Star by Erin Lee

Author:Erin Lee [Lee, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: circus, Science Fiction, alien, magical realism, saga, carnival
Publisher: Crazy Ink
Published: 2018-12-18T05:00:00+00:00

A week later

NEPTUNE ENJOYED THE fresh air of Escape, Colorado, but she didn’t enjoy the heavy snow that had bombarded the town overnight. She should have been used to it, having lived on a northern planet for so long. Oh well, it is what it is. As far as she was concerned, she was in heaven compared to where she had fled from. How it is possible Earth is better than space? Talk about the twilight zone.

She walked to the bus stop, already crowded with earthling people. Most were probably going to work like she was. Please don’t speak to me. She grimaced against the sudden wind that had picked up and thrown flurries into her face. Taking small steps to keep from slipping, she finally made it across the street and next to the shelter of the waiting area. It wasn’t large enough to allow any others inside, so she stood on the end where she would be better hidden from the wind. She didn’t want to get too close anyway. She couldn’t afford for anyone to realize she had three tits. You have to be discreet. If they find out, everything will change. Keep your head low and ears covered.

Her eyes travelled over the landscape and rested upon the peaks of snowcapped mountains far away. They looked close enough to touch and as beautiful as any painting she had ever seen. This was where she belonged. It was something about the friendly smiles on people’s faces and the way no one asked questions. Unless, of course, they were curious ones about her Volusian accent. But, even then, the questions were innocent. People here were used to tourists and that might be why, she supposed.

She was glad for it, and for them. Without the tourists, she wouldn’t have found a job so quickly. It would take months for her paychecks to be forwarded from her planet. She needed to save up to hire a rocket to return for Venus Rights speaking engagements. She was lucky, she decided. The universe was finally working in her favor. The Goddess had known what she was doing when she forced a departure on planet Earth. Neptune had been blessed by finding something within the first few days in a small diner, Ellie’s, run by a kind woman named Lottie near the city limits of Escape. It was a modest place, but the food was great and the clientele was mostly friendly. Truthfully, Neptune didn’t really have many complaints. How could she?

She’d picked up shifts three days a week at first, but after a couple of weeks she was awarded full time because one of the other girls was fired after getting caught stealing from the register. There was, she learned quickly, a Stardust in every crowd. She didn’t like working weekends, but it was the best days for tips so she didn’t argue with Lottie, who, unlike Luna, asked her how her day was.

Her boss, Lottie’s boyfriend Al, was a nice guy. He

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