New Reason for Living
Chapter 6: Under the Starlight
It was night when Leanne and I arrived back at her place. I wasn't thinking that it would be as far as it was, but I figured that I had been proven wrong.
"Who would have thought that it would take this long? Not me, that's for sure." Leanne said. I could tell that even she was confused by how long we took to arrive. She turned around to me.
"We should head inside. I wouldn't want anything to happen." Leanne said. I was surprised by this. What exactly did she mean by saying this? But, knowing that she was probably serious, I thought that the best thing to do would be to go inside.
But, as I went to follow Leanne, I saw an amazing sight. The night had never looked so wonderful with the stars out and the moon shining in the sky.
Leanne noticed that I wasn't following her and she came outside, confused. "Aaron?" Leanne asked, confused. She came over to me, looking very concerned. "What is it?" she asked.
"You should look at this, Leanne." I explained. When Leanne looked up with me, she was equally as amazed as I was. She probably had never seen the night like this before.
"This is wonderful. I had never seen something like this." Leanne said, and she sat down next to me. I was surprised at first, but smiled to know that she was there.
"I hadn't seen this before either. Isn't it just amazing?" I asked. "Yeah, it is. I don't know why I didn't get the chance to see this before." Leanne responded.
"When I was first considering what I wanted to do, I didn't think I would ever see this again. But now that I've been given a second chance, I guess that I was wrong." I explained.
"Aaron, you won't have to think of something like that now. You should be able to enjoy the world as it is and not have to worry about anything that had happened to you before." Leanne said.
I smiled, hearing this. Leanne was right; I shouldn't worry about what had happened to me before. I could finally enjoy life now and be able to live how I had always wanted to.
Just then, Leanne noticed one particular star in the sky. It was a bright combination of both white and yellow, and it seemed to confuse her to see something like this.
"Aaron, what's that over there?" Leanne asked. I looked up with her to see what she meant, and I smiled because I could tell what it was. It was the first star of the night, and it was very special too.
"When I was growing up, I was told that that's the star of Arceus, the creator of this universe." I explained. Leanne was surprised upon hearing this. I guessed that she wasn't as familiar with this idea as I was.
"Is that true?" she asked in surprise. "Yes, and ever since then I always believe that Arceus is watching over us from there. I never lost hope in the fact that He would help me, and by giving me another chance to live, I knew that it was true." I said.
Leanne was fascinated, hearing this. I could tell that she was interested, after she heard what I had to say.
"I'm going to head back inside now. You can come in when you're ready." Leanne said. "Okay, I'll be right there." I responded.
With this, Leanne headed back inside leaving me by myself. Looking up at the stars, I couldn't help but realize that this was where I was supposed to be. Because I had been given a chance to live, I could never have been more grateful for what took place on that day.