Stars Everywhere Novels & Stories

he said, his gaze steady. **The Evening Comes to a Close** Eventually, the sun disappeared completely, leaving us with the stars twinkling above. It felt magical, as if the world had slowed down just for us. As we got up to leave, Sean reached for my hand, his touch gentle. _“Can I see you again?”_ “Of course,” I replied, smiling up at him. _“I’d like that.”_ **The Farewell** We walked back to our cars, and as we stood under the dim streetlight, I felt a rush of warmth.

Ang kanta ay naging isang pampublikong deklarasyon: si Jessica Garrett ay isang dekorasyon lamang, at si Spring ang aking tanging rason. Matapos ang aking solo, bumalik ang banda. Dumating ang sandaling alam naming lahat na wawasak sa puso ng bawat Stellars. Biglang nagdilim ang buong MetLife. Tanging ang mga asul na Diamond lightsticks ang nagbibigay ng malamlam na liwanag.

It's centered around us. I learned that with Luna. Not in a single moment. Not in a grand realization. But slowly—like watching stars you thought were separate start forming a pattern you couldn't unsee. She was never my equation. She was my sky. Constellations are not perfect either. People think they are—clean shapes, meaningful stories, fixed designs. But if you really look at them... they are just scattered lights. Some closer, some farther, some already gone but still shining in memory.

Tinulungan nila si Angus para sa gagawing proposal. Wala akong masabi. Sobrang ganda ng proposal at pakiramdam ko mas nahulog pa ako ngayon sa kaniya. "Papa, ang sweet po ninyo kay Mama." Napangiti ako sa sinabi ng aking anak. "Of course. Kaya kapag nagdalaga ka na, piliin mo ang lalakeng kayang sungkitin ang bituin para sa'yo." Natawa si Angel. "Papa, wala naman pong ganoon, e. Stars are huge celestial bodies made up of hydrogen and helium that can emit their light and energy from nuclear fusion reactions. Paano po masusungkit iyon?"

Nakakita sila ng kumot mula roon sa itaas at iyon ang kanilang inilatag para mahigaan. Itinaas ni Sapphire ang kamay niyas para tangkaing abutin ang mga bituin abot ng kaniyang tanaw. She tried it endless times but she just failed, it only exhaust her. These stars reminds her of sir Will. Kahit gaano niya subukang sungkitin at abutin, hinding-hindi niya magagawang kuhanin simply because he's not really for her. "He's just an astray star in my life way back then. Hindi ko akalaing maakit ako sa spark na mayroon siya, his brightness is very different from others. He's actually one of the rarest star that appears in the night sky."

“Well… I like flowers like most girls. But I love stargazers the most. Maybe because they look like stars?” “You like stars?” anito. “Yes.” Napatango si Adam. “It suits you.” “Why?” “Stars are exploding balls of gas. Out there, they’re constantly hot and blazing. But they look beautiful from here, from afar,” sabi nito. “Teka, medyo malalim,” sabi ni Erin. “I’m saying your temper suits the stars,” natatawang sabi ni Adam. Sinimangutan niya ito. He’s saying she’s like a star—an exploding ball of gas? Not the star as in something that twinkles from afar?

Silang lahat ay hindi maiwasan na mag-alala, pero hindi naman ito nadapa at nilapitan ang dalawang tao na tinawag niya. "Look! Ang dami ko pong stars!" Sabay pakita ng mga bituin na tatak ng dahil sa galing nito at may very good pa sa gitna. Halos ang buong braso nito ay napapalibutan ng gano'n at ginulo naman ni Evel ang buhok ng batang si Lori.

Vava. "The night sky becomes dark whenever there's no moon. So plain. So empty. Nothingness." Naka-ngiti nyang sabi. Nagbabadya nang magsipatak ang mga luha ko. Nagbu-blur na din ang paningin ko dahil sa mga luha ko pero hahayaan ko na sila. "Paano 'yung stars?" Tanong ko. Mahina naman syang natawa. "The moon can brighten up the sky even without stars. Wait, your smiles and craziness are the stars. Happy?" Eeeeeh! Vava naman, eh! Lintik naman, oh! Baka maihi ako nito!

Dati-rati noong bata pa ako, palagi kong niyayaya sa rooftop ang kapatid ko para tignan sa telescope ang mga stars sa langit. Favorite ni Josh ang mga stars, at ang malaki dito ay pinangalanan niyang Snow, ang namatay niyang aso. Binalak niya pa dati na maging Astronaut para daw mahawakan niya ang mga stars, at natawa ako. I explained to him that stars are hot, and we can’t touch them. Some of them are even hotter than the sun.

Nakatingala lang kami sa langit, ang ganda ng mga star. Chloe’s POV Nasa labas lang kaming lahat at may kanya kanyang mundo. Magkasama si Xian at Erin habang nakatingin sa mga stars. Si Akira at Zero naman ay nasa isang sulok habang magkahawak ang kamay. Parang ang bilis ng pangyayari, sila na ba talaga? Hindi kasi halata. Parang iisang tao lang ang masaya sa relasyon nila.