The Bridge

by Kay Bratt

“Fei Fei, the stars are beautiful tonight. I wish you could see them. This is a night to remember.” “Nai Nai, what do they look like? Can you tell me?” Jing paused to think how to describe stars in a way that he could understand, and then she thought of something. “Fei Fei, do you remember that day that we were walking to the orphanage and it started to rain lightly? You opened your mouth to catch the water on your tongue, and you held your hands out to catch the raindrops on your palms. Remember how that felt?” A look of understanding came over Fei Fei’s face, followed by a huge smile. “It was tickles with a million little points, right? The rain twinkled on your hands.” she knew she was on the right track by the look on his face. “Dui le.” Fei Fei confirmed, still smiling. “That is what the stars look like, my child. They are twinkling so brightly. Millions of them in the sky.”

One of my favourite quotes from the book 📖 ❤️