The Color of Our Sky

by Amita Trasi

Goddess Yellamma.

the sky, the full moon shining brightly as if smiling down at me.

the color of our sky will be bright again, so I shouldn’t lose hope.

Someday the color of our sky would turn bright, I knew.

The cover had the night sky spread across it, two girls standing next to each other, watching the stars shine in the sky—just like Tara and me.

“Read the title!” he said. “The . . . Color of . . . Our . . . Sky.” I