Chapter 10: A Magic Night

POV AKIRA SELENA

I have left my little home, although my mother's words have not left me.

However, the night is festive, and for many of us, the opportune moment to celebrate the best that unites us.

The small streets are all lit up and nobody would get lost until the center of the small town, so there is no need for me to get lost in my worries about what may or may not happen tonight.

I feel my hands cold and my heart racing. Because today, the festival is not only a celebration. It is also a meeting point and who knows, maybe the possibility of a romance being born in the hearts of the youngsters.

Maybe this explains so many colors and the magical aura that involves everyone beyond the fumes escaping from the huge bonfire where some already dance around, others talk and the shy ones use it as a barrier to exchange glances from one end of our "ballroom" to the other where the open sky and the moonlight are our hosts.

There is also an exchange of gifts as a show of affection bet