Chapter 23
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It was late into the night.
A rather peaceful, quiet time. The night sky clear and star-filled, shimmering and beautiful. Shattered moon a brilliant glow of silver.
"One day, I'll be as bright as a star!"
Jaune remembered one of the many times he'd tell his ma this one, exact sentence. His blue wandering about the infinite stars, and he remembered even more.
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"Ya'll be a bright star fer sure. A truly brilliant, wonderful one." She smiled to him earnestly, and his youthful blue was awash with joy and excitement.
"You'll see ma! When I'll be a hero, I will glow like a star. Actually, like a thousand, millions of stars put together!" He exclaimed with his little balled up fists high in the air.
Her smile widened brilliantly. Unyielding, motherly love swelling inside her chest, and even though she knew a dream like that was next to impossible, she wouldn't voice that sentiment. Firstly, because she wouldn't dare, have any desire to ruin his glee. And secondly, because she had conditioned a tiny part of herself to believe he could make anything happen. Not merely because of parental naivety, but because he, out of the seven children, was the only one she didn't see coming. Her being pregnant with him was a total surprise, and in one way or another, it felt like a miracle, a true wonder to her. Hence, if there was someone who could do the impossible, or at least something she couldn't predict at all, it had to be him.
"Me little wonder kid," She started, picked him up and close to her chest, and then pressed her cheek to his. "Me believe in ya," She said, and moments later, they continued to gaze at the star filled sky.