When You Wish Upon A Star

The young girl had wandered away from Kesali territory to explore some of the other southern lands. She wasn’t sure what possessed her to swim out to the island when she saw it… but she did. Noe was cold now though, shivering as she began to explore the territory. Part of her wished she was back home in the woods curled up within her den. Maybe chatting with Birch or something… he seemed nice. But no, instead she was here, looking for… what? Was she hoping to find some trace of her missing family, perhaps?

The thought was met with a saddened heart. She missed them. Sure reuniting with Ambrosio had been nice… but what of the rest of them? Her mother and father? Her sister? Her other brother? Noemí sighed softly. She hated being alone, she decided…

She was about to debate if making the swim back in the dark would be a good idea when a stranger’s scent hit her nose. She was still wandering, heading in that direction cautiously, when a streaking light above caught her attention. She looked up, jaw soon dropping as she saw the sky alight with many of the things falling across the horizon.

It was beautiful… and it took her a moment to realize what they were. Shooting stars.

Immediately after Noemí began to speak, her voice soft.

“Wish I may, wish I might, wish upon these stars tonight…” The female had forgot that a stranger was somewhere close by, determined to make her wish before the stars were gone.

“To find more of my family someday… alive and well.” Her accent was obvious as she spoke the words, but it never bothered Noe. She was used to her mama speaking Spanish… and her accent reminded her of the silver woman.