Moondust: When We Lost The Moon by Samantha J. Won

Author:Samantha J. Won [Won, Samantha J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Absolute Author Publishing House
Published: 2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

So It Ended With Gunshots

“Omo. You’re so warm and fluffy,” I moaned, still half-asleep and half-debating whether I should get up or sleep more. It was a moment before I fluttered my eyes open to see pink ceilings. “Huh?” More alert now, I sat up to find myself back in my room, dressed in a pair of red pajamas with my legs laid out stiffly.

“How did I get home?” I asked aloud. Something didn’t seem right. Last thing I remembered, I was in a cave, covered in dirt. Though I still stunk, I didn’t look like a mud woman anymore. My brows knit together as I tried to recall the night before.

Worried I let my guard down, I rushed to the kitchen and found my mom making breakfast while wearing a scowl on her face.

“Eomma. Did I do something weird last night?” I asked. “Like … did I walk under the rain with some snot on my face again? Or … did I collapse somewhere due to dehydration? You don’t think me waking up in my bed tonight has something to do with another Yoo boy, right? Eomma?”

“Gray carried you home while you were asleep,” she said, voice stern.

“Dear me. I didn’t wake up?”

Mom slammed the fridge after taking out a pair of enormous eggs. “Of course, you didn’t. You were having too much fun flirting with a troublemaker. How many times do I have to remind you that Gray is a bad influence to you? The school even had to call me about you skipping classes. Are you out of your goddamn mind, Aera?”

I fiddled with my fingers, looking sulky. “Eomma, shouldn’t you scold Gray and not me?”

“You had a choice, young lady. I just can’t believe you picked the worst. Even after all my warnings.” She cracked an egg with one hand and cooked it in the frying pan, and mind you, she did it so aggressively.

“I’m sorry. It’s just that … I had a vision. I had to stop it no matter what.” The memory of yesterday and how I prevented that vision from coming to fruition made me smile to myself. “He’s okay now, though.”

Mom glared at me. “What did you say?” Her expression offered a mixture of anger and fear.

“Nothing.” I tossed my head from side to side, laughing it off with a grin. “I should go get ready for school,” I announced and grabbed a towel from a cabinet in the hallway before dashing toward the bathroom. With one last look over my shoulders, I left Mom’s curiosity unanswered.

She drove me to school shortly after, looking stony and silent during the ride, her grip on the steering wheel tightening with every passing second. Well, it wasn’t my fault she picked today to be a strict mom—or was it? Perhaps, she just lost the freaking lotto.

By the time I arrived at school, overthinking about Mom’s reaction to last night practically drained my energy, and all I had left to do was stare at a certain boy who used to be everyone’s ray of sunshine.

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