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staring at the stars, appreciating their beauty, how small they made my problems feel. Maybe it was the sunrises I watched paint the sky each morning, Mother Nature’s reminder that each day is a chance at a new beginning.
real
“A single dad who works too hard, who loves his cat and never stops. With handsome hands even though he’s a fiiighterrr. I’m a surviiiv—”
no way
His face twists in disgust. “She’s the Man? She’s the Man is one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time?”
OMGGGGGGGGG
“I’ve always loved the stars. Anything that happens in the sky, really. It’s just . . . surreal, you know? Ethereal. You see the sky every day, and most people, they just get used to it. It becomes part of the background. I never understood that. You’ll never see the same sunrise twice. The sky looks different every night, even though it’s the same constellations. It’s just . . . magnificent.
im starting to think she is me
“Paid off Gran’s mortgage for her sixty-third birthday when I signed my first contract. Still take her on our annual birthday date night too. She likes dinner at McDonald’s, a dipped cone from Dairy Queen, a walk in the park, and we finish the beautiful evening with Goodfellas, ’cause Gran says there’s little in life prettier than a young Ray Liotta.”
AND A MENTION OF GOODFELLAS
And there, above it all, dazzling ribbons of green, orange, pink, and purple dance through the deep blue sky, thousands upon thousands of stars singing as the Northern Lights illuminate my world.
IM IN LOVE
“My gran once told me that we become stars when we die. That the people we love and lose are set free in the sky, where no one can dull their light.” He swallows. “And they shine bright so . . . so we know they’re still with us. That they’re looking over us.”
When I turn on the small light projector I picked up the other day and constellations fill the room, splashing across the walls and ceiling, her lips part with wonder.
like are we forrfeaL
“Little in life is better than She’s the Man.” He groans, tossing his head back as he follows me to the door. “For once in our lives, can we watch anything other than She’s the Man?” “Name a better romcom and we’ll talk, Jaxon.” I stuff my feet into my Crocs, staring him down as he does the same. “You can’t, can you?”
all the reasons Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum deserved an Oscar nomination.
me, again
