When The Star Falls By Jojissi Novels & Stories

He was suddenly dazed by it. Joey was furious. "You're going to stay on the balcony until you've reflected on this." Suddenly, Yasmine lowered her head and bit down hard on Joey's arm. Joey screamed in pain and flung Yasmine away. But in the process, she stumbled over a nearby chair and fell backward. Her hand landed directly on the shattered glass from the photo frame, causing her to cry out in agony. "Joey!" Matthew was startled. "Are you okay?" It took a moment for him to help Joey off the ground. Her hand was a bloody mess. "Where's Lottie?"

“Just… tell me if I’m wasting my time here, Sienna.” I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, in the quietest voice imaginable, I whispered, “You’re not.” Luca froze. My chest ached as I forced myself to keep going. “You’re not wasting your time,” I repeated. The silence stretched between us. Then— “Fuck.” His mouth crashed against mine before I could blink, his hands threading into my hair, his entire body pressing against me like he couldn’t get close enough. And I let him. Because for the first time in my life, I wasn’t scared of falling.

I looked back only to see Nana holding her chest with one hand, her face red. My heart stopped. I stood up from Iris immediately and ran towards her. Her face twisted in pain and her phone dropped to the ground. She swayed. Then collapsed. I ran faster, barely catching her before her body hit he ground. "Call 911" I yelled.

“You’ve been too quiet.” Her lips parted, but no words came. What could she say? That the curse thrummed in her veins louder with every passing hour? That her body felt like it was being pulled apart, piece by piece, her soul dissolving into the darkness that was not hers but had lived in her for too long? Instead, she whispered, “I’m counting how many stars are left in the sky.” Joel frowned, glancing upward. A storm was brewing, clouds swallowing the stars one by one. “And when the last one fades?”

A song of survival. She closed her eyes, letting the music drown out the growling in her stomach. Hunger was familiar now. An old friend. Some nights, she got by with nothing but a cup of water. Other nights, if she was lucky, she’d take home leftovers from the café where she worked. But today wasn’t one of those lucky nights.

"Let me do this. Please. It’s the only thing that makes sense to me now." Above them, the stars shimmered like the tears that fell freely from two pairs of eyes.

Bella’s POV As soon as Leo left me in my room, Mrs Williams came to my room to clean up the mess. I asked her to give me my pajamas before she left. For a good five minutes, I struggled with the zipper on my dress. I wiggled my arms out and tried to shift the back of the dress to the front. With that tactic successful, I slowly removed the dress, tossing it to the floor. I slipped on the baggy pajama shirt, abandoning the black shorts.

Megumi said smiling at Alfi. That weird couple is having dinner with such intimacy with the starless sky night flourishing the atmosphere. Why do I feel jealous anyway? Suddenly, they see a shooting star. “Oh, a shooting star! Let’s make a wish!” Pinto said. Pinto, Alfi, and Megumi close their eyes making a wish upon the shooting star. No, they are just fine, Pinto has autopilot which activates every time he closes his eyes. When they open their eyes, the thing that they think a shooting star is falling to them fast.

He grits his teeth and hauls me up despite the flames. I staggered toward Jaden. “Jaden!” I fell to my knees beside him. “Open your eyes. Listen to me.” Something violent pulses through him. He roars and uses the last of his strength to roll away from me. “I’m sorry,” I whisper, glancing at my arm where the fifth star is blinking weakly like it doesn’t fully belong here. Shockwaves spark from it, reaching outward, trying to connect to the other four stars. They strain toward it.

That’s when Fati absolutely loses it in rapid-fire Spanish: “¡Dios mío! ¿Por qué lo intento siquiera? Ustedes dos me vuelven loca. Os juro que me vais a meter en el manicomio antes de que me haga cargo de Luna. ¡Mira, ya estoy hablando sola!” (Oh my Goddess! Why do I even try? You two make me crazy. I swear you're going to land me in a psych ward before I take over as Luna. Look—I’m already talking to myself!) JoJo and Merry completely lose it. Gael and I join in. Even Fati cracks a smile. Once the car settles down, Merry pivots. “So… what did you girls mean about Summer?” I catch them exchanging glances in the rearview. “She, Rowen, and Jared have… created their own little trio,” JoJo says.