She took a deep breath.Her eyes glistened with the moisture of those unspilled tears.The pebbles below were cold on her bare feet.She walked on in the darkness like a swan in a moonlit lake.Only one thing guided her.It was the constant star that twinkled with every beat of her heart.Her hair swayed along with the gentle beings around her.Their whispers calmed her,their several arms sheltered her until dusk.Yes,she walked on amongst them.The fair lady of the forest.Captured by the echo of the star beyond,she walked on.
Skin as pale as the moon,eyes as brown as the bark of her protectors,she walked.The ocean ahead sang the lullaby of peace.She approached fearlessly,soaking in every syllable,every sigh.Leaving behind the forest and walking towards the dwindling cliff,she spreads out her arms.Her lashes flutter as a tear rolls down her cheek.
Touched by the incandescent allure of the polar star,she paused,exhaling her hesitance.Her hands reached out to the star,for he shone so brightly,yet was alone.Such a phenomenon should only captivate,not dissipate,she thought.So with her long fingers she struck the massive moon.Instantaneously,a magical sparkle filled the darkened sky,filling it with several stars.Each with it's own magical glow supporting the constant star.making it the brightest of them all.He was now among friends,never to feel lonesome again.A true gift.
For a moment,just a moment,the polar star skipped a beat that her heart did not.She smiled,for in her heart,she knew,that she had left the world a better place.
-Aafreen Nazeera Siraj
