Stars? Are those stars? They must be. Millions of shining stars is all I see now. A whole sky, a whole universe full of stars, like polka dots scattered across the blanket of the solar system. I wonder if one of them is Willa…
Willa. Mia. Gabe. Gabby. Cinda. Leila. Mom. Dad.
Willa. Gabby. Cinda. Gabe. Leila. Mia. Mom. Dad.
Willa…
Willamina…
Where is she?
Why isn’t she here?
Please…
Gabby… Cinda… Leila…
Gabby. Cinda. Leila.
Where are they?
Willa.
Stars…millions and millions of stars. I’ve really come to love the stars. Where’s my star? Where is she?
Red stars…
Willamina Whistler.
We were so close.
We almost made it.
We almost had each other forever.
Forever…
Stars… so many stars…
White…
Red…
Who am I? Nate… Nathan… Nathan Ambers…
I’m dead… Dying.
So, this is what death feels like? It’s slow. Too slow. But it’s easy. Smooth. I’m at peace. But I’m alone. Why am I alone? I’m not. There are stars. Millions of stars.
White… everything’s white.
No pain. No pain.
Peace.
Death is peaceful. Life is hard. Life was hard. But there were stars. She was a star. My star.
Did my star fall?
Why isn’t she here?
No light, no light.
Willa.
Willamina.
Willamina Whistler.
Princess.
I’m alone.
Why am I alone?
Red…
White…
Red.
Red.
Hot red.
This is the end…
This is my end.
This is the ending.
Black.
This is my ending…
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