[ Hey, look up! ] { Hm..? } The individual gently looks up to the dark sky. { It's just the stars... what about them? } [ Well, they're pretty! ] [ I think so anyways... ] The individual would smile softly, and then lay down in the grass. [ C'mon, lay down next to me! ] { I... } The individual sighed. [ Pleeease... ] { ...Alright. } The individual laid down, next to the other in the grass, which made the other smile softly. [ Y'know, there's a story that the townspeople here grew up with. ] The individual clasped the hand of the other, holding their hand. { Yeah..? } [ It's about this hiker who was hiking in the mountains near the coast. ] [ It was night, and he could see aaall the stars above him in all of their glory whenever he looked up. ] [ He went on that hike because he had lost his mother a few days earlier. ] { Oh... } [ And when he reached the highest of the mountains, he looked up at the sky. ] [ And when he looked up, he saw one particularily bright star. ] [ Then the star began to speak to him. ] [ "If you ever want to cry, then cry. There is no weakness in that." ] [ "But if you don't want to cry, that is okay." ] [ "I will cry for you." ] [ "I will be there, even when nobody else is." ] [ The hiker stared up, amazed that the star was talking to him. ] [ So, he sat down and looked up at the star. ] [ Then he began to talk back to it. ] [ And he talked with the star for the whole night. ] [ When the sun was about to rise, the star said something again. ] [ "Remember, even though I am not here during the day, I am always here with you. In your heart." ] [ Then the sun rose. ] [ And the star went away. ] { ... } The individual fell silent. [ It's okay to feel how you feel, y'know that... right? ] { I... I do... } [ I'll always be here for you, even when nobody else is. ] { I... } { Always..? } [ Always. ]
