Chapter Four “Ian! Eris!” startled by a sudden scream beneath my room, I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. My vision slowly adjusted as I stared at the ceiling where blue stars resurfaced. “Ian! Eris!” another screech echoed throughout the house. I jumped over the bed, put on blue slippers, and took large steps out of the room. As …

Chapter Three It was already eleven-thirty when I returned home. The house was dark and most of the lights were off. “Happy birthday,” mom and Eris greeted as soon as I switched the lights on in the living room. My younger sister was holding a small chocolate cake with a candle on top of it. “Make a wish,” Eris demanded. …

Chapter Two The ride in the first jeepney took longer than the ride that morning. There was a car accident in a town next to San Carlos that added a lot to the traffic. When I transferred to another jeepney, the sun had already set and there was just darkness in every corner of the sky. It was a moonless …

Chapter One Lips slightly parted, I gazed at the ceiling where blue stars of diverse proportions sat. They gleamed, shedding light in that dark room. Unlike the first time I saw them, there was no awe or wonder. There was just pain in my chest and a feeling of strange emptiness. I took a deep breath and wandered my eyes …