I'm in the mess hall eating chocolate cake. It is sweet. Angie comes up.
"Okay girls, tonight we're going to look at some stars." She announces. I smile real big.
"Like that, Arianna?". I keep smiling.
We're in front of the observatory. It is night.
"Okay girls, we're going to go inside because it's chilly out here!" Angie announces. The observatory has dark blue walls with tiny white dots. Small ball versions of the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hang on the ceiling. A giant screen with a picture of the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and stars is in front of the room. A golden telescope is in the middle of the room. Five blue chairs with silver legs are in front of the screen. A purple table with paper towel roll tubes, pink, purple, green, sky blue, and red cups of paint, red, pink, orange, yellow, green, aqua, blue, light blue, purple jewels, light tan paint brushes with black brushes, a yellow box of foil, and white glue bottles with orange tips is on the side. "Sit down!". We sit. "Who can tell me the first planet from the sun?". Mercury in space appears in my head. I visualize.
"Mercury,".
"Good job, what's the next one?"
"Venus," Esmeralda replies.
"Good job! Next?".
"Here! Earth." Mirabelle replies.
"Good job! Next?".
"Mars," Mei Mei replies.
"Good job! Next?".
"Jupiter," Kida replies.
"Good job! Next?". Saturn in space appears in my head.
"Saturn," I reply.
"Good job! Next?".
"Uranus," Esmeralda replies.
"Good job! Next?".
"Neptune," Mirabelle replies.
"Good job! Next?".
"Pluto!" Mei Mei replies.
"Good job! You girls are so smart! Now, you can make a telescope while you wait for your turn to look in the telescope. Esmeralda, you can look first.". Esmeralda goes up to the telescope.
I grab a paper towel roll tube. I grab some foil. I grab a glue bottle. I put some glue on the edge of the paper towel roll tube. I put some foil on the edge of the paper towel roll tube. I grab a paintbrush. I dip my brush in the pink. I paint. "Kida, your turn.". I put glue all over the tube. I sprinkle pink beads on the tub. I sprinkle red beads on the tub. I sprinkle orange beads on the tub. "Mirabelle, your turn.". I sprinkle yellow beads on the tub. I sprinkle green beads on the tub. I sprinkle aqua beads on the tub. "Mei Mei, your turn.". I sprinkle blue beads on the tub. I sprinkle purple beads on the tub.
"Okay, Arianna your turn.". I get up. I go over to the telescope. I see the sun. I see Mercury. I see Venus. I see Mars. I see Jupiter. I see Saturn. I see Uranus. I see Neptune. I see Pluto. I see a spiral white galaxy with a pink center and white outer layers. I see stars.