen. Mimi was making granola with raisins, crunchy and sweet. She pattered around in homemade slippers and rollers in her hair, talking over her shoulder. “I heard about a constellation for you.” She popp...ed a raisin into her mouth.
Siria looked up from pouring juice.
“A unicorn with a crazy name.” Mimi squinted up at the ceiling. “Monoceros.”
Siria took a sip of pulpy orange juice, picturing a unicorn with a golden horn.
“He gallops between the Great Dog, Canis Major, and the Little Dog, Canis Minor.”
“Ah, it’s near Sirius, then.”
Mimi smiled. “That’s all I know. It can’t be seen without a powerful telescope. But it’s there.”
That made Siria think about the shed again.MoreLess
The shed!
She scrambled out of bed, threw on her clothes, and went to her bedroom window. She was going to watch the neighborhood, every minute, every second. If someone was setting fires, she’d find him. Or her.
Take care of Pop, Siria.
She went into the kitchen. Mimi was making granola with raisins, crunchy and sweet. She pattered around in homemade slippers and rollers in her hair, talking over her shoulder. “I heard about a constellation for you.” She popp...ed a raisin into her mouth.
Siria looked up from pouring juice.
“A unicorn with a crazy name.” Mimi squinted up at the ceiling. “Monoceros.”
Siria took a sip of pulpy orange juice, picturing a unicorn with a golden horn.
“He gallops between the Great Dog, Canis Major, and the Little Dog, Canis Minor.”
“Ah, it’s near Sirius, then.”
Mimi smiled. “That’s all I know. It can’t be seen without a powerful telescope. But it’s there.”
That made Siria think about the shed again.MoreLess
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