"Oh mom look look!" a young boy with messy brown hair and baggy clothes screeches and jumps up and down wanting his mothers attention. He tugs at her dirty apron covered in flour a tall lady with gorgeous black hair glances at him smiling "slow down hot-shot I'll be there in a minute the foods almost done" she giggles. "But mom!" The boy pleads and claps his hands together, the woman turns to face him waving her finger back and forth "I'll be there in a minute young man the star is going anywhere. The boy relaxes as his mothers strict but warm tone calms him down, he reluctantly heads back to his room upstairs almost stumbling on some toy bricks and dolls.
"Kelsey!" He yells out for his little sisters name. She pokes her head out of her room with a messy bun looking disgusted. "What do you want?" The boy crosses his arms turns his head to the mess with a knowing look asking why there's a mess in the hall. Kelsey scoffs and fully comes out the room standing up to her older brother. She smirks and says mischievously "what are you gonna do about it?" She slightly giggles testing him. A vein twitches on his forehead as his temper has risen he cracks his knuckles and glares at his younger sister, "you know what I'm gonna do" Kelsey stumbles back knowing what that glare means "you wouldn't" she says as fear escapes her mouth.
He pounces on her and starts to tickle her belly and feet his strength overpowering her. She flails around kicking her feet in the air and pushing away the dolls and toy bricks she laughs loudly giggling "Stop Stop ok I give! He continues to tickle but his movements slow down more "are you gonna clean up this mess or no?" He smirks as he knows he's already won. With no real choice Kelsey reluctantly agrees to clean up the mess as her older brother gets up from her off the floor. Kelsey pants as she realized she'd been defeated and sees her older brother reaches out his hand, she reaches out and is pulled up from the ground. "You won ok… I'll clean this up" she says in a soft tone the boy pats her head to cheer her up "don't worry sis when you finish maybe you can have some of my leftovers" he smiles heartedly. Kelsey's eyes light up with joy and she immediately turns to clean up the mess she had made the boy leaves her to it and makes his way to his room in the attic passing by family photos and lovely plants bustling with life. He takes note of his father in his study and waves, his father a built older gentleman with square glasses and short hair he looks up at his son and nods then heads back to work. The boy makes his way to the attic ladder and heads up to his room which is a neatly organized and clean. He heads his sunroof his room has comic books from his favorite superhero "The Amazing Moon-Catcher" he has issues 2-51 however he's missing issue 1 the one thing he wants in the whole wide world. He sits on a cushion in front of the sunroof looking out at the stars.
He looks at the stars twinkling in the sky and his eyes light up with a child's joy. It's like everything else in the world is gone and it's just him and the stars looking down at him.
A knock echoes in his room interrupting his moment with the stars as he turns to see who it is it's his mother on the stairs cleaned up from the mess she made in the kitchen. "Did I interrupt sweetie"? she says with a warm smile as she enters his room, "no mom I was just looking at the stars" he says as his mother sits next to him gazing at the stars as well. They sit in silence for a moment gazing at the stars wanting to say something to each other, his mother breaks the silence "so how was school?" She says in a concerning tone. The boy looks away averting her eyes as if to say his day went horribly.
"I know it's hard but can you at least try to open up to me more I'm your mother remember" she places her hand on her sons shoulder comforting him, the boy feels a warm embrace from his mothers touch and turns to face her.
He looks deep into her eyes and parts his mouth slowly to ask a question "why am I different from others?" He gazes into her eyes to find some sort of answer any answer that can ease his heart. The mother is stunned and is unsure of what to say what does she does, what does she say, how does she say it? There's a brief moment of silence before she answers the deep question asked by her oldest child. "You're different because your special everyone is special in they're own way, others embrace it and others find it scary but what matters is what you choose to be and what choose to do" the boy in awe at his mothers words lunges in for a big bear hug with unshed tears he sniffles and nuzzles into her as if scared she would disappear from his grasp.
The mother holds him back tighter for the first time in forever she's felt her child's touch and it brings a tear to her eye.
"Wow I believe that's the first time you've hugged me since you were born" she chuckles caressing her child's messy hair. The mother adjusts her sons clothes and hair and pulls him back to wipe his now flowing tears. "Let's make a wish ok dear" she pinches his cheek.
The two look out the sunroof to see a shooting star and they close their eyes clasping their hands together. "What do you want to do in life sweetie?" The mother says in a calm motherly tone. "I..I don't know" he says unsure of his words. The mother opens one eye to see him thinking hard about his wish "come on Emmet, think what do you want to do more than anything in the world"
He closes his eyes harder and all sees is darkness it hard for him to picture what he truly wants all he her wanted was too…
"I… I..I want to help people I guess the ones who are to scared to fight for themselves that's my wish"
"Emmet!, Emmet!,Emmet!" He is suddenly thrown awake in a cold sweat, he looks around to see he's in the break room of the coffee shop he works at part time. He scans the room and looks up in front of him to see a tall girl in black clothes and makeup with a white apron and name tag that says "Luna".
"Finally your up I was wondering if you died in the break room or something" she flicks her hair. Emmet rubs his eyes still in a trance he thinks to himself, was he dreaming of teh stars again or his mother he can't quite fathom why now of all times he had this dream but he shrugs it off and gets up from the chair.
Luna takes a good look at Emmet, he's barely able to stand and looks like a dead man walking with bags under his eyes not wanting to pry she says they should head back to the front because he's been on break for over 30 minutes. Emmets eyes widen as he notices the clock hit 2:30pm he mentally berets himself for falling asleep that long he smacks himself across the face and gets his game face on, though barley.
The two walk out of the break room and head to the register where two customers are waiting for their orders to be placed.
"Don't worry your secrets safe with me" Luna Leans in placing her black nails on his shoulder and whispers in his ear seductively, Emmet blushes slightly and gazes towards the line forming faster and faster with angsty customers.
"Yeah your damn straight" he teases back as they arrive at the register she winks and turns to take a customers order. "Ok here we go it's just another day you got this Emmet" he thinks to himself to hype himself up for another long shift.
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