A Sky Full of Secrets by Briana Pacheco

Author:Briana Pacheco [Pacheco, Briana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance
Publisher: Briana Pacheco
Published: 2017-04-03T07:00:00+00:00

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Luna’s number one rule that we all live by is: if the door is closed, do not go in. She won’t hear you knock so you’ll stand out there until she decides to come out. But it’s her birthday and we didn’t even have a cake. And I’m disappointed. So I make a quick stop at a bakery nearby and grab a box of cupcakes. When I get home, I look for a lone candle but there are none, not surprising. I make MacKay go buy one and return it before he leaves for the night. Before leaving the house, he digs around in the kitchen, hands me a mug, and says, “Luna made this then forgot to give it to you earlier.”

I can lie and say I don’t admire that fucking mug but I do because it’s a sky full of stars, and when I look at it a little closer, I see the Phoenix constellation. Out of every popular constellation out there, she painted that one. It brings me back to when I was younger and my dad told me the story of how I got my name. His father traveled a lot because of the stars. My love for astronomy comes from him. My grandfather spent a few years in Australia before he came back to America where he met my grandmother within days. The last constellation he sought out was the Phoenix. His star-gazing journey ended when he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of thirty-seven and past four years later.

Every birthday, I’d wish to travel out of the country so I could see it in person. I want to continue my grandfather’s passion. I’ve yet to travel outside of the United States.

I walk down the hallway and pause at Luna’s closed door. I hear Loki making noise in there, but other than that, Luna is silent. I pray to every higher being there is that I don’t get attacked when I open the door. Luna is little but she gets aggressive.

I knock once just in case.

Loki barks and then I hear scratching on the door so I wait a few seconds.

Nothing.

I turn the knob and crack the door open. Loki pops his head out and when he sees it is me, he shuts up and saunters over to Luna. I open the door even more. My eyes land on Luna in the middle of the room, doing a handstand on a yoga mat.

Loki walks around her in circles, stopping and staring to see if he catches her attention. He doesn’t. Her eyes are closed and her chest rises and falls in measured breaths. It must be amazing to not hear a thing in times like these. She can do yoga without anyone bothering her.

Besides you, asshole. Back away.

After a few tries to knock her over, Loki gives up and starts searching her room.

I try to step back so I don’t interrupt her because now I feel shitty for invading her privacy and almost ruining her quiet time.

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